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Sustainable development indicators in ecological economics

Lawn, Philip A. (contributor) - 2006

Since the late 1980s and early 1990s, national governments have introduced a range of policy measures designed to steer their economies along a more sustainable path. Yet how are we to know how successful these have been? This significant new book discusses the ways in which sustainable...

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Climate change and sustainable development : new challenges for poverty reduction

Opschoor, Johannes Baptist (contributor); … - 2009

This unique book provides cutting-edge knowledge and analyses of the consequences that climate change will have for sustainable development and poverty reduction within the context of global development

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Modelling sustainable development : transitions to a sustainable future

Gerlagh, Reyer (contributor); Schleicher, Stefan (contributor) - 2009

This insightful book explores the issue of sustainable development in its more operative and applied sense. Although a great deal of research has addressed potential interpretations and definitions of sustainable development, much of this work is too abstract to offer policy-makers and...

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Sustainable urban water environment : climate, pollution and adaptation

Goonetilleke, Ashantha; Yigitcanlar, Tan; Ayoko, Godwin A. - 2014

This multi-disciplinary book provides practical solutions for safeguarding the sustainability of the urban water environment. Firstly, the importance of the urban water environment is highlighted and the major problems urban water bodies face and strategies to safeguard the water environment are...

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Building a climate resilient economy and society : challenges and opportunities

Ninan, Karachepone N. (ed.); Inoue, Makoto (ed.) - 2017

Contents: Foreword / Sir Robert T. Watson -- 1. Introduction -- K.N. Ninan and Makoto Inoue -- Part I: Vulnerability, adaptation and resilience -- 2. The environmental impact of climate change adaptation on land use and water quality / Carlo Fezzi, Amii R. Harwood, Andrew A. Lovett and Ian J....

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Sustainable forest management and global climate change : selected case studies from the Americas

Dore, M. H. I. (contributor); Guevara, Rubén (contributor) - 2000

that role and demonstrates how the forests of the world may be harvested judiciously and sustainably. The authors argue …

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The Asian century, sustainable growth and climate change : responsible futures matter

Hossain, Moazzem (ed.); Sarker, Tapan (ed.); … - 2013

This path-breaking book investigates the challenges of realizing the Asian century. Prosperity in Asia does not only mean economic growth; the issues of public health, sanitation, income equality, the social safety net and efficient use of natural resources are also important. It argues for new...

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Handbook on growth and sustainability

Victor, Peter A. (ed.); Dolter, Brett (ed.) - 2017

live in a finite world / Peter Timmerman -- 3. Sustainable development, limits and growth: reflections on the conundrum … / James Meadowcroft -- 4. Sustainability metrics and their use / Peter Bartelmus -- 5. A new economics for our full world …, distribution and the environment / Steven Pressman and Robert H. Scott, III -- 17. Growth and sustainability in a material world …

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Handbook on energy and climate change

Fouquet, Roger (ed.) - 2013

'Some of us have spent our professional lives on energy and climate change but any new researcher or policy maker must find it daunting to even approach the subject. If so, this encyclopedic Handbook provides a wonderful and necessary introduction. It is creative and up to date, yet also takes...

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Environmental taxation in China and Asia-Pacific : achieving environmental sustainability through fiscal policy

Kreiser, Lawrence A. (contributor) - 2011

Environmental Taxation in China and Asia-Pacific contains an integrated set of detailed chapters providing insights and analysis on how fiscal policy can be used to achieve environmental sustainability. Highly topical chapters include energy tax policy in China, environmental fiscal reform,...

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