Environmental economics Books
Island Press Markets and the Environment, Second Edition
Book SynopsisA clear grasp of economics is essential to understanding why environmental problems arise and how we can address them. So it is with good reason that Markets and the Environment has become a classic text in environmental studies since its first publication in 2007. Now thoroughly revised with updated information on current environmental policy and real-world examples of market-based instruments, the primer is more relevant than ever. The authors provide a concise yet thorough introduction to the economic theory of environmental policy and natural resource management. They begin with an overview of environmental economics before exploring topics including cost-benefit analysis, market failures and successes, and economic growth and sustainability. Readers of the first edition will notice new analysis of cost estimation as well as specific market instruments, including municipal water pricing and waste disposal. Particular attention is paid to behavioural economics and cap-and-trade programmes for carbon. Throughout, Markets and the Environment is written in an accessible, student-friendly style. It includes study questions for each chapter, as well as clear figures and relatable text boxes. The authors have long understood the need for a book to bridge the gap between short articles on environmental economics and tomes filled with complex algebra. Markets and the Environment makes clear how economics influences policy, the world around us, and our own lives.
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Zone Books Discounting the Future: The Ascendancy of a
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Random House USA Inc Cheaper Faster Better
Book SynopsisInstant New York Times BestsellerClimate investor and activist Tom Steyer shows us how we can win the war on climate—and why fighting for a sustainable future can help bring meaning and prosperity to our lives.The consequences of climate change—rising waters, extreme weather, record temperatures—are transforming our lives, as global warming accelerates more rapidly than scientists predicted even a few years ago. At the same time, the clean energy revolution is forging ahead faster than nearly anyone anticipated. As Tom Steyer sees it, these two trends together create a moment like the one America faced during World War II: on the one hand, an existential threat that demands our collective action; on the other, an opportunity to lead the world, protect the planet, and set the stage for a new generation of shared economic prosperity.In 2012, Steyer walked away from the highly successful investment fund he founded to devote hi
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Stanford University Press ReversingDeforestation
Book SynopsisDire reports of surging deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon appear often in international headlines, with commentators decrying the destruction of tree-covered habitats as an act of environmental vandalism. Although forest losses are alarming, broader trends are bending in the direction of forest recovery. In this book, Brent Sohngen and Douglas Southgate address the long-term recovery of forests in Latin America. The authors synthesize trends in demography, agricultural development, and technological change, and argue that slower population growth and increasing crop and tree yieldsin conjunction with protecting local ownership of natural resourceshave encouraged forest transition. This book explores how market forces, ownership arrangements, and the enforcement of property rights have influenced this shift from net deforestation to net afforestation.Forest transitions have happened before, such as the recovery of tree-covered habitats in Europe and the United States. Sign
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Penguin Books Ltd Thank You for Being Late
Book SynopsisTHE NEW INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WORLD IS FLATWe all sense it: something big is going on. Life is speeding up, and it is dizzying. Here Thomas L. Friedman reveals the tectonic movements that are reshaping our world, how to adapt to this new age and why, sometimes, we all need to be late.''A master class ... As a guide for perplexed Westerners, this book is very hard to beat ... an honest, cohesive explanation for why the world is the way it is, without miracle cures or scapegoats'' John Micklethwait, The New York Times Book Review''Wonderful ... admirably honest ... injects a badly needed dose of optimism into the modern debate'' Gillian Tett, Financial Times''His main piece of advice for individuals, corporations, and countries is clear: Take a deep breath and adapt. This world isn''t going to wait for you'' Fortune''A humane and empathetic book'' David Henkin, The Washington PostTrade ReviewHis most ambitious book - part personal odyssey, part commonsense manifesto ... An honest, cohesive explanation for why the world is the way it is, without miracle cures or scapegoats. And that is why everybody should hope this book does very well indeed -- John Micklethwait * The New York Times *Engaging ... In some senses Thank You For Being Late is an extension of [Friedman's] previous works, woven in with wonderful personal stories (including admirably honest discussions about the nature of being a columnist). What gives Friedman's book a new twist is his belief that upheaval in 2016 is actually far more dramatic than earlier phases. -- Gillian Tett * Financial Times *
