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  • Edward Elgar Publishing  (28)
  • Mazzarol, Tim  (2)
  • Mulder, Nanno
  • Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing  (27)
  • Cheltenham [u.a.] : Elgar  (4)
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  • 1
    ISBN: 9781035305742
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (328 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Governance by evaluation for sustainable development
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    Keywords: Nachhaltige Entwicklung ; Good Governance ; Bewertung ; Entscheidung ; EU-Staaten ; Sustainable development ; Environmental education ; Decision making
    Abstract: This path-breaking book provides balanced and comprehensive coverage of current research and practice on the role of evaluation in supporting governance for sustainable development and learning. This accessible study draws lessons from how evaluation studies and evaluation systems advance the agendas of sustainable development and good governance. Such studies open up decision-making processes to stakeholders, supporting evidence-based, coherent and transparent decision-making, integrating concerns of the three domains of sustainable development into decision-making and supporting learning and capacity building. It assesses how political-administrative realities affect the design and use of evaluation studies as well as the institutionalization of monitoring and evaluation systems. The contributors expertly review recent European experience with evaluation at the EU, national, regional and local levels which will appeal to researchers specializing in regional, political and sustainability sciences and practitioners in the area of policy/program evaluation and sustainable development
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Governance for sustainable development, evaluation and learning: An Introduction / Michal Sedlacko and André Martinuzzi -- Part I: Learning through evaluation -- 2. The politics of sustainability evaluation: Analysis of three austrian strategies for sustainable development / Michael Pregernig, Karl Hogl and Ralf Nordbeck -- 3. Tools for learning-oriented environmental appraisal / Måns Nilsson -- Part II: Institutionalising sd concerns in European policy making -- 4. Integrating sustainable development into impact assessment: How effective is the European commission? / Jennifer Franz and Colin Kirkpatrick -- 5. Monitoring the expected impacts of the 7th EU framework programme on sustainable development - a case study on governance by evaluation / André -- Martinuzzi -- 6. From a European court of auditors' report to a learning process? The challenge to integrate the environment into the european community's development assistance / Axel Johannes Olearius, Iola Leal Riesco and Sally Nicholson -- Part III: Dealing with multi-stakeholder contexts -- 7. Evaluation of public participation towards sustainable water management: An institutional perspective / Gül Özerol -- 8. Dynamic decision analysis for monitoring and facilitating the dutch costa due stakeholder dialogue on sustainable energy / Kirsten Hollaender and Frans Stokman -- 9. Participatory livelihoods system appraisal: A learning-oriented methodology for impact assessment / Martin Strele -- 10. Towards a process for eliciting criteria weights and enhancing capacity of stakeholders in ex ante evaluation of climate policies / Stelios Grafakos, Dimitrios Zevgolis and Vlasis Oikonomou -- Part IV: Developing learning capacity in organisations -- 11. Assessment of outcome mapping as a tool for evaluating and monitoring support to civil society organisations / Steve Powell, Joakim Molander and Ivona Čelebičić -- 12. Development of a learning-oriented monitoring system for sustainable agriculture chain development in eastern indonesia / Steff Deprez -- 13. Process monitoring of impacts and its application in structural fund programmes / Richard Hummelbrunner -- 14. Participatory ex ante evaluation of long-term infrastructure plans as a policy-learning process / Eckhard Störmer and Bernhard Truffer -- Part V: Reflecting evaluation tools: Perspectives and pitfalls -- 15. The role of visualisation within sustainability evaluation processes / Harald Wilfing and Ulrike Bechtold -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781849802413 , 1849802416
    Language: English
    Pages: XI, 271 S. , graph. Darst. , 25 cm
    Parallel Title: Online-Ausg. Innovation and economic development
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Innovation and economic development
    DDC: 303.4833098
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    Keywords: Informationstechnik ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Lateinamerika ; Information technology Economic aspects ; Information technology Government policy ; Economic development ; Lateinamerika ; Informationstechnik ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Latin America Economic conditions ; Information technology ; Economic aspects ; Latin America ; Information technology ; Government policy ; Latin America ; Economic development ; Latin America ; Latin America ; Economic conditions ; Sammelwerk ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Lateinamerika ; Informationstechnik ; Wirtschaftswachstum
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction and synthesis / Mario Cimoli, André A. Hofman and Nanno Mulder -- 1. Latin America and the world economy / Dale W. Jorgenson and Khuong Minh Vu -- 2. Technical change and economic growth : some lessons from secular patterns and some conjectures on the current impact of ICT / Carolina Castaldi and Giovanni Dosi -- 3. ICT and productivity growth in Europe : an update and comparison with the US / Mary O'Mahony, Marcel Timmer and Bart van Ark -- 4. ICT investment in Latin America : does it matter for economic growth? / Gaaitzen J. De Vries, Nanno Mulder, Mariela Dal Borgo and André A. Hofman -- 5. Growth, productivity and information and communications technologies in Latin America, 1950-2005 / Claudio Aravena, Marc Badia-Miró, André A. Hofman, Christian Hurtado and José Jofré González -- 6. The impact of information and communication technologies on economic growth in Latin America in comparative perspective / Nauro F. Campos -- 7. ICT, learning and growth : an evolutionary perspective / Mario Cimoli and Nelson Correa -- 8. ICT and knowledge complementarities : a factor analysis on growth / Marco Capasso and Nelson Correa -- 9. A dynamic input-output simulation analysis of the impact of ICT diffusion in the Brazilian economy / Fabio Freitas, David Kupfer and Esther Dweck -- 10. The relative impact of the regulatory framework on the diffusion of ICT : evidence from Latin America, 1989-2004 / Nauro F. Campos.
