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Towards a Sustainable Economy : Paradoxes and Trends in Energy and Transportation
Da Costa, Pascal (ed.); Attias, Danielle (ed.) - 2018
This book provides an interdisciplinary account of how technological advances - mainly in the domains of energy and transportation - contribute to the transformation towards a more sustainable economic system. Drawing on methods from engineering, the management sciences and economics, which it...
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The Low Carbon Economy : Understanding and Supporting a Sustainable Transition
Paterson, Fred (ed.); Baranova, Polina (ed.);  … - 2017
This edited collection explores the challenges and opportunities presented by the transition to a low carbon economy, and outlines the different approaches taken to ensure the sustainability of such a transition. Chapters explore the nature of the transformation from a ‘brown’ to ‘green’...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397721
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Innovative Approaches Towards Low Carbon Economics : Regional Development Cybernetics
Xu, Jiuping - 2014
in extreme weather events all around the world, resulting in significant human development crises. To overcome this issue …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014018268
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Globalization of Low-Carbon Technologies : The Impact of the Paris Agreement
Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam (ed.); Kalirajan, Kaliappa (ed.) - 2017
This book explores the opportunities and barriers within the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) framework of the Paris Agreement for low-carbon technology diffusion. Further, it proposes appropriate and feasible mechanisms required at local, national and regional levels to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014019612
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Does carbon-conscious behavior drive firm performance? : An event study on the Global 500 companies
Renner, Adrian - 2011
Climate change and its implications for consumers and policymakers, have been discussed extensively. Adrian Renner provides a unique perspective on how stockholders react if companies move towards a carbon-conscious future. A multi-country event study approach was used to analyze stock market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014015343
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LTLGB 2012 : Proceedings of International Conference on Low-carbon Transportation and Logistics, and Green Buildings
Chen, Feng - 2013
Low Carbon Transportation.- Industrial Security under Low Carbon Development -- Workshop on Green Supply Chain Management -- Low Carbon Logistics -- Green Buildings -- Low-Carbon Technology And Low-Carbon Policy -- Low-Carbon Project Management -- Worshop on Low-Carbon Transportation and...
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Climate Trading : Development of Greenhouse Gas Markets
2005
Climate Trading provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging greenhouse gas emissions trading markets. The book covers events in the UN climate negotiations and the development of the international emissions trading system under the Kyoto Protocol. The key focus of the book is the emerging...
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Improving Risk Analysis
Cox, Louis Anthony - 2013
Causality for Risk Analysts: Improving Our Understanding of How the World Works -- Improving Individual Risk Management … realistically limited and imperfect data. Throughout the book, real-world examples and case studies drawn from health, safety …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014016501
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Innovation and the Entrepreneurial University
Meissner, Dirk (ed.); Erdil, Erkan (ed.);  … - 2018
innovation. This book adds value to current knowledge by presenting both a conceptual framework and case studies which describe …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013263164
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New Avenues for Regional Innovation Systems - Theoretical Advances, Empirical Cases and Policy Lessons
Isaksen, Arne (ed.); Martin, Roman (ed.);  … - 2018
Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I Theoretical Advancement on Regional Innovation (System) Research -- Part II … Empirical Cases of RIS Development -- Part III Regional Innovation Policy. …This book discusses the latest theoretical advances in regional innovation research, presents empirical cases involving …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013263167