A compilation of definitions, terms, and critical commentary on aspects of sustainable development and environmental policy, with a strong emphasis on policy tools, policy practices, and systems of international environmental governance

This book analyzes the outstanding development problems confronting Africa today, and the policies necessary for improving Africa's governance, economic performance, and the very possible achievement of the Millennium Development Goals

As the residential buildings sector accounts for around 30 percent of the final energy demand in Germany, this sector is increasingly becoming the focus of public attention with regard to climate change. In this book, decisions on energy consumption by private households are examined. The...

Lessons in Sustainable Developmentfrom Japan and South Korea compares the two countries, makes policy recommendations, and examines sustainable development experiments from both nations. Author Sara Hsu: Sara Hsu is Assistant Professor at the State University of New York at New Platz, USA....

Integrating Amartya Sen's approach with the literature on place-based territorial development processes, this book recognises the interplay between the evolution of local development systems and the expansion of individual and collective capabilities.

Public debt has become a severe problem for a great many economies. While the effects of tax policies on the allocation of resources are readily derived, the mechanisms that make public deficits and debt influence the economy are not so easily understood. This book elaborates on the effects of...

Since the 2008 economic crisis, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have faced serious financial problems and have been looking to financial institutions and governments for solutions and new proposals to address these issues. This book examines the new challenge in which firms receive...

Buen Vivir wird zunehmend im Kontext von Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE) thematisiert. Gleichwohl sind die zugrundeliegenden Debatten zur Beziehung von Buen Vivir und Nachhaltigkeit nicht abgeschlossen und durch Kontroversen gekennzeichnet: Buen Vivir gilt einerseits als eine...

"Sustainability accounting and accountability is fundamental in the pursuit of low-carbon and less unsustainable societies. Highlighting that accounting, organisations and economic systems are intertwined with sustainability, the book discusses how sustainability accounting and accountability...