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  • 3
    ISBN: 9781035305643
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 173 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Lütken, Søren Ender Corporate strategies and the clean development mechanism
    DDC: 363.738/74091724
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    Keywords: Klimaschutz ; Clean Development Mechanism ; Umweltmanagement ; Umweltabkommen ; EU-Staaten ; China ; Indien ; Sustainable development ; Social responsibility of business ; Emissions trading ; Kyoto-Übereinkommen ; Clean Development Mechanism ; Umweltzertifikathandel ; Westliche Welt ; Entwicklungsländer ; Kyoto-Übereinkommen 1973 Mai 18 ; Clean Development Mechanism ; Umweltzertifikathandel ; Westliche Welt ; Entwicklungsländer
    Abstract: This book assesses the structure of projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol. It explains why, instead of the expected bilateral structure where a company from an industrialized country invests in a project in a developing country and receives the emission reduction credits in return, a unilateral structure prevails whereby a company from a developing country finances the emission reduction project itself and sells the emission reduction credits. The book arrives at three fundamental, interconnected, conclusions: CDM is logically a unilaterally driven investment activity; CDM investment is an irrelevant compliance instrument for companies from industrialised countries and that this state of affairs is unlikely to change post 2012; and CDM thrives in less equal and less ambitious post-2012 climate regimes. Unique in its analysis of corporate views on investment in CDM projects, this book will find widespread appeal amongst climate policy analysts, company representatives involved in developing CDM acquisition strategies and climate policymakers. It will also be of interest to anyone involved in the study of climate change, emissions reduction and trading and carbon markets
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Foreword by hans jürgen stehr -- Introduction -- 1. Introduction to global climate policy -- 2. The clean development mechanism's role in global climate policy -- 3. Corporate strategic responses to emissions reduction -- 4. A unilateral future for the cdm? -- 5. Perspectives for cdm post 2012 - will it survive? -- References -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-191) and index
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  • 4
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    ISBN: 9781781008508
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 119 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Creedy, John, 1949 - Research without tears
    DDC: 001.4
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    Keywords: Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten ; Wissenschaftler ; Dissertations, Academic Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Research Handbooks, manuals, etc Methodology ; Doctor of philosophy degree ; Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten ; Wissenschaftliches Manuskript
    Abstract: Research Without Tears provides a concise and fascinating guide for those starting their first research project and writing a paper, report or thesis. John Creedy, a widely published writer himself in both journals and books, argues that the process of planning and executing a research project, and producing a research paper which communicates results in a clear and succinct way, is far from self-evident even to those with extensive experience of writing other types of report or essay. This unique and invaluable book therefore sets down explicitly some of those points that even experienced researchers often take for granted. The book covers topics including: planning a first research project; writing a first research paper; writing a thesis and the relationship with a supervisor; the differences between journal and book publishing and what to expect from editors of both publishing formats. It also offers invaluable advice on structure, writing clearly and pitfalls to avoid as well as the processes involved in publishing. This highly interesting and valuable book will be essential reading for students and academics in economics and other related disciplines
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- Part I: Introduction -- 1. Introduction and outline -- Part II: A first research paper -- 2. Starting research -- 3. Writing a research paper -- Part III: Working on a phd -- 4. The phd journey -- Part IV: Publishing research -- 5. Books and journals compared -- 6. Publishing in journals -- Bibliography -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-111) and index
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  • 5
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    ISBN: 9781781959275
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (320 pages)
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Management and innovation in the media industry
    DDC: 302.23
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    Keywords: Mediensektor ; Innovation ; Innovationsmanagement ; Medienwirkung ; Mass media Technological innovations ; Management ; Organizational change ; Mass media Management ; Mass media and technology ; Technological innovations ; Medienwirtschaft ; Massenmedien ; Technischer Fortschritt ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Medienwirtschaft ; Management ; Massenmedien ; Technischer Fortschritt
    Abstract: This comprehensive book covers relevant issues on how media companies are currently embracing innovation, the levels at which they are doing so, and how innovation can help media companies to meet their development needs in the future. The primary focus of this study is the relationship between management and innovation in the media industry. The book evaluates the importance and the role of innovation within the media industry and helps identify and evaluate the drivers of innovation. The contributors demonstrate and build upon an understanding of the issues and strategies that bind media firms to new processes and technologies and offer clear guidelines on how media companies can accelerate growth through effective internal and external collaboration. Management and Innovation in the Media Industry highlights those issues that influence strategies, organizational structures, media content management and public interest within media firms. This unique study offers both new theoretical and empirical insights on decision making aspects of innovation relevant for those executives and policy makers operating within the media or related industries. It will be of great interest to academics and students in the fields of communication and journalism as well as innovation management
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction -- Part I: Innovation perspectives -- 1. Innovation and creativity in the media industry: What? Where? How? / Lucy Küng -- 2. Understanding innovation in new and young media firms / Alexander McKelvie and Johan Wiklund -- 3. Applying intellectual property rights theory to the analysis of innovation competition in mass media content markets - a general framework and a theoretical application to media formats / Frank Lobigs and Gabriele Siegert -- Part II: Innovation research -- 4. Towards a methodological foundation of media innovation research / Frank Habann -- 5. Promises and challenges of innovation surveys: The German record industry / Christian Handke -- Part III: Strategy and innovation performance -- 6. Transformations in the media industry: Customization and branding as strategic choices for media firms / Ana Andjelic -- 7. Strategies to exploit the advantages of new targeting technologies: Realizing the advertising revenue potential of media audiences / Steven S. Wildman -- 8. Media organizational culture and innovative performance / Richard van der Wurff and Mark Leenders -- 9. Innovation through external sourcing activities: An overview of major trends and patterns of the telecommunications service provider industry / Hans van Kranenburg, Jaqueline Pennings, Cinzia Dal Zotto and John Hagedoorn -- Part IV: Innovation management -- 10. Diffusion of innovation in news organizations: Action research of middle managers in danish mass media / Anker Brink Lund -- 11. Decision making by newspaper editors: Understanding values and change / George Sylvie and J. Sonia Huang -- 12. Social piloting as testing methodology for media innovations / Andreas E. Tasch and Tobias Fredberg -- 13. Managing innovation in audience measurement: The us case studies of bookscan and the local people meter / Philip M. Napoli and Kurt Andrews -- Index.
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  • 6
    ISBN: 9781781959091
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 215 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: Advances in ecological economics
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Hoekstra, Rutger, 1974 - Economic growth, material flows and the environment
    Dissertation note: Thesis (Ph.D.)--Free University, Amsterdam, 2003
    DDC: 333.7/01/5195
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    Keywords: Stoffstrommanagement ; Input-Output-Analyse ; Dekompositionsverfahren ; Kunststoffindustrie ; Theorie ; Niederlande ; Stahlprodukt ; Environmental economics Mathematical models ; Sustainable development Mathematical models ; Natural resources Mathematical models ; Materials management Economic aspects ; Hochschulschrift ; Umweltökonomie ; Input-Output-Tabelle ; Stoffstrommanagement ; Kreislaufwirtschaft ; Eisenherstellung ; Stahlproduktion ; Kunststoffherstellung
    Abstract: Rutger Hoekstra examines the complex relationship between the monetary economy and the materials flows that are extracted and emitted by economic activities. These physical flows are responsible for many important environmental problems such as unsustainable resource depletion, waste production and climate change. This book discusses, applies and improves upon techniques which link the monetary and physical economies for environmental analyses. The book uses two sources of analysis: the physical input-output table (PIOT), a macro-economic account for the physical economy, recording material and product flows, including resource extraction, emissions and recycling; and structural decomposition analysis (SDA), which assesses the influence of structural changes, such as economic growth, consumption shifts, export growth and technological change, on environmental indicators. Methodological improvements in the PIOT and SDA systems are then presented by the author, and applied to empirical data. Ecological and industrial economists, along with those with an interest in environmental problems associated with the economy will find this book, with its extensive historical analysis and novel fore- and back-casting models, to be a fascinating read