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Oxford University Press Inc Grand Transitions
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewGrand Transitions shows Vaclav Smil truly to be Bringing It All Back Home * John Roy Porter, Natures Sciences Sociétés *Vaclav Smil is my favorite author. * Bill Gates, GatesNotes *His book roams impressively around the globe and across five centuries as it asks big questions and searches for big answers. . . .His five-pack of grand transitions encompasses population, agriculture and diets, energy, economy, and environment. . . . anyone who hasn't read about these subjects since graduation will be awestruck by the amount of research that has gone into these vaguely familiar stories. Smil pulls recent studies together, throws in a few of his own, offers interpretive twists, and fills his account with delicious nuggets of information. (This book actually got me in trouble at home, as I kept asking my family, "Did you know..." about some gem of an anecdote.) * Andre Schmid, Literary Review of Canada *No one writes about the great issues of our time with more rigor or erudition than Vaclav Smil. Grand Transitions is at once sweeping, sobering, and profoundly informative. * Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction, winner of the Pulitzer Prize *An expert portrait of spectacular technical and economic advances that many in the 21st century enjoy but which exclude large segments of the population and are creating problems that may or may not be solvable. Ingenious, insightful, and disturbing. * Kirkus *Underpinned by mesmerizing data and deep analysis, Grand Transitions provides a clear and compelling framework for thinking about the future of energy, the environment, and the economy. A feast for anyone interested in the future of energy. A must read. * Atul Arya, Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit *Grand Transitions is the epitome of excellence in integrative systemic scientific analysis, anchored in a magisterial exploration of the main five transitions of mankind since civilizations emerged. And it provides a healthy antidote to the wishful thinking so prevalent today. Decision makers and the public should educate themselves with this authoritative evaluation, which will shape their decisions on how to ensure a harmonious, sustainable future for all. * Didier Sornette, Professor of Entrepreneurial Risks and Finance, ETH Zurich *For a generation, polymath Vaclav Smil has expounded on the big patterns in energy, food, and other means through which humans have transformed their environment. In Grand Transitions he has zoomed out even further to paint a picture of how the pieces fit together and to explain how the modern world works. In elegant prose with relentless attention to fact and reality-rare these days-he has written a masterpiece that forces you to think, disagree, wonder, and grapple with the accomplishments and challenges of today's industrial society. * David G. Victor, Professor of International Relations, University of California, San Diego *In Grand Transitions, Vaclav Smil reminds us of the fundamental point that the economy cannot be untethered from nature. Technological ingenuity has loosened the links, but the outlook for economic gains--or losses--is inextricably tied to the dynamics of population change, and of food and energy production. * Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge *Investing requires quantification of impact. But Vaclav Smil convincingly challenges the increased reliance on applying mathematical modelling to single-frame narratives. He steadily illustrates why such approaches seldom provide useful enough insights, as they tend to ignore technical constraints and biospheric limits. * Philippe Rohner, Pictet Asset Management *Smil offers a sweeping account of the deep material forces that have shaped the modern world... He tells a remarkable story of the human capacity to innovate, build, and integrate societies across vast distances. * Foreign Affairs *Smil is a conjurer with numbers. In Grand Transitions, he works to show just how thoroughly this is now a planet of our making--and how rapidly the transformation is still happening. * Washington Post *Table of Contents1. Epochal Transitions 2. Populations 3. Agricultures and Diets 4. Energies 5. Economies 6. Environment 7. Outcomes and Outlooks
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Oxford University Press Conserving Chinas Northwest Frontier
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Oxford University Press, USA Industrial Transformation in the Developing World
