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Sustainable development, climate policy, biodiversity conservation - all these represent flash points at the intersection of environmental science, economics, and public policy. This volume offers a snapshot of environmental economic research on a range of policy-relevant problems. Academic...
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This book describes the path ahead. It combines system transformation research with political economy and change leadership insights when discussing the need for a great mindshift in how human wellbeing, economic prosperity and healthy ecosystems are understood if the Great Transformations ahead...
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for institutional reform. Thematic aspects include trade and environment, poverty and environment, recognition and …
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This study develops a new indicator for national and global sustainability. The main components of the EIIW-vita indicator are: the share of renewable energy, the genuine savings rate, and the relative "green export" position of the respective countries; it is in line with OECD requirements on...
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Local Development Nexus: Does the Local Environment Matter? -- 7 Who Wants More Open Space? Study of Willingness to Be Taxed … to Preserve Open Space in an Urban Environment -- 8 On Capital Taxation and Economic Growth and Welfare in a Creative … Environment in East Asia: Case Study of the Sea of Japan -- Part II: Asia-Pacific perspectives -- 12 Spatial Impacts of …
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Acknowledgements -- Executive Summary -- 1 The Historical Context of Payments for Environmental Services -- 2 Payments for Environmental Services: Revisiting the Theoretical Baseline Assumptions -- 3 The Practical Perspective of Environmental Services Management -- 4 Conclusions -- Annex.
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It is widely acknowledged that, in addition to global and regional efforts to cope with climate change by means of mitigation measures, adaptation initiatives can and perhaps should play a key role in enabling communities from across Africa to better handle the problems related to it. Due to the...
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This book investigates the socio-economic impacts of Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific region. The authors put forward a strategy and action plans that can enhance the capacity of government agencies and non-governmental organizations to reduce the negative impacts of climate change. The needs...
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1. Environmental Policy Evaluations in Japan: Concepts and Practice -- 2. Ex Ante Policy Evaluation of the Vehicle Type Regulation -- 3. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Enforcing Installation of Particulate Matter Elimination Devices on Diesel Trucks -- 4. Does Environmental Regulation Affect on...
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Chapter 1: Economic Growth and GHG emissions: Policy Perspective from past Indian studies -- Chapter 2: Social Accounting Matrix of India: Concepts and Construction -- Chapter 3: Environmentally Extended Social Accounting Matrix of India: Definition and Construction Methodology -- Chapter 4:...
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