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Input-output tables and models -- 3. Constructing input-output tables: Theory -- 4. Physical input-output tables -- 5. Hybrid input-output tables for iron and steel and plastics -- 6. Environmental structural decomposition analysis -- 7. Comparing structural and Index decomposition analysis -- 8. Structural decomposition analysis of iron and steel and plastics -- 9. Forecasting and backcasting scenarios -- 10. Summary and conclusions -- References -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index
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  • 7
    ISBN: 9781781958223
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (vii, 305 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Dellink, Rob B. Modelling the costs of environmental policy
    DDC: 333.7/01/1
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    Keywords: Umweltpolitik ; Umweltökonomik ; Soziale Kosten ; Dynamisches Gleichgewicht ; Theorie ; Environmental policy Costs ; Environmental economics ; Bibliografie ; Kosten ; Umweltschutz ; Gleichgewichtstheorie ; Modellierung ; Umweltschutz ; Kosten
    Abstract: This important new book enhances our understanding of the dynamic interactions between economic activity, economic growth, pollution abatement and environmental policy. It addresses one main policy problem: how can the direct and indirect costs of environmental policy for multiple pollutants be properly assessed in an applied model? Using an original methodology, the author constructs a multi-sectoral dynamic applied general equilibrium model. This new integrated model greatly improves the empirical analysis of the dynamic reactions of economic agents to pollution control, explicitly taking into account the direct and indirect effects of abatement on the economy and the environment. The author goes on to apply the model to study the costs of various environmental policies including climate change, acidification, eutrophication, smog formation and the dispersion of fine dust. He finds that if environmental policies can be implemented simultaneously and in a cost-effective manner, the economic costs of these policies can be effectively limited through a combination of economic restructuring and adopting technical abatement measures. Modelling the Costs of Environmental Policy will prove essential and enlightening reading for scholars, students and researchers of environmental and resource economics, environmental policy and economic modelling
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Pollution and abatement in economic modelling -- 3. Dynamic analysis of pollution and abatement in an applied general equilibrium model -- 4. Specification of a dynamic applied general equilibrium model with pollution and abatement for the Netherlands (dean) -- 5. Calibration of the dean model to the Netherlands -- 6. Dynamic empirical analysis of environmental policy -- In the Netherlands using dean -- 7. Alternative specifications of the dean model -- 8. Final discussion and conclusions -- References -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-303) and index
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  • 8
    ISBN: 9781781951309
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 318 p)
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Managing wetlands
    DDC: 333.918
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    Keywords: Feuchtgebiet ; Umweltökonomik ; Umweltmanagement ; Wetland management Economic aspects ; Electronic books ; Ökosystem ; Feuchtgebiet ; Erhaltung ; Umweltökonomie
    Abstract: The extensive destruction of wetlands across Europe represents a significant loss of biodiversity along with its related economic, cultural, ethical and scientific benefits. This volume addresses the critical issues surrounding this environmental change process, employing a range of analytical methods drawn from a variety of disciplines which bridge the social and natural science divide
    Abstract: pt. I. Methodological issues and wetland ecosystem management -- pt. II. Case studies of ecological-economic approaches to wetland ecosystem management
    Note: Literaturangaben. - Enth. 12 Beitr
    URL: Volltext  (Deutschlandweit zugänglich)
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  • 9
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    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
    ISBN: 9781035305100
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 419 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Oates, Wallace E., 1937 - 2015 Environmental policy and fiscal federalism
    DDC: 333.7/0973
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    Keywords: Umweltpolitik ; Finanzbeziehungen ; Gemeindefinanzen ; USA ; Environmental policy Economic aspects ; Intergovernmental fiscal relations ; Environmental policy Economic aspects ; Intergovernmental fiscal relations ; Local finance ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Bibliografie ; Föderalismus ; Fiskalpolitik ; Umweltpolitik ; Umweltpolitik ; Steuerpolitik
    Abstract: Wallace Oates is one of the most important scholars in both environmental economics and public finance and this new volume of his essays brings together his recent research in both these areas, covering theory, research and policy. The first half of the book includes papers on the political economy of environmental policy, the analysis of environmental regulation and environmental federalism. The second half deals with fiscal and regulatory competition, state and local government finance and fiscal federalism. This new collection will be essential reading for scholars and students in both environmental economics and public finance
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Part I: The political economy of environmental policy -- Part II: The analysis of environmental regulation -- Part III: Environmental federalism -- Part IV: Fiscal and regulatory competition -- Part V: State and local government finance -- Part VI: Fiscal federalism -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
    URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis  (lizenzpflichtig)
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    ISBN: 9781035304288
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 317 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: Current issues in ecological economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Environmental thought
    DDC: 333.7/2
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    Keywords: Ökologie ; Interdisziplinäre Forschung ; Environmental sciences Philosophy ; Umweltschutz ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Umweltökonomie ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Umweltwissenschaften ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: During the past twenty years there has been an explosive growth in research into environmental issues from a social science perspective. Ecological economics, in particular, has emerged as a true transdiscipline which seeks to conceptualise environmental concerns, thus allowing for the formulation of appropriate policy measures. This volume takes stock of this emerging body of work and offers an authoritative insight into current environmental thought. The book is divided into three broad sections: Disciplinary Approaches, Concepts and Issues. Under the heading of disciplinary approaches, the authors review the state of environmental thinking in the diverse fields of philosophy, politics, sociology, economics and law. The concepts addressed include the precautionary principle, sustainable development, environmental security and ecological modernisation. Finally, in the last section, they assess a range of crucial environmental issues such as consumption, biodiversity, global climate change and population. Each of the specially commissioned chapters is written by a recognised expert in the field, while the book as a whole offers a unique interdisciplinary perspective. Ecological economists, environmental researchers and environmental policy analysts will all find this an accessible and highly rewarding introduction to contemporary environmental thinking
    Description / Table of Contents: An introduction to environmental thought / Edward A. Page and John Proops -- Philosophy / Andrew Brennan -- Politics / Karena Shaw and Matthew Paterson -- Sociology / Ted Benton -- Economics / Mick Common -- Law / David Wilkinson -- The precautionary principle / Meira Hanson -- Sustainable development / Paul Ekins -- Environmental security / Edward A. Page -- Ecological modernisation / John Barry -- Consumption / Lucia A. Reisch -- Biodiversity / Bernd Klauer -- Global climate change / Matthew Paterson -- Population / Frank Jöst.
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    ISBN: 9781035304622
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 203 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The economics of household garbage and recycling behavior
    DDC: 363.72/88
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    Keywords: Abfall ; Kreislaufwirtschaft ; Theorie ; Welt ; Refuse and refuse disposal Economic aspects ; Recycling (Waste, etc.) Economic aspects ; Recycling (Waste, etc.) Economic aspects ; Refuse and refuse disposal Economic aspects ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Wirtschaft ; Haushaltsabfall ; Wirtschaft ; Recycling ; Haushaltsabfall ; Recycling
    Abstract: The market for residential solid waste management and disposal has experienced dramatic changes over the past 20 years. This collection of outstanding published research examines these changes and thoroughly analyzes the strategies popularized by municipal governments over the past two decades. Kerbside recycling, unheard of in the 1970s, is currently available to 46% of Americans. Thousands of towns across the nation have also implemented user fees requiring households to pay a fee for every bag of garbage they generate. These policy shifts have attracted the attention of environmental economists interested in knowing the best strategy for managing solid waste. The editors, both long-time scholars of these trends, offer theoretical solutions for the optimal pricing of garbage and recycling collection. They provide original data collection and suggest appropriate econometric techniques that correct for statistical biases. A policy focus provides information relevant to municipal governments as well as researchers. This excellent volume will be useful for policymakers, students and scholars in environmental economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Foreword by tom tietenberg -- 1. The economics of residential solid waste management -- 2. Garbage, recycling, and illicit burning or dumping -- 3. How a fee per-unit garbage affects aggregate recycling in a model with heterogeneous households -- 4. Household responses to pricing garbage by the bag -- 5. Policies for green design -- 6. Garbage and recycling with endogenous local policy -- 7. Explaining household demand for the collection of solid waste and recycling -- 8. Explaining the growth in municipal recycling programs: The role of market and nonmarket factors -- 9. Environmental levies and distortionary taxation: Comment -- 10. The case for a two-Part Instrument: Presumptive tax and environmental subsidy -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035304639