Book Synopsis''Grow first, clean up later'' environmental strategies in the developing economies of East Asia - China, Korea, and Taiwan in Northeast Asia and Indonesia, Malaysia, the Phillippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam in Southeast Asia - pose a critical regional and global sustainability challenge in this area of continuing rapid urban-based industrial growth. It is the most polluted region in the world.Whilst being at the leading edge of the processes of urbanization, industrialization, and globalization these economies are in the midst, not at the end, of their urban-industrial transformations. During the next 25 years urban populations in the region are expected roughly to double, and most of the industrial capital stock that will be on the ground by 2030 has not yet been built. Given East Asia''s growing size in the world''s economy and ecology, and its increasingly polluted environment, this looming urban-industrial transformation is both a challenge and an opportunity. Unless steps are taken now to make this transformation more sustainable, East Asia''s, and the world''s, environmental future is likely to deteriorate seriously.Using detailed case studies and rigorous empirical analyses Rock and Angel, leading experts in this field, show that East Asian governments have found institutionally unique ways to overcome the sustainability challenge. As a result of these findings, they demonstrate how even low income economies in the rest of the world can use regulatory polices, industrial policies, and an openness to trade and foreign investment that will increase the competitiveness of their firms whilst improving their environmental performance, thus proving an important antidote to those who argue that poor countries cannot afford to clean up their environment whilst their economies remain under-developed.Table of Contents1. East Asia's Sustainability Challenge ; 2. Late Industrialization and Technological Capabilities Building ; 3. Policy Integration: From Technology Upgrading to Industrial Environmental Improvement ; 4. The Role of Environmental Regulatory Agencies in Sustainability: Korea and Indonesia ; 5. Globalization, Opennes to Trade and Investment, Technology Transfer and Technology and the Environment: The Cement Industry in East Asia ; 6. Win-Win Environmental Intensity or Technique Effects and Technological Learning: Evidence from Siam City Cement ; 7. Impact of Multinational Corporations' Firm-Based Environmental Standards on Subsidiaries and their Suppliers: Evidence from Motorola-Penang ; 8. Global Standards and the Environmental Performance of Industry ; 9. Implications for other Industrializing Economies ; 10. Prospects for Policy Integration in Low Income Economies ; 11. Bibliography
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MIT Press The Ecology Politic
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Yale University Press Prosperity in the FossilFree Economy
Book SynopsisA blueprint for creating sustainable businesses, emphasizing the power and potential of cooperative modelsTrade Review“If we are going to transform our energy systems at the pace physics requires, nothing could be more important than replacing turbo-charged hyper-individualistic capitalism with some of the cooperative schemes explored in this revealing book."—Bill McKibben, author Deep Economy “Melissa Scanlan's pioneering book begins with a powerful vision and then shows us how to achieve it, highlighting the cooperative and other alternative business forms as we navigate big transitions ahead.”—Gus Speth, co-editor of The New Systems Reader and author of Red Sky at Morning “Combining a critique of current business law with her deep understanding of environmental law, Melissa Scanlan successfully argues that cooperative business structures can and should be looked to as a route for social entrepreneurs.”—Dana Brakman Reiser, Brooklyn Law School “Melissa Scanlan powerfully demonstrates that new principles are needed—and are eminently practical and possible—to move beyond the ecologically destructive and inequality generating economic structures of our challenged era.”—Gar Alperovitz, author What Then Must We Do? and CoFounder, The Democracy Collaborative “At a time when calls for a democratic, sustainable, and equitable economy grow ever louder, this book challenges corporations to shift away from maximizing profits for shareholders, and provides best practices and proposals to promote this change.”—Alexandre Peñalver i Cabré, University of Barcelona
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National Academies Press Seeing into the Earth Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications
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Elsevier Science European Glacial Landscapes
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I Introduction 1. Introduction to the Holocene glacial landscapes 2. Homogenisation of cosmic-ray exposure ages 3. Quaternary interglacials 4. Synthesis of Holocene glacial landscapes in Europe Part II Climate changes during the Holocene in eastern North Atlantic and Europe 5. Introduction to the Holocene climate 6. Greenlandian Stage (Early Holocene, 11.7_8.2 ka) 7. Northgrippian Stage (Middle Holocene, 8.2_4.2 ka) 8. Meghalayan Stage (Late Holocene, 4.2 ka_present) 9. Synthesis and perspectives: drivers, rhythms, and spatial patterns of Holocene climate change Part III The European glacial landforms during Holocene 10. Holocene glacial landscapes of the Russian Arctic and the Urals 11. Holocene glacial landscapes of Svalbard 12. Holocene glacial history and landforms of Iceland 13. Early Holocene glacial landscapes and final-stage deglaciation of the Fennoscandian Ice Sheet 14. Holocene glacial landscapes of the Scandinavian Peninsula 15. Holocene glacial and periglacial landscapes of Britain and Ireland 16. Glacial landscape evolution during the Holocene in Northern Central Europe 17. Glacial landscape evolution during the Holocene in the Tatra Mountains 18. Glacial landscape evolution during the Holocene in the Romanian Carpathians 19. Holocene glacier variations in the Northern Caucasus, Russia 20. Holocene glacier variations in the Alps 21. The Pyrenees: glacial landforms from the Holocene 22. Holocene glacial landscapes of the Iberian Mountains 23. Holocene glacial landscape of the Apennine Mountains 24. Holocene glacial landscapes of the Atlas Mountains, Morocco 25. Holocene glacial landscapes of the Balkans 26. Holocene glacial landscapes of the Anatolian Peninsula Part IV Synthesis of the European Landscapes during the Holocene 27. The European Glacial Landscapes from the Early Holocene 28. The European Glacial Landscapes from the Middle Holocene 29. The European glacial landscapes from the Late Holocene 30. Recent evolution and perspectives of European glacial landscapes
