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Implications of the principles of sustainable development for the environmental and energy policies of new EU member states
Mantorski, Zbigniew - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 34 (2010) 1/2/3/4, pp. 112-119
This paper briefly describes difficulties in implementing the principles of sustainable development in new EU member states and discusses the opportunities and threats involved. It gives recommendations for environmental protection and energy policies consequent on these sustainable development...
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R&D, human capital and environmental externality in an endogenous growth model
Ikazaki, Daisuke - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 6 (2006) 1, pp. 29-46
This study constructs an endogenous growth model that incorporates the R&D sector, the education sector, and environmental problems. First, environmental impacts are considered. We show that, if government exercises appropriate policies and some parameter restrictions are satisfied, then the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008461240
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Economic growth and the environment in China: an empirical analysis of productivity
Managi, Shunsuke; Kaneko, Shinji - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 6 (2006) 1, pp. 89-133
China is an economic powerhouse with annual economic growth averaging close to 9% over the last 25 years. However, as a result of this extremely rapid economic growth, the scale and seriousness of its environmental problems are clearly evident. Consequently, a number of environmental problems,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008461309
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Economic growth and the environment in China: an empirical analysis of productivity
Managi, Shunsuke; Kaneko, Shinji - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 6 (2006) 1, pp. 89-133
China is an economic powerhouse with annual economic growth averaging close to 9% over the last 25 years. However, as a result of this extremely rapid economic growth, the scale and seriousness of its environmental problems are clearly evident. Consequently, a number of environmental problems,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754013
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Is more information always better? An analysis applied to information-based policies for environmental protection
Bougherara, Douadia; Grolleau, Gilles; Mzoughi, Naoufel - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 10 (2007) 3, pp. 197-213
Environmental policy has intensively focused on information-based instruments that seek to change agents' behaviour through information provision. This information provision is generally considered as likely to ultimately improve environmental quality. We suggest a new and complementary way to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563676
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Land, labour and the anthropology of work: towards sustainable livelihoods
Gowdy, John M.; Hubacek, Klaus - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 1 (2000) 1, pp. 17-27
sustainability are becoming clearer. Environmental degradation frequently leads to social instability and vice-versa. Recent studies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008564160
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Environmental governance in the European Union: strategies and instruments for absolute decoupling
Giljum, Stefan; Hak, Thomas; Hinterberger, Friedrich; … - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 8 (2005) 1/2, pp. 31-46
The EU recently emphasised the need to speed up the pace of reforms to improve the state of the environment both in Europe and internationally. This becomes in particular challenging, as the "Lisbon Strategy" defines the general goal of an annual economic growth rate of 3%. Decoupling of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010691746
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Land, labour and the anthropology of work: towards sustainable livelihoods
Gowdy, John M.; Hubacek, Klaus - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 1 (2000) 1, pp. 17-27
sustainability are becoming clearer. Environmental degradation frequently leads to social instability and vice-versa. Recent studies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005751945
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Sustainable development policy: goals, targets and political cycles
Quental, Nuno; Lourenço, Júlia M.; Silva, Fernando … - In: Sustainable Development 19 (2011) 1, pp. 15-29
sustainable development. In addition, it depicts the cyclical patterns of political activity dealing with sustainability and … identifies the main sustainability goals and targets endorsed by several political initiatives. These tasks are accomplished … sustainability governance followed an intermittent path characterized by two periods of significant accomplishments (until 1979; 1987 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008835152
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Is more information always better? An analysis applied to information-based policies for environmental protection
Bougherara, Douadia; Grolleau, Gilles; Mzoughi, Naoufel - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 10 (2007) 3, pp. 197-213
Environmental policy has intensively focused on information-based instruments that seek to change agents' behaviour through information provision. This information provision is generally considered as likely to ultimately improve environmental quality. We suggest a new and complementary way to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005553131