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 654 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Environmental policy making in economies with prior tax distortions
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Umweltpolitik ; Umweltabgabe ; Optimale Besteuerung ; Ökosteuer ; Umweltökonomik ; Theorie ; Environmental impact charges ; Environmental policy Economic aspects ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Umweltabgabe ; Umweltpolitik
    Abstract: In evaluating environmental policy, researchers have tended to focus on the industry or market that is targeted by regulation and to disregard policy impacts in other parts of the economy. Recent research indicates, however, that in economies where governments rely on distortionary taxes, environmental regulation can profoundly affect costs and efficiency in areas other than the targeted industry or market. These findings signal the importance of evaluating environmental policy using a general equilibrium framework - an approach that can capture interactions across industries, sectors or markets. General equilibrium analysis can fundamentally alter the evaluation of environmental tax policies, and can overturn conventional wisdom concerning the relative cost-effectiveness of environmental taxes, emissions quotas, or mandated technologies. This volume gathers together important papers on the general equilibrium impacts of environmental regulation in the presence of distortionary taxes. Topics include optimal environmental taxation,'green tax reform' and the 'double dividend', and the choice among alternative policy instruments. The volume will be of interest to environmental economists, public finance economists and researchers interested in the economics of regulation
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction -- Part I: Surveys of environmental policy making in the presence of distortionary taxes -- Part II: Optimal environmental taxation in the presence of distortionary taxes -- Part III: Environmental tax reforms and the 'double dividend' -- Part IV: Environmental instrument choice in a second-best setting -- Part V: Efficiency-distribution trade-offs in environmental policy -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035304745
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 258 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Nunes, Paulo A. L. D., 1970 - The contingent valuation of natural parks
    DDC: 333.78/3
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    Keywords: Naturschutzgebiet ; Zahlungsbereitschaftsanalyse ; Contingent valuation ; Parks Economic aspects ; Naturpark ; Evaluation ; Umweltaudit
    Abstract: The contingent valuation technique for measuring the economic value of environmental goods and services has become increasingly popular in recent years and has many advantages over other revealed or stated preference methods. It has been criticised, however, for being inconsistent with economic theory by reflecting altruistic motives and moral obligations. This book examines the role of the 'warmglow' effect (the pleasure derived from giving to good causes or being concerned about the environment) in contingent valuation studies and examines whether warmglow is an underlying force in CV responses. The author argues that if the empirical evidence suggests that warmglow is important, then its magnitude needs to be assessed in the valuation function. The ultimate goal is to disentangle the warmglow effect from the original 'willingness-to-pay' mean estimates and compute a dry estimate, free from any warmglow. The author conducts a CV application in a Portuguese natural park to test the validity of this approach. He tests the premise that the financial contribution by itself constitutes a source of well-being to the respondent and also discusses whether the warm glow component should or should not be included when formulating benefit-cost analysis and environmental policy. This innovative book will be essential reading to all students and scholars of the economics of environmental valuation
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- Part I: Economic valuation, warmglow and preference modelling -- 1. Values, valuation methods and contingent valuation: An overview -- 2. Evaluating cv measurement validity: Separating the light from the heat -- 3. Modelling consumer pReferences -- Part II: Survey design and implementation -- 4. Preliminary design research -- 5. Structure of the final survey instrument -- 6. Survey execution -- Part III: Analysis of the survey results -- 7. Descriptive analysis of the survey responses -- 8. Non-parametric testing procedures of the stated wtp responses -- 9. A univariate estimation of the stated wtp responses -- 10. Operationalization of consumer motivations -- 11. The valuation function -- 12. Conclusions -- Part IV: Appendices and bibliographic -- A. Derivation of comparative static results -- B. Comprehensive Indexc. The survey instrument: Questionnaire and visual aid -- D. Public opinion with respect to government policy issues -- E. Information context: Multivariate regression analysis -- F. Factor analysis -- G. Warmglow payment vehicle cross effect: Estimation results -- Bibliography -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-250) and index
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    ISBN: 1840643293
    Language: English
    Pages: VII, 200 S.
    DDC: 338.4/3378
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    Keywords: Arbeidsmarkt ; Hoger onderwijs ; Internationalisatie ; Arbeitsmarkt ; Globalisierung ; Education, Higher -- Economic aspects ; Internationalisierung ; Studium ; Wirtschaft ; Studium ; Internationalisierung ; Wirtschaft
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    ISBN: 1840643293
    Language: English
    Pages: VII, 200 S , graph. Darst
    DDC: 338.4/3378
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    Keywords: Bildungsökonomik ; Hochschule ; International ; Theorie ; Welt ; Education, Higher ; Economic aspects ; Buch ; Bildungsökonomie ; Hochschule ; Wettbewerb
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    ISBN: 9781035304479
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 198 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: Transport economics, management, and policy
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Schipper, Youdi, 1969 - Environmental costs and liberalization in European air transport
    DDC: 387.7/094
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    Keywords: Luftverkehrspolitik ; Deregulierung ; Umweltbelastung ; Nachhaltige Mobilität ; Soziale Kosten ; Wohlfahrtsanalyse ; EU-Staaten ; Aeronautics, Commercial Environmental aspects ; Aeronautics, Commercial Deregulation ; Competition, Imperfect ; Europäische Union ; Luftverkehr ; Deregulierung ; Europäische Union ; Luftverkehr ; Umweltschutz
    Abstract: With air transport becoming an increasingly vital part of the economy, the regulatory reform of this market has been a major development in European political economy. This book focuses on two market failures within the airline industry - market power and environmental externalities - and analyses how they have been affected by deregulation. The author employs economic models complemented by extensive empirical research, to demonstrate how the introduction of competition, brought about by liberalization, has resulted in considerable consumer benefits. The author argues that these benefits, such as increased choice through the expansion of operations, must be off set against increased environmental costs including greater noise pollution and emissions, not to mention the reduction of profits that often accompany market liberalization. In the process the book tackles a number of important issues including the background and history of airline regulation in the EU, the basic policy trade-off between monopoly power and external costs, monetary valuation of externalities, and the relationship between airline scheduling and external costs. Perhaps surprisingly, the author concludes that even in the presence of environmental costs, the introduction of competition in airline markets has resulted in net welfare improvements. Policymakers, as well as practitioners and researchers of environmental and transport economics, should draw great value from this original and pertinent volume
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Regulation and reform in aviation -- Part I: Environmental costs in air transport markets -- 3. Evaluating environmental externalities -- 4. Noise -- 5. Emissions -- 6. Environmental costs in European aviation -- Part II: Economic analysis of air transport liberalization -- 7. Frequency choice in air transport markets -- 8. Frequency choice and liberalization: Simulation modeling -- 9. Airline liberalization in networks -- 10. Welfare effects of European airline liberalization -- 11. Conclusion -- appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.
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    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
    ISBN: 9781781956601
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 269 pages)
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The choice modelling approach to environmental valuation
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    Keywords: Umweltökonomik ; Bewertung ; Conjoint-Analyse ; Präferenztheorie ; Modellierung ; Theorie ; Welt ; Environmental economics ; Environmental policy Costs ; Environmental policy Evaluation ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Umweltökonomie ; Umweltpolitik
    Abstract: Choice Modelling is a technique that has recently emerged as a means of estimating the demand for environmental goods and the benefits and costs associated with them. The aims of the book are fourfold: * to introduce the technique in the environmental context * to demonstrate its use in a range of case studies * to provide insights into some methodological issues * to explore the prospects for the technique. The authors contributing to the book show that choice modelling offers considerable potential for the evaluation of environmental goods and services. Its flexibility to cope with a wide range of applications is well demonstrated. The technique also presents numerous challenges to practitioners. A number of these are addressed in the book. Informed and innovative, this book will prove indispensable to all scholars, researchers and practitioners in the areas of environmental studies and environmental economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction -- Part I: The technique -- Part II: Case studies -- Part III: Exploring some methodological issues -- Part IV: Conclusion -- References -- Index.