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Environmental Economics In Theory and Practice
Book SynopsisNICK HANLEY is Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Stirling, UK.JASON F. SHOGREN is Stroock Distinguished Professor of Natural Resource Conservation and Management at the University of Wyoming, USA. BEN WHITE is Profesor and Head of the School of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Western Australia, Australia.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Brief History of Pollution
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1994, this book links the distant past with the urgent problems of today, taking the reader on a literary and scientific tour of global pollution from pre-history to the post-industrial age. Ancient problems such as lead poisoning in Rome and water pollution in Mesopotamia provide the background to a discussion of modern catastrophes including the hole in the ozone layer, climate change and the global drinking water crisis. The book chronicles 800 years of pollution in London, charts the growth of environmental activism and spotlights the rise of the consumer society as the driving force behind today's malaise. Table of Contents1. A Brief History of Pollution 2. The City as Source of Pollution 3. Why Care? Pollution, Nature and Ethics 4. The First Consumer Revolution 5. Water Pollution and Chemical Contamination 6. The Poisoned Atmosphere 7. An All Consuming Passion 8. Energy and Survival 9. Pollution in the Making: The Example of Asia 10. The Politics of Pollution
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CRC Press Plastic Pollution
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Sustainable Markets for Sustainable Business
Book SynopsisAround the world the focus is on the relationship between ethics and governance codes and how widely this should be interpreted. Sustainability has three main accepted dimensions: economic growth, social responsibility, and environmental protection. It is a truly multidimensional and multidisciplinary concept, and one which directly affects the risks and opportunities for markets and businesses. In three distinct parts, Sustainable Markets for Sustainable Business explores the relationship between markets and business and sustainable development, as well as issues such as climate change, pollution, land degradation and biodiversity loss. Firstly the authors, all experts from around the world, consider a variety of theoretical issues concerned with sustainability in the new environment. In Part Two the emphasis is on looking at these issues in the market and business practice under various guises. Although every chapter contains discussion and recommended solutions, the final part specTrade Review’Professor Aras has tackled the very timely subject of business sustainability. She has put together a global perspective that presents best practices, discusses the role of businesses and markets, and provides examples of innovative approaches. The book will be a valuable resource not only for scholars but also for the wider business community and policy makers.’ Reena Aggarwal, Georgetown Center for Financial Markets and Policy, USA ’This work demonstrates the multi-dimensional elements of sustainability, moving beyond conceptions of sustainable enterprise and industry, to ask fundamental questions regarding the sustainability of markets. Can markets be made to work towards sustainable development rather than environmental destruction? The book highlights how new modes of regulation, governance, incentives and strategic thinking are essential to reformulate the fundamental objectives and operations of economic endeavour towards sustainable goals.’ Thomas Clarke, University of Technology, Sydney, AustraliaTable of ContentsPart 1 Theoretical Perspectives and Current Issues: Causality and interaction: sustainable markets and sustainable business. The need for a theoretical reexamination of sustainability in economics and business. The relationship between sustainable markets and sustainable development. Part 2 Corporate and Market Approaches: The corporate world and sustainability: eco-efficiency and the doxic shareholder value. The role of small and medium-sized enterprises in sustainable development. The governance mindset: is sustainability a board issue? Sustainability issues in corporate social responsibility and strategy: sustainable or temporary competitive advantage in today's dynamic environment? Part 3 Future Perspectives and Solutions: Systemic crises in global markets: in search of regulatory and sustainable solutions. Disclosure of corporate environmental, social and governance data: toward effective and sustainable systems. What is sustainable: the need for sufficient reporting and its accounting implications. The future perspectives: what do we need for market and business sustainability?
