The unsustainable production and consumption patterns leading to a problem with waste management require technical and administrative solution on a local, regional or national level. Efforts may be challenged by processes of globalisation and international politics. The author discusses the...

This is the first book combining research on the Global Environment, Catastrophic Risks and Economic Theory and Policy. Modern economic theory originated in the middle of the twentieth century when industrial expansion coupled with population growth led to a voracious use of natural resources...

Vorwort -- 1.Fracking, Hydraulic Fracturing - Fluch oder Segen -- 2. Weltkarte, wo auf der Welt die größten Resourcen lagern (mit Material von Advances Resources International -- 3. Was bedeutet Fracking für die einzelnen Volkswirtschaften der potentiellen Fördergebiete? -- 4. Die...

Vorwort -- 1.Fracking, Hydraulic Fracturing - Fluch oder Segen -- 2. Weltkarte, wo auf der Welt die größten Resourcen lagern (mit Material von Advances Resources International -- 3. Was bedeutet Fracking für die einzelnen Volkswirtschaften der potentiellen Fördergebiete? -- 4. Die...

The author gives some philosophical reflections on the issue of ever increasing amount of waste in the context of the believe that technology can solve any problem, while itself being one of the sources of the problem.

This book examines survey data to consider the extent to which public support for immigration, international trade, and foreign direct investment exists in a cohort of 38 heterogeneous countries. With economic globalization shaping daily life, understanding the determinants of public opinion is...