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    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
    ISBN: 9781035303991
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 351 pages) , illustrations, maps
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The economics of biodiversity conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa
    DDC: 338.4/333.9516/0967
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    Keywords: Artenvielfalt ; Mutterschutz ; Afrika ; Biodiversity conservation Economic aspects ; Biological diversity conservation Economic aspects ; Africa, Sub-Saharan ; Subsaharisches Afrika ; Artenschutz ; Umweltökonomie
    Abstract: This authoritative book presents the results of important new research into the economics of biodiversity conservation in sub-Saharan Africa. The contributors offer case studies of the economic causes of biodiversity loss in a range of ecosystem types - wetlands, montane forests, tropical moist forests, semi-arid savannas and lakes - and discuss the policy options for biodiversity conservation in each case. They also provide an in-depth analysis of the environmental consequences of policy reform at the macro- and micro- levels and offer practical recommendations for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa will prove invaluable to scholars and policymakers working within the areas of environmental economics, environmental science and sustainable development
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preamble 1. The biodiversity convention and biodiversity loss in sub-saharan Africa -- Part I: The microeconomics of biodiversity loss: Case studies from nigeria, malawi, Kenya and namibia -- 2. The value of biodiversity in the hadejia-nguru wetlands of northern nigeria -- 3. The loss of biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems -- 4. Costs and benefits of protected areas -- 5. Biodiversity conservation and land-use options in semi-arid lands -- Part II: Macroeconomics and biodiversity loss: Structural adjustment, deforestation and biodiversity loss in Ghana -- 6. Forestry, deforestation and biodiversity in Ghana -- 7. The structural adjustment programme and deforestation in Ghana -- 8. Estimating the biodiversity effects of structural adjustment in Ghana -- 9. Policies for biodiversity conservation in sub-saharan Africa -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035304165
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (vi, 365 pages)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Environmental regulation and competitive advantage
    DDC: 363.72/88
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    Keywords: Verpackungs-Recycling ; Abfallrecht ; Standortwettbewerb ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; EU-Staaten ; Deutschland ; Italien ; Irland ; Großbritannien ; Packaging waste Management ; Competition ; Packaging waste Environmental aspects ; Europe ; Packaging waste Economic aspects ; Europe ; Packaging waste Europe ; Management ; Competition ; Europa ; Verpackungswirtschaft ; Wettbewerb ; Verpackungsmaterialmarkt ; Europa ; Verpackungsabfall ; Entsorgung ; Abfallrecht ; Wettbewerbsfähigkeit ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: This study focuses in detail on the environmental compliance/competitiveness relationship with respect to the regulation of packaging waste. An important and innovative feature of the study is its emphasis on backward and forward linkages. An entire supply chain is considered: packaging manufacturers and suppliers, food processors and the food retail sector, to study the competitive effects of environmental standards on manufacturing companies and the vertical links and supply responses. A variety of regulatory regimes is represented by including within the study companies from Germany, Italy, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. While it is of note that the relatively strong regulation in Germany has indeed had effects on company behaviour, there is no evidence that environmental regulations hindered companies from achieving competitive performance. Analyses consider: the response of individual firms to different levels of regulation; the cost of compliance; impact on employment; the influence of the supply chain on environmental and competitive performance; the importance of firm size and ownership; and the impact of regulation on competitiveness, and firm competitiveness on the efficiency of adjustment to regulation
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The relationship between environmental performance and company competitiveness -- 3. Environmental regulations relevant to the sample sectors -- 4. The supply chain -- 5. Hypotheses, research method, measurement of variables and sample selection -- 6. Solid and liquid waste and other environmental initiatives undertaken by sample firms -- 7. Number of initiatives, firm and plant characteristics -- 8. Environmental initiatives, their drivers and firm performance -- 9. The resource and performance effects of regulation and external pressures on solid waste initiatives -- 10. Waste costs -- 11. Waste costs, initiatives and firm and plant performance -- 12. Environmental regulation, costs and company competitiveness -- 13. Conclusions -- Appendices -- A. Environmental regulations in northern Ireland, the republic of ireland, Germany and Italy -- B. Description of environmental initiatives -- C. Description and examples of effects -- References -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-354) and index
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    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
    ISBN: 9781035304301
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 261 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Global emissions trading
    DDC: 363.738/745
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    Keywords: Emissionshandel ; Klimaschutz ; Umweltabkommen ; International ; Theorie ; Welt ; Emissions trading ; Industriestaaten ; Umweltzertifikathandel
    Abstract: Issues surrounding Annex I trading - the trading of greenhouse gas emissions among industrialized countries under the Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change - comprise the central theme of this collection, which offers an integrated discussion of the practical, economic and political issues involved in its implementation. Topics explored include compliance of the Protocol as a whole and compliance issues arising from trading; the design of a system for tracking the trade of permits; fair competition, market power and Annex B trading; and the development of guidelines for joint implementation. Global Emissions Trading has grown out of direct work with Annex I delegates and representatives of the business community. Thus, it reflects and responds to their concerns and their assessment of the political and practical feasibility of different options. Several authors have contributed to this volume, but the papers were developed together and the result is a unified and cohesive text, which aims to provide a focus for future debate on issues where there are real conflicts of interest and genuine uncertainties about appropriate design. Further, the book should stimulate debate on the solutions proposed and encourage research in areas where recommendations are ambiguous. Economists, policymakers, students and readers concerned about environmental issues and climate change will find this collection essential reading
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Foreword by edward a. (ned) helme -- 1. Introduction: Trading toward a stable climate -- 2. An international tracking system for greenhouse gas trading -- 3. Treaty compliance as background for an effective trading program -- 4. Additional compliance issues arising from trading -- 5. Inclusion of all source and sink categories in international emissions trading -- 6. Domestic greenhouse regulation and international emissions trading -- 7. Fair competition and annex b trading -- 8. Market power and annex b trading -- 9. Developing rules and guidelines for joint implementation -- 10. The way forward? Design principles for annex b trading -- Appendices -- Reference -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-254) and index
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    ISBN: 9781035304240
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 224 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Schmidt, Carsten, 19XX - Designing international environmental agreements
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Internationale Umweltpolitik ; Umweltabkommen ; Kosten-Wirksamkeits-Analyse ; Spieltheorie ; Nash-Gleichgewicht ; Theorie ; Environmental economics ; Environmental policy International cooperation ; Environmental policy Cost effectiveness ; Environmental protection Economic aspects ; Environmental protection International cooperation ; Environmental policy ; Hochschulschrift ; Umweltpolitik ; Internationale Kooperation ; Effizienz
    Abstract: The international character of today's most pressing environmental problems has become a key challenge for environmental policy making. As regulation by a supranational authority is not a realistic option at present, policymakers have to rely on decentralized approaches to the management of international environmental resources. This study combines two core dimensions of international environmental policy: the traditional search for cost-effective policy instruments and the creation of incentives for voluntary cooperation among sovereign nations. The analysis offers some clear-cut policy recommendations for the design of environmental treaties and for the further development of existing international institutions to protect the global environment
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. International environmental problems -- 3. Cost-effectiveness -- 4. Incentive compatibility -- 5. Enforcement and side payments -- 6. Financing incremental abatement costs under asymmetric information -- 7. Institutions for the global environment -- 8. Summary and outlook -- appendix -- Bibliography -- Index.
