The aim of this work is to analyze the development of Green Economy in the Emilia-Romagna Region. Sustainability and efficiency are seen as springs of development to be pushed overall in a period of global economic crisis. Starting from the distinction of Green Production and Green Products, the...

L’economia dell’attuazione delle politiche ambientali: il caso cinese, di Miron Mushkat e Roda Mushkat La letteratura sulle strategie di politica ambientale sta crescendo rapidamente e diventando sempre più sofisticata. Tuttavia essa tende più al rigore teorico che alla robustezza empirica...

Present paper is aimed to the environmental policies illustration of three cities awarded as European Green Capitals in recent years, with a focus on air quality policies. In fact, Copenhagen, Hamburg and Stockholm are judged to be excellent cities, not only referring to urban environmental...

In the protected area of the Etna territory, of remarkable dimension and which dominates the pedemountain belt, environmental resources have clearly a leading importance. The agriculture and food as well as the tourist sectors, managed according to eco-friendly and product differentiation...

Lo scopo di questo lavoro è di valutare gli impatti socio-economici delle politiche di sviluppo dell’efficienza energetica in Italia, in termini di ricadute sull’occupazione e sulle professionalità. Alla luce degli obiettivi di policy a favore dell’efficienza energetica, fissati negli...

The aim of this work is to analyze the development of Green Economy in the Emilia-Romagna Region. Sustainability and efficiency are seen as springs of development to be pushed overall in a period of global economic crisis. Starting from the distinction of Green Production and Green Products, the...

The biorefinery concept appears as if a rational myth, having evolved over time to incorporate the issue of sustainable development, in the form of green chemistry, but also to take into account the criticisms addressed to biofuels, and technical difficulties encountered in projects of...

Il presente contributo sottolinea la necessità di un approccio sistemico, multidisciplinare, multidimensionale alla dimensione ambientale dello sviluppo sostenibile. A tal fine l’autore descrive i principali cambiamenti nel corso degli anni della strategia ambientale dell’Unione Europea, il...

Sustainable development was built as a conceptual framework for solutions that harmonize economy-environment relation. Although widely accepted, its practical implications are still subject of debate and controversies. Our paper targets this area and attempts a theoretical explanation and an...