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Debating Nature's Value : The Concept of 'Natural Capital'
Anderson, Victor (ed.) - 2018
The concept of 'Natural Capital' has come to play a central role in current debates about biodiversity and nature conservation. It implies an approach to the natural world based on the valuation of places and species in terms of money. This is, in a variety of ways, both attractive and...
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Die Güte verschiedener Befragungsmethoden zur Umweltbewertung : Ein Vergleich der Validität von Contingent Valuation, Conjoint- und Discrete Choice-Analyse
Todorova, Maria - 2016
Die Arbeit untersucht in drei experimentellen Studien mit induzierten Präferenzen, wie präzise Contingent Valuation, Discrete Choice- und Conjoint Analyse unter verschiedenen Bedingungen die Zahlungsbereitschaften für Umweltgüter erfassen. Die Studienergebnisse bieten Orientierung bei der...
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Valuing Environmental Amenities Using Stated Choice Studies : A Common Sense Approach to Theory and Practice
Kanninen, Barbara J. (contributor) - 2007
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Environmental finance and investments
Chesney, Marc - 2016 - 2nd ed. 2016
This textbook provides an introduction to environmental finance and investments. The current situation raises fundamental questions that this book aims to address. Under which conditions could carbon pricing schemes contribute to a significant decrease in emissions? What are the new investment...
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Environmental Challenges in the Baltic Region : A Perspective from Economics
Swain, Ranjula Bali (ed.) - 2017
This book explores environmental challenges in the Baltic region from an economic perspective. Featuring contributions by regional experts from Nordic, Baltic and Eastern European countries it addresses the response to eutrophication caused by increased nutrients in the sea from agriculture,...
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Designing a Sustainable Financial System : Development Goals and Socio-Ecological Responsibility
Walker, Thomas (ed.); Kibsey, Stéfanie D. (ed.);  … - 2018
This edited collection brings together leading theoretical and applied research with the intent to design a sustainable global financial future. The contributors argue that our world cannot move toward sustainability, address climate change, reverse environmental degradation, and improve human...
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Urban Transportation and the Environment : Issues, Alternatives and Policy Analysis
Yedla, Sudhakar - 2015
The book deals with urban transportation planning in light of environmental sustainability and social equity. It begins with a review of the Indian urban transportation system and the issues surrounding it, and discusses the alternatives and policy directions that are being considered. It...
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Coastal Zones Ecosystem Services : From Science to Values and Decision Making
Turner, R. Kerry (ed.); Schaafsma, Marije (ed.) - 2015
This book applies the ‘ecosystem services’ framework to coastal environments, showing how it could facilitate an … coastal and shelf modeling, and describes valuation of ecosystem services. Part II outlines practical ecosystem indicators for … coastal and marine ecosystem services, reviews literature on valuation of coastal and marine ecosystem services, explores …
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Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region
Leal Filho, Walter - 2015
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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Ecological Economics and Harmonious Society
Qu, Futian (ed.); Sun, Ruomei (ed.); Guo, Zhongxing (ed.);  … - 2016
This book is mainly about the examination of shifting in the field of ecological economics resulting from its evolution over the past three decades. It discusses the theory and methodology of ecological economics and development of ecological economics and related policies. It also analyzes the...
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