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    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
    ISBN: 9781035303939
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 206 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics series
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Lee, Terence Richard Water management in the 21st century
    DDC: 333.91/009172/4
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    Keywords: Wasserversorgung ; Wasserpolitik ; Wasserwirtschaft ; Deregulierung ; Privatisierung ; Industrieländer ; Entwicklungsländer ; Water-supply Economic aspects ; Water utilities Deregulation ; Privatization ; Water-supply Economic aspects ; Water utilities Deregulation ; Privatization ; Twenty-first century Forecasts ; Water-supply Economic aspects ; Water utilities Deregulation ; Privatization ; Water-supply Economic aspects ; Developing countries ; Water utilities Deregulation ; Developing countries ; Privatization Developing countries ; Twenty-first century Forecasts ; Water-supply Management ; Water-supply Forecasting ; Bibliografie ; Wasserwirtschaft ; Ressourcenallokation ; Zukunft ; Wasserversorgung
    Abstract: The challenge to manage the allocation of water efficiently and equably will become a dominant theme of the new millennium. At a time when the cost of obtaining fresh water is rising throughout the globe, Terence Lee analyses the means for establishing and operating effective water markets. He proposes the application of economic instruments and the transfer of water management administration to the private sector as a means to guarantee acceptable water quality in the future in both developed and developing countries. This treatment of water as an economic commodity implies a change in the traditional role of governments in water management. The themes explored in this book will be of interest to environmental and resource economists as well as practitioners and policymakers
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction -- 1. Confronting the scarcity of water -- 2. Institutional approaches towards water management -- 3. Allocating water among competing users -- 4. Private participation in water management -- 5. Regulation -- 6. Water management and the challenges of the 21st century -- Index.
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  • 23
    ISBN: 9781035303670
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 263 pages) , illustrations, maps
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Tisdell, Clement A., 1939 - 2022 Biodiversity, conservation and sustainable development
    DDC: 333.95/16
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    Keywords: Nachhaltige Entwicklung ; Artenvielfalt ; Umweltökonomik ; Naturschutz ; Naturschutzgebiet ; Theorie ; China ; Welt ; Asien ; Nature conservation Economic aspects ; Sustainable development ; Biodiversity conservation Economic aspects ; Nature conservation Case studies Economic aspects ; Sustainable development Case studies ; Nachhaltigkeit ; Umweltschutz ; Wirtschaft ; Problem ; Biodiversität ; Umweltverträglichkeit ; Artenschutz ; Naturschutz ; Fallstudie ; Asien ; China ; Indien ; Asien ; Naturschutz ; Nachhaltigkeit
    Abstract: This important book highlights the conflicts between economic growth and the conservation of nature in the context of sustainable development. It places particular emphasis on biological diversity and examines possible policies for resolving conflicts which arise from the contrasting goals of conserving the natural environment and economic growth. The book opens with an overview of the challenges of economics, nature conservation and sustainable development and goes on to discuss general principles and broad policies. Case studies from China and north-east India help illustrate important economic and social principles involved in nature conservation. General issues examined include: * the value of environmental and resource economics in planning sustainable development * the importance of biodiversity conservation for sustainable development and for the stability and sustainability of ecological systems * the impact of economic globalization and market systems on the conservation of nature * priorities for the financial support of protected areas * the extent to which ecotourism can be harnessed to reconcile economic utilisation of an area with nature conservation * the costs and benefits of conservation * financing the management of nature reserves This book will be essential reading for economists interested in the environment, ecology and development
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- Part I: An overview -- 1. Economics, nature conservation and sustainable development: An overview -- Part II: General principles and policies -- 2. Environmental and resource economics -- 3. Conservation of biodiversity -- 4. Biodiversity, stability and sustainability -- 5. Does the commercial use of wildlife favour conservation of biodiversity? -- 6. Conservation, protected areas and the global economic system -- 7. Ranking requests for financial support for protected areas -- 8. Ecotourism, economics and the environment -- Part III: Experiences and cases from Asia -- 9. The environment and Asian economic development -- 10. Economics of in situ biodiversity conservation in China -- 11. Reconciling economic development, nature conservation and local communities -- 12. Tourism development and conservation of nature -- 13. Agricultural pests and protected areas -- 14. Financing nature reserves in China -- 15. Sustainable development and biodiversity conservation in north-east India in context -- Part IV: Concluding observations -- 16. Nature conservation and development in retrospect -- Index.
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  • 24
    ISBN: 9781035303502
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 354 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Global environmental change and agriculture
    DDC: 338.1/4
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    Keywords: Klimawandel ; Umweltbelastung ; Welt ; Landwirtschaft ; Global environmental change ; Climatic changes ; Agriculture Environmental aspects ; Environmental auditing ; Bibliografie ; Landwirtschaftsentwicklung ; Klimaänderung
    Abstract: Global Environmental Change and Agriculture offers a comprehensive perspective on the causes, consequences and possible policy solutions for climatic change as we move into the twenty-first century. It assesses the impact of potential future global climate change on agriculture and the need to sustain agricultural growth for economic development. The book begins by examining the role of international research institutions in overcoming environmental constraints on sustainable agricultural growth and economic development. The authors then discuss how agricultural research systems may be restructured to respond to global environmental problems such as climate change and loss of genetic diversity. The discussion then extends to consider environmental accounting and indexing, to illustrate how environmental quality can be included formally in measures of national income, social welfare and sustainability. The third part of the book focuses on the effects of and policy responses to climate change. Chapters examine the effect of climate change on production, trade, land use patterns and livelihoods. They consider impacts on the distribution of income between developed and developing countries and between different social classes within the developing world, where agriculture remains a major economic activity. Authors take on an economy-wide perspective to draw lessons for agricultural, trade, land use and tax policy. This book will be of special interest to agricultural, development and environmental economists as well as policy analysts in government and at international agencies confronting practical problems of environmental and economic assessment
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction -- Part I: Global environmental change: Implications for agricultural research systems -- 2. Research systems for sustainable agricultural development -- 3. Agricultural diversity: Do we have the resources to meet future needs? -- Part II: Environmental accounting and Indexing -- 4. Environmental distortions and welfare consequences in a social accounting matrix framework -- 5. Environmental accounting and agriculture -- 6. Vulnerability of crops to climate change: A practical method of Indexing -- Part III: Climate change: Adaptation and mitigation -- 7. Assessing research on the impacts of climate change on agriculture -- 8. Climate change and agriculture: Effects on developing countries -- 9. Climate change, world agriculture and land use -- 10. Carbon abatement: Lessons from second-best economics.