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CRC Press Global Cooling
Book SynopsisThis book redefines climate protection measures and readjusts climate protection targets in line with what is scientifically necessary and economically feasible. The reader is provided with an overview of recent developments and failings in, and successful instruments for, fighting climate change and global warming.Effective climate protection measures rest on two pillars: stopping all greenhouse gas emissions and cleaning the atmosphere of spare carbon. Both are possible, if the use of fossil fuels in the energy, transport, construction and chemistry sectors is terminated and the decision is made to consistently switch to a world economy with zero emissions instead. Global Feed-in-Tariffs can provide incentives for renewable energies as the German Feed-in-Tariff has proven â a measure which has been copied by almost 70 nations around the world. At the same time agricultural practices are necessary to support an increase in biodiversity, e.g. re-greening the desert, afforestaTable of ContentsAbout the book series Editorial board Foreword by Caio Koch-Weser Foreword by Mark Z. Jacobson About the author Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 1.1 The purpose of this book 1.2 Renewable energy as a jobs miracle 1.3 Renewable energy is not an economic burden 1.4 Renewable energy does not increase prices for energy customers 1.5 Renewable energy as the most effective climate protection measure 1.6 Renewable energy can grow much faster than generally assumed 1.7 Success of biological agriculture in Germany 1.8 The Success of green chemistry in Germany 1.9 Poverty reduction with renewable energy and biological agriculture2. The crisis of the fossil-atomic age is accelerating dramatically 2.1 The disasters are increasing as a result of global warming 2.2 Fossil fuel raw materials cause more than just climate problems 2.3 Fukushima has once again revealed the uncontrollability of nuclear energy 2.4 Global warming speeds up dramatically: Tipping points and political failure3. Low carbon: pseudo-solutions for climate protection 3.1 Carbon capture and storage (CCS) 3.2 Nuclear energy 3.3 Industrial, intensive agriculture 3.4 Transport systems with more efficient use of fossil fuels 3.5 Geoengineering4. Cooling of the Earth is possible: in some decades 330 ppm CO2 can be achieved 4.1 First pillar: zero emission 4.2 Second pillar: carbon removal from the atmosphere5. Policy measures for cooling the Earth 5.1 The necessity and effect of state regulations to redirect global financial flows 5.2 Demand-oriented innovation policies break the vicious circle of obstacles to innovation 5.3 The EEG as an example of an effective State regulation to divert private cash flows into climate protection 5.4 The permission problems 5.5 State regulations required for effective climate protection 5.6 Policy measures with little or nil effectiveness for climate protection6. The key role of the financial sector as political climate protection motor References Subject index
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Cambridge University Press The Skeptical Environmentalist Measuring the Real
Book SynopsisThe Skeptical Environmentalist challenges widely held beliefs that the environmental situation is getting worse and worse. The author, himself a former member of Greenpeace, is critical of the way in which many environmental organisations make selective and misleading use of the scientific evidence. Using the best available statistical information from internationally recognised research institutes, BjÃrn Lomborg systematically examines a range of major environmental problems that feature prominently in headline news across the world. His arguments are presented in non-technical, accessible language and are carefully backed up by over 2500 footnotes allowing readers to check sources for themselves. Concluding that there are more reasons for optimism than pessimism, BjÃrn Lomborg stresses the need for clear-headed prioritisation of resources to tackle real, not imagined problems. The Skeptical Environmentalist offers readers a non-partisan stocktaking exercise that serves as a useful coTrade Review'This is one of the most valuable books on public policy - not merely on environmental policy - to have been written for the intelligent reader in the past ten years … The Skeptical Environmentalist is a triumph.' The Economist'… a superbly documented and readable book.' Wall Street Journal'The Skeptical Environmentalist should be read by every environmentalist, so that the appalling errors of fact the environmental movement has made in the past are not repeated. A brilliant and powerful book.' Matt Ridley, author of Genome'The Skeptical Environmentalist is perhaps the most important book about the environment since Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (1962) awakened the world to the dangers of unrestrained economic growth.' Jason Cowley, New Statesman'Bjorn Lomborg is an outstanding representative of the 'new breed' of political scientists - mathematically-skilled and computer-adept. In this book he shows himself also to be a hard-headed, empirically-oriented analyst. Surveying a vast amount of data and taking account of a wide range of more and less informed opinion about environmental threats facing the planet, he comes to a balanced assessment of which ones are real and which over-hyped. In vigorous informal style, he indicates what needs to be done to address the real environmental hazards - and what needs not to be done about those turning out to be pseudo-problems.' Jack Hirshleifer, University of California, Los Angeles'A new book is about to overturn our most basic assumptions about the world's environment. Far from going to hell in a handcart, it is improving by almost all measures. Those things not getting better are getting worse at a slower rate.' Anthony Browne, Observer'Lomborg's challenge will have to be met … he has given an important challenge to the scientific establishment that is not only good for science, but damned necessary to it.' Fortean Times'When Lomborg concludes that '… the loss of the world's rainforests, of fertile agricultural land, the ozone layer and of the climate balance are terrible …' I agree. But