This book is timely in its investigation of the environmental influence of globalization and China. Volume 14 focusses on : theoretic modeling of environmental impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on host countries, international openness and corporate environmental performance in China,...

One of the major scientific challenges posed by the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) is the de-sign of a decision support process that meets the directive's requirement to achieve good status using a cost-effective combination of measures. This paper presents BASINFORM, a new decision tool for...

Subsidies are pervasive throughout OECD countries and much of this support is potentially harmful environmentally. This report presents sectoral analyses on agriculture, fisheries, water, energy and transport, proposing a checklist approach to identifying and assessing environmentally harmful...