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This book examines the many ways in which innovative technologies represent a powerful development tool for the tourism and leisure sector and presents novel strategies based on these technologies that foster sustainable tourism management and promote sustainable destinations. The aim is to...
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of income taxation since World War II; the turn toward value added taxation; the relationship between tax reform and the …The Political Economy of Taxing, Spending, and Redistribution Since 1945: An Introduction -- How Employers and … in Greece, 1955-1989 -- Limits to Redistribution in Late Democratic Transitions: The Case of Spain …
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The global crisis has led to dramatic increases in unemployment rates over most of the countries of the OECD. This book provides alternative explanations of this phenomenon. Junankar begins with surveys of the labour market: labour demand, labour supply, and labour force participation. He argues...
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Marktübersicht über Klimaschutzfonds und deren präferenzbasiertes Scoring -- Präferenzmessung mittels Conjoint-Analyse -- Bedeutung und Inhalt eines Labels für nachhaltige Fonds mit Bezug zum Klimaschutz.
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This edited collection broadens the definition of sustainable real estate based on industry trends, research, and the Paris Climate Agreements. Discussions encompass existing and new buildings throughout their life cycle, the financing of their development and operations, and their impact on the...
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Eco-innovations are crucial for reducing the environmental damages arising from economic activities, and are one of the main drivers of a successful transition towards sustainable development and remedying essential climate change problems. This book provides an overview of recent advances in...
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Why aren’t we investing more in disaster resilience, despite the rising costs of disaster events? This book argues that decision-makers in governments, businesses, households, and development agencies tend to focus on avoiding losses from disasters, and perceive the return on investment as...
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’s predilection with continuous GDP-growth. Given this starting point, the world’s high-income nations must begin the transition to a … protocol and emissions-trading framework is likely to achieve a desirable climate change outcome. Failure of the world …
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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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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...
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