we also need debate, and this book provides us with that in generous amounts. If you, like I do, belong to the people who dare to think the world is making some progress, but always with mistakes to be corrected, this book makes important reading.' Lars Kristoferson, Secretary General, WWF Sweden'Lomborg's book has drawn considerable attention. Although it may cause problems for the more militant and political environmentalists, it should be welcomed by anyone genuinely concerned about the environment. … Lomborg's book sheds needed light on the real state of the world. I recommend it to anyone interested in our global environment … The Skeptical Environmentalist is the most valuable book available in many years on public policy in general, not only environmental policy in particular. It should be required reading for all legislators, government bureaucrats and corporate executives who preside over the ever-increasing array of environmental regulations and politics. John P. Bluemle, Geotimes'Whatever your standpoint, The Skeptical Environmentalist will make indispensable reading.' Mail on Sunday'A brilliant book … All in all, this is a must-have/must read book. Don't take my word for it. Check it out for yourself.' Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy'… his book is the Christmas present for a rational future.' The Chemical Engineer'… it should be welcomed by anyone genuinely concerned about the environment.' Environmental Geology'The Skeptical Environmentalist marks a critical environmental moment … We can forget those dreary old idols: Paul Ehrlich, Lester Brown with his Worldwatch Institute, Greenpeace and all the others. They have been exiled into the darkness. Eco-optimism can begin to rise over the Earth. After Lomborg, the environmental movement will begin to wither.' National Post'Bjorn Lomborg's book is hugely beneficial for a debate that has been one-sided.' The Financial TimesTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. The Litany: 1. Things are getting better; 2. Why do we hear so much bad news?; Part II. Human Welfare: 3. Measuring human welfare; 4. Life expectancy and health; 5. Food and hunger; 6. Prosperity; 7. Conclusion; Part III. Can Human Prosperity Continue?: 8. Are we living on borrowed time?; 9. Will we have enough food; 10. Forests - are we losing them?; 11. Energy; 12. Non-energy resources; 13. Water; 14. Conclusion; Part IV. Pollution: 15. Air pollution; 16. Acid rain and forest death; 17. Indoor air pollution; 18. Allergies and asthma; 19. Water pollution; 20. Waste: running out of space?; 21. Conclusion; Part V. Tomorrow's Problems: 22. Our chemical fears; 23. Biodiversity; 24. Global warming; Part VI. The Real State of the World: 25. Predicament or progress?; Notes; Bibliography.
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Cambridge University Press Adapting to Climate Change
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Pluto Press Just Transitions Social Justice in the Shift
Book SynopsisHow can we secure jobs in the shift towards sustainable production?Trade Review'Just Transition has become a broad concept providing justification for very different interest groups. Going back to its roots, the authors of this book recover its radical edge by showing what Just Transition means within a concrete social context. Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the true meaning of the concept' -- Bela Galgoczi, Senior Researcher at the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), Brussels'Just Transitions gets the politics, economics, and the morality right - this book shows us the way!' -- Joseph B. Uehlein, Founding President of the Labor Network for Sustainability'This brilliant book demonstrates how the concept of a 'just transition' has become a battlefield. It should be at the heart of a powerful narrative strengthening justice and sustainability; instead it is appropriated by powerful forces blocking the revolutionary change that the climate crisis requires. Readers will be forced to choose sides' -- Jacklyn Cock, author of 'The War Against Ourselves Nature, Power and Justice''Would forestalling a climate catastrophe lead to a crisis for workers? Just Transitions provides historical perspective, thoughtful analysis, and revealing case studies demonstrating that a just transition for workers is difficult, but indeed possible' -- Jeremy Brecher, author of 'Against Doom: A Climate Insurgency Manual''This path breaking volume validates the concept of a Just Transition while intellectually combating attempts to appropriate it and empty it of its transformative potential. If you are serious about climate politics this is an essential read' -- Vishwas Satgar, Principal Investigator for Emancipatory Futures Studies at the University of Witwatersrand'When Just Transition is discussed by governments and academics, what it means for workers who experience the effects of climate change and for unions who are responsible for protecting their members' rights often gets lost. This collection of excellent papers seeks to explore who the term is for, and the politics underlying the concept' -- David Uzzell, co-editor of 'Trade Unions in the Green Economy: Working for the Environment''To tackle the climate crisis without tackling social inequality will be impossible. 'Just transition' is meant as a concept to integrate both crises. Covering countries around the world, this work lays out why both crises need to be confronted simultaneously and how this might be achieved' -- Nora Rathzel, co-author of 'Transnational Corporations from the Standpoint of Workers''This book puts the demand for a Just Transition right at the heart of the discussion around the Green New Deal. It situates the need for internationalism and demonstrates how a radical vision of Just Transition can ensure that workers in neither the global North nor the global South end up being sacrificed in the name of the climate emergency' -- Asad Rehman, Executive Director at War on WantTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Acronyms Acknowledgements Introduction: The Genealogy and Contemporary Politics of Just Transitions - Dimitris Stevis (Colorado State University, USA), Edouard Morena (University of London Institute in Paris, France) and Dunja Krause (United Nations Research Institute for Social Development) 1. 