Services and the Green Economy addresses a significant gap in the knowledge and understanding of sustainable economic development. Bringing together a range of expert contributions the book analyses the role of services and service industries in the transition to a greener economy. Framed by an...

In this paper, we review some of the basic energy balance and climate change impact issues associated with biofuels. For both the basic energy and greenhouse gas balances of producing and using a range of fuels, and for the increasingly debated and important issues of non-greenhouse gas impacts...

Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Editors and Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction: Services and the Green Economy -- 1.1 Environmental Economic Geography from a Service Perspective -- 1.2 Defining the Service Economy: An Old Debate in 'Green' Clothing? --...