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    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
    ISBN: 9781035303724
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 284 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: International studies in environmental policy making
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von International competitiveness and environmental policies
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    Keywords: Environmental policy Economic aspects ; Competition, International ; Konferenzschrift ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Wirtschaft ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Umweltpolitik
    Abstract: Government policies to reduce environmental pollution and global warming are often criticized as damaging to the economy, particularly by reducing international competitiveness. This book addresses the issue by examining many of the policies concerned, and their effects on competitiveness. It demonstrates that well-designed, market-oriented environmental policies may be expected to improve both domestic and international competitiveness. The authors dismiss the fear that environmental policies will damage competitiveness by approaching the issue from four different perspectives: the economic analysis of competitiveness; a geo-economic approach to trade and foreign investment between Europe, NAFTA and Southeast Asia; studies of the effects of environmental policies on competitiveness; and the formal modelling of carbon taxation, international competitiveness and carbon leakage. The book also includes results from a global econometric model on the potential for carbon leakage, a detailed case study of German national policies, an examination of life cycle analysis and competitiveness, and an empirical study of green product development. This book will be of great interest to academics working in the field of environmental economics and researchers involved in environmental policy
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction / (T. Barker and J. Köhler) -- Part I: Reviews of the literature -- Part II: Macroeconomic simulations -- Part III: Economic analyses of countries and firms -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035303496
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 252 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Climate change, transport and environmental policy
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    Keywords: 14.06.1995 ; Klimaschutz ; Umweltpolitik ; Nachhaltige Mobilität ; Föderalismus ; Wirkungsanalyse ; EU-Staaten ; USA ; Environmental policy Congresses ; Environmental policy Congresses ; Climatic changes Congresses Government policy ; Climatic changes Congresses Government policy ; Transportation and state Congresses ; Transportation and state Congresses ; Konferenzschrift ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Klimaänderung ; Verkehr ; Umweltpolitik ; Transport
    Abstract: This important new book presents a state-of-the-art assessment of how economic models can be used by different levels of government to combat environmental problems. It considers policies for climate change and transport that can be used at federal and confederal levels of government. The authors examine the unique aspects of environmental policy making in a multi-layered government using empirical case studies covering Europe and the US. They consider the causes of pollution at three levels - federal government, local government and industries and firms. Concentrating on greenhouse gas abatement and the transport sector, they use quantitative techniques to compare alternative policy solutions. This quantitative approach overcomes problems of some inconclusive theoretical prescriptions, which often depend on combinations of particular parameter values. In addition, this method makes it possible to investigate the costs and benefits of a particular solution, and the distribution effects between different groups. This approach also provides insights into the economic consequences of the application of local versus national or federal policies. Climate Change, Transport and Environmental Policy provides the necessary analysis required for environmental policy making in that it uses a quantitative approach to balance the costs and benefits of alternative policy options. Climate Change, Transport and Environmental Policy is an important addition to the literature and will be welcomed by environmental policymakers at the local, regional, national and international level as well as scholars and postgraduate students in environmental economics and public policy
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Introductory -- 2. Alternative co2 abatement strategies for the European Union -- 3. National economic impacts of an EU environmental policy: An applied general equilibrium analysis -- 4. Environmental fiscal reforms in a federal Europe -- 5. Coordinated versus non-coordinated European energy/carbon tax solutions analysed with gem-e3 linking the eu-12 countries -- 6. Who's in the driver's seat? Mobile source policy in the us federal system -- 7. Deriving and selecting policy instruments to meet air quality standards in the European Union -- 8. Central versus local regulation of gasoline related automobile emissions: The contrasting cases of lead, co and precursors -- 9. Regional and federal interests in transport and environmental policy making: The case of Belgium -- contributors: J. Braden, c. böhringer, b. De borger, p. Capros, c. carraro, k. conrad, z. degraeve, c. denis, m. Ferris, m. Galeotti, p. georgakopoulous, j.v. Hall, w. harrington, g.j. Koopman, v. Mcconnell, s. Ochelen, s. Proost, d. Van regemorter, t.f. Rutherford, t. Schmidt, d. swysen, l. Teunen, m. Walls, s. Zografakis.
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    ISBN: 9781035303656
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxx, 491 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Freeman, Albert Myrick, 1936 - The economic approach to environmental policy
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Umweltökonomik ; Umweltpolitik ; Einkommensverteilung ; Theorie ; Environmental economics ; Environmental policy Economic aspects ; Aufsatzsammlung ; USA ; Umweltökonomie ; Umweltpolitik
    Abstract: The Economic Approach to Environmental Policy draws together a selection of Myrick Freeman's most influential papers on key analytical and policy issues in the field of environmental economics. The papers collected in this significant volume cover a wide range of topics pertinent to the study of environmental economics including: * the effects of environmental and resource policies on the distribution of income * the incorporation of distribution effects into environmental policy analysis * the role of economic incentives in environmental policy * the economic valuation of environment changes * the consideration of risk and uncertainty in economic valuation and policy making This outstanding collection also includes several papers that communicate, in a non-technical way, the ethical basis of environmental economics and the economic approach to environmental policy. It will be of great interest to academics and policymakers concerned with working in the area of environmental economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I: Multi-objective planning and the distribution of benefits and costs -- Part II: Incentives and pollution control policy -- Part III: Valuing changes in the environment -- Part IV: Risk and uncertainty -- Part V: Miscellaneous.
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    ISBN: 9781035303571
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 400 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: Advances in ecological economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Economy and ecosystems in change
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    Keywords: Umweltökonomik ; Umweltpolitik ; Nachhaltige Entwicklung ; Wissenschaftliche Methode ; Wirkungsanalyse ; Theorie ; Welt ; Entwicklungsländer ; Environmental economics ; Ecology Economic aspects ; Sustainable development ; Environmental policy Economic aspects ; Konferenzschrift ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Ökologie ; Umweltökonomie ; Umweltpolitik ; Nachhaltigkeit
    Abstract: Economy and Ecosystems in Change addresses ecological problems from an economic perspective, and provides policy suggestions for resource management and environmental sustainability based on integrated, multidisciplinary information, methods and applications. The book begins by introducing the different approaches and applications within ecological economics and clarifying new elements and fundamental principles. This initial discussion includes a comparison between ecological and environmental economics and the evaluation and function of ecosystems. The authors then examine the macroeconomy-ecosystem relationship with reference to national and global processes, focusing specifically on employment versus sustainability, trade, industrial transformation and rural development. In the third part there is an evaluation of whether ecosystems and economics can be treated independently; it is argued that the integration of these fields provides more complete insights and information for addressing the complex relationships between human activities and natural processes. Finally, the authors consider the institutional environment and policies affecting public ecosystems subject to economic uses. Using case study evidence, they conclude that public policy often supports an unsustainable use of resources. To counter this the authors propose policy and management options based on natural resource accounts, practical policy objectives and the precautionary principle. Economy and Ecosystems in Change will be of interest to ecological, environmental and resource economists and policymakers
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Ecological economics between theory and policy / (J. van den Bergh, J. van der Straaten) -- Part I: Economics, ecosystems, and uncertainty -- 2. Ecological economics: Paradigm or perspective / (K. Turner, C. Perrings, C. Folke) -- 3. Toward an integration of uncertainty, irreversibility, and complexity in environmental decision making / (S. Faucheux, G. Froger, G. Munda) -- 4. Emergent complexity and ecological economics / (S. Funtowicz, M. O'Connor, J. Ravetz) -- 5. Multi-criteria evaluation as a multidimensional approach to welfare measurement / (G. Munda) -- Part II. Macro-scale -- 6. Effective demand and weak sustainability: A macroeconomic model / (C.E. F. Young) -- 7. Theories of international trade and the environment: Comparison and critique / (C. van Beers, J. van den Bergh) -- 8. Trade, equity, and regional environmental sustainability / (J. Gowdy) -- 9. Sustainable agriculture and rural development in China: Past experiences and future potential / (F. Qu, A. Kuyvenhoven, N. Heerink, T. van Rheenen) -- 10. Structural change, growth, and dematerialization: An empirical analysis / (S. de Bruyn, J. van den Bergh, J. Opschoor) -- Part III. Ecosystem scale -- 11. Economic cultures and ecology in a small Caribbean island / (S. Cole) -- 12. Sustainability and rangeland management / (J. Arntzen) -- 13. Valuing ecosystem change: Theory and measurement / (S. Kask, J. Shogren, P. Morton) -- Part IV. Institutional scale: Policy and management options -- 14. Strategic planning for sustainable development in indonesia using natural resource accounts / (G.-M. Lange) -- 15. Limited knowledge and the precautionary principle: On the feasibility of environmental policies / (F. Hinterberger, G.Wegner) -- 16. Developing countries' primary exports and the internalizaiton of environmental externalities / (H. Kox) -- Index.