'No Jobs on a Dead Planet': The International Trade Union Movement and Just Transition - Anabella Rosemberg (Greenpeace) 2. Business in Just Transition: The Never-Ending Story of Corporate Sustainability - Nils Moussu (Université de Lausanne, Switzerland) 3. Australian Business: Embracing, Reconceptualising or Ignoring a Just Transition in Australia - Caleb Goods (University of Western Australia, Australia) 4. Tales From the Frontlines: Building a People-Led Just Transition in Jackson, Mississippi - Kali Akuno (Cooperation Jackson, USA) 5. What Transition? Collectively Imagining a Just and Low-Carbon Future for Río Negro, Argentina - Martín Álvarez Mullally (Observatorio Petrolero Sur, Argentina), Fernando Cabrera Christiansen (Observatorio Petrolero Sur, Argentina) and Laura Maffei (Sustainlabor, Argentina) 6. Resource Rich and Access Poor: Securing a Just Transition to Renewables in South Africa - Sandra van Niekerk (Public Services International Research Unit, UK) 7. The Story of Coal in Germany: A Model for Just Transition in Europe? - Alexander Reitzenstein (E3G, Germany), Sabrina Schulz (E3G, Germany) and Felix Heilmann (E3G, Germany) 8. A Top-Down Transition: A Critical Account of Canada’s Government-Led Phase-Out of the Coal Sector - Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Canada) and Ian Hussey (Parkland Institute, Canada) 9. Just Transition Solutions and Challenges in a Neoliberal and Carbon-Intensive Economy - Darryn Snell (RMIT University, Australia) Notes on Contributors Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Power of Just Doing Stuff How Local Action
Book SynopsisSomething is stirring. People around the world are deciding that the well-being of their community and its economy lies with them. They''re people like you. They''ve had enough, and, rather than waiting for permission, they''re rolling up their sleeves, getting together with friends and neighbours, and doing something about it. Whether they start small or big, they''re finding that just doing stuff can transform their neighbourhoods and their lives. The Power of Just Doing Stuff argues that this shift represents the seeds of a new economy - the answer to our desperate search for a new way forward - and at its heart is people deciding that change starts with them. Communities worldwide are already modelling a more local economy rooted in place, in well-being, in entrepreneurship, and in creativity. And it works. Packed with inspiring real-life examples of how to change things, this book ties in with the increasing focus on community action during tough economic times. ThisTrade ReviewRob Hopkins reminds us how actions speak louder than words, and he does it with practical examples and the passion of someone who has successfully practiced what he writes about. * Tony Juniper, author and campaigner *There's no one on earth who's just done more stuff--and inspired more doing--than Rob Hopkins. This book shows how you can Do Stuff Too! * Bill McKibben, author, environmentalist, and co-founder of 350.org *Rob Hopkins has done more to change the way that we live in the past 10 years than any one else in Britain. Because he has given people the tools to create change for themselves. It is beautifully simple and incredibly powerful. * Monty Don, gardener, writer and broadcaster *There's a buzz around this book, and its message, that give great grounds for optimism on topics that are often rather doom-laden. Its true power lies in the fact that its many smart ideas are already underway. * Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, writer, broadcaster and campaigner *Rob Hopkins is a master at doing stuff. He makes the necessary look desirable and possible. Hopkins has understood that paths are made by walking and that what matters is taking steps. Dealing with global challenges will need important rules set at high levels, but we will only survive and thrive if we become enchanted by positive change locally, where we experience the world. This book is that spell to help rapid transition happen. * Andrew Simms, nef Fellow and author of Cancel the Apocalypse *I see [Transition] as a wonderful combination of civic local engagement and a worldwide network. In many towns throughout the world people get together, finding community, enthusiastic about the idea of together envisioning a future model for their town that will make it worth living in. * Horst Köhler, former German president and former president of the IMF *Rob Hopkins' book is a truly unique piece of work that anyone who cares about our future in this densely populated and threatened world should read. It offers original thought and clear analysis. It also combines realism and hope. * Jonathan Dimbleby, writer and broadcaster *Table of ContentsIntroduction Why we need to do something Opening the door to new possibilities The power of just getting on with it Daring to dream: where we could end up A few closing thoughts Next steps Notes Resources Index
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Cambridge University Press The Great Reconfiguration
Book SynopsisThis book is intended for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners interested in the dynamics and governance of low-carbon transitions. Drawing on the Multi-Level Perspective, it develops a whole system reconfiguration approach that explains how the incorporation of multiple innovations can cumulatively reconfigure existing systems. The book focuses on UK electricity, heat, and mobility systems, and it systematically analyses interactions between radical niche-innovations and existing (sub)systems across techno-economic, policy, and actor dimensions in the past three decades. Comparative analysis explains why the unfolding low-carbon transitions in these three systems vary in speed, scope, and depth. It evaluates to what degree these transitions qualify as Great Reconfigurations and assesses the future potential for, and barriers to, deeper low-carbon system transitions. Generalising across these systems, broader lessons are developed about the roles of incumbent firms, governance Trade Review'One of the most exciting additions to sustainability science over the last decade has come from the vibrant community of researchers exploring historical