    Note: Papers presented at the third meeting of the International Society for Ecological Economics, held in San Jose, Costa Rica from October 24-28, 1994 , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781035303298
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 379 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Ayres, Robert U., 1932 - Industrial ecology
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    Keywords: Industrial ecology ; Wirtschaftskreislauf ; Umweltschutz
    Abstract: Industrial Ecology is perhaps the first serious attempt to go beyond general statements regarding the desirability of 'clean technology' and to assess realistically and quantitatively the range of practicable possibilities for reducing materials extraction, consumption and waste. This major new book examines strategic options for reducing wastes and pollution and increasing the productivity of materials. Using an industrial ecology perspective, the authors analyse thirteen generic cases of material, beginning with four families of metals (aluminium, chromium, copper and zinc), several families of chemicals (phosphates and fluorine; suphur-based, nitrogen-based and chlorine-based), silicon and several different types of waste. Opportunities for creating 'industrial ecosystems' by deliberate design are discussed as well as the use of low-value by-products as feed stocks for useful products. In addition to surveying the technological possibilities, the authors also consider the public interest, institutional barriers and the range of possible alternatives that might be applicable. Environmental scientists, economists, practitioners and policy makers will welcome Industrial Ecology's integrated approach and the emphasis which it places on resource productivity, materials cycle optimization and waste minimization
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: Materials perspective -- 2. Resource perspective -- 3. Alumina, aluminum and gallium -- 4. Copper, cobalt, silver and arsenic -- 5. Chromium sources, uses and losses -- 6. Zinc and cadmium -- 7. Sulfur and sulfuric acid -- 8. Phosphorus, fluorine and gypsum -- 9. Nitrogen-based chemicals -- 10. The chlor-alkali sector -- 11. Electronic grade silicon (egs) for semiconductors -- 12. Post-consumer packaging wastes -- 13. Scrap tires -- 14. Coal ash: Sources and possible uses -- 15. On industrial ecosystems -- 16. Summary and conclusions -- References -- Indexes.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-348) and indexes
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    ISBN: 9781782543022
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 269 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Jakobsson, Kristin M., 1957 - Contingent valuation and endangered species
    DDC: 338.4/33339516
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    Keywords: Artenvielfalt ; Zahlungsbereitschaftsanalyse ; Theorie ; Endangered species Economic aspects ; Endangered species Economic aspects ; Biodiversity conservation Economic aspects ; Biodiversity conservation Economic aspects ; Contingent valuation ; Umweltökonomie ; Öffentliches Gut ; Bewertung ; Wohlfahrtstheorie ; Australien ; Artenschutz ; Public-Choice-Theorie ; Zahlungsbereitschaft ; Victoria ; Artenreichtum ; Bedrohte Tiere ; Bedrohte Pflanzen ; Wirtschaftliche Betrachtungsweise
    Abstract: Contingent Valuation and Endangered Species provides a comprehensive and rigorous examination of the contingent valuation method as applied to the profound social problem of biodiversity conservation. The contingent valuation method allows the explicit identification and valuation of the non-use values of species in a way which has not been possible before. This new book offers a rigorous state-of-the-art evaluation of the theoretical and statistical issues central to the contingent valuation method as well as a hands-on account of the design, implementation and analysis of contingent valuation surveys of the benefits of species conservation. Contingent Valuation and Endangered Species includes a comprehensive account of efforts at endangered species protection in Australia and New Zealand as well as current developments in the United States. This comprehensive appraisal of the problems and economics of biodiversity conservation will be welcomed by researchers and practitioners as an explicit hands-on application of the contingent valuation method
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Foreword / (M. Hanemann) -- Part I: Environmental values: The institutional and biological setting for species conservation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. the institutional setting: The victorian flora and fauna guarantee act -- 3. Endangered species in victoria -- Part II: Welfare economic principles of species conservation -- 4. Welfare economic principles and issues -- 5. The economics of species conservation -- Part III: The contingent valuation method -- 6. The contingent valuation method -- 7. Estimating changes in welfare from discrete choice surveys -- Part IV: The survey application to species conservation -- 8. A contingent valuation survey of endangered species in victoria -- 9. Estimation of willingness to pay -- Part V: Conclusions -- 10. Conservation value: Estimation and methodological inference -- 11. From contingent valuation to species conservation policy -- References -- Subject Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-266) and index
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    ISBN: 9781035303045
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 488 pages) , illustrations, maps
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Environmental policy with political and economic integration
    DDC: 363.7/0094
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    Keywords: Europäische Union ; Umweltpolitik ; Föderalismus ; EU-Staaten ; USA ; Environmental policy ; Environmental policy ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Umweltpolitik ; Internationale Kooperation ; Umweltschutz ; Wirtschaft ; Problem ; Recht ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Außenhandel ; Internationales Umweltrecht ; Internationaler Umweltschutz ; European Union countries Economic policy ; United States Economic policy 1993-2001 ; USA ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Europäische Union ; USA ; Wirtschaftliche Integration ; Europäische Union ; USA ; Integration ; USA ; Europäische Union ; Umweltpolitik ; Integration ; Wirtschaftliche Integration ; Wirtschaftspolitik
    Abstract: Which level of government is most appropriate for environmental policy making in a confederal or federal system? How does the level of government at which policy is made and implemented affect the choice of policy instruments? This important new volume addresses these problems by comparing environmental policies and practices in the European Union and the United States. In Environmental Policy with Political and Economic Integration, a distinguished group of authors discusses how environmental policy in a federal or confederal system may differ both in theory and practice from that found in a unitary government system. After examining the framework for environmental policy in the EU and US, the authors present papers on their federal institutions, the economic forces affecting environmental governance, the choice of policy instruments, linkages between trade and environmental policy and environmental regulations within international trade negotiations. The final part brings together a series of case studies which sheds new light on the research questions formulated earlier in the book. Issues discussed include the regulation of agricultural pollution, global warming, ozone pollution and environmental security. In addition to its detailed discussion of environmental policy in the EU and the US, Environmental Policy with Political and Economic Integration will be essential reading for both scholars and policymakers concerned with designing and implementing regulations to protect the environment
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction / (J.B. Braden, H. Folmer, T.S. Ulen) -- Part I: the economic and philosophical foundations of environmental policy / (C.W. Howe, E.T. Freyfogle) -- Part II: the law and economics of authority in a federal system / (J.E. Pfander, P. Shapiro) -- Part III: the political economy of instrument choice / (K. Segerson, R. Pethig) -- Part IV: international trade and environmental policy / (C. Ford Runge, A. Ulph) -- Part V: Case studies of comparative environmental policies -- Section a: Agricultural pollution / (W. Brussard, M.R. Grossman, J.S. Shortle) -- Section b: Global warming / (L. Bergman, C.D. Kolstad) -- Section c: Tropospheric ozone pollution / (J.B. Braden, S. Proost) -- Section d: Environmental dimensions of national and international security / (K.H. Butts, S. Dalby) -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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