transitions in socio-technical systems. In The Great Reconfiguration, two leaders of that community offer a lucid summary and extension of the relevant theory, use that theory to explain the complex co-evolution of today's interlinked production-consumption systems, and conclude with practical guidance for the interventions to promote more sustainable development pathways to the future.' William C. Clark, Harvard University'To protect the climate the world needs a massive transformation in its energy system. Policy makers and scholars need reliable guides from history for how those transformations can occur. Here is that guide-a book steeped in rich detail about how the world really works along with a fresh look at the big picture of how transformations come from interlocking technological and social processes.' David Victor, University of California, San Diego'One of the most analytically rich and robust assessments of low-carbon transitions I have ever seen, with an excellent application to various sectors in the United Kingdom. The comparative treatment of heat, electricity, and mobility is compelling and apt, the connections to broader issues of climate governance or system reconfiguration strong. Ground-breaking in its conceptualising but down-to-earth in its policy implications, I recommend this for students and professional researchers alike.' Benjamin K. Sovacool, University of Sussex'Now that most people agree that climate change is a real problem, the big debate is about how to solve it, and whether this demands marginal reforms to the economy, a wholesale revolution of industrial and capitalist society, or something lying between these two extremes. Relying on extensive empirical research, Geels and Turnheim convincingly map out a viable middle path - the reconfiguration of key production-consumption systems - that is already beginning to achieve the emissions reductions we need, while being politically pragmatic and feasible.' Tony Patt, ETH Zürich'A rapid reconfiguration of large parts of the global economy is now essential for our survival. Geels and Turnheim look deeply into how such change can happen, what holds it back, and how we can speed it up. An essential guide.' Simon Sharpe, Director of Economics for the United Nations Climate Action Champions'In many of the energy policy fields, technological and market-oriented fixes dominate both thinking and program design. Sustainability transitions research has helped to remove the tunnel vision of those frameworks to see the complex web of sociotechnical relationships. Within the field of sustainability transitions research, the multilevel perspective of Geels, Turnheim, and colleagues is arguably the most influential approach. The Great Reconfiguration shows how taking into account the complex relationships among actors, technologies, and governance can help to identify opportunities for change that would otherwise be overlooked. This book is the definitive statement of the new developments in the multilevel systems approach and its contribution to transition policy research.' David J. Hess, Vanderbilt University'Geels and Turnheim are to be congratulated on an impressive volume that offers remarkable insight into the progress made in decarbonizing the electricity, heat, and mobility systems in the UK over the past three decades. The book's strength lies in its comprehensive analysis of system realignment within and across these three crucial domains. And it is a testament to the advances which have been made by contemporary transition scholarship over the last decade. It will interest both researchers and practitioners and reveals the power and analytical sweep of contemporary transition scholarship. James Meadowcroft, Carleton University'This book clearly shows the power of sustainability transition research for identifying ways to mitigate the climate crisis. It advances a new and important agenda through its focus on how multiple innovations reconfigure several systems. It pairs an excellent theoretical framing with rich and well-structured empirical cases. A must read for anyone interested to understand how sustainability transitions happen.' Johan Schot, Utrecht University'This is a great book. Not only does it bring together two leading scholars from complementary disciplines into a rich synthesis. It applies their combined insights to a practical study of low carbon transitions, of different sectors in the UK, and their very different stages. As such, it has a very practical foundation and focus which is often lacking in academic books, and combines its theoretical insights to justify the title: it, indeed, illuminates The Great Reconfiguration.' Michael Grubb, University College London'In the last two decades, research on transitions has blossomed, enabling academics across the world to work together more effectively. In this impressive new book, two of the leading exponents of transitions thinking assemble a wealth of empirical material to reconfigure the academic state of the art with the laudable aim of positively impacting public policy. It is 'big' social science at its best.' Andrew Jordan, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research'The strongest contribution of the book is explicit attention to persuading the public to take inconvenient and sometimes costly action to address climate change; without this, even reformist measures may not be adopted … Recommended.' T. Brennan, ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction; 2. Conceptualising socio-technical system reconfiguration; 3. Methodology; 4. Electricity system; 5. Passenger mobility systems; 6. Heat domain; 7. Conclusions; References.
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Cambridge University Press Chinese Global Environmentalism
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Cambridge University Press An Introduction to Energy Economics and Policy
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Cambridge University Press Climate Economics and Finance
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Water Management and Violent Conflict in East
Book SynopsisThis book examines the complex interrelationships between water availability, governance and violent and non-violent conflicts, drawing on in-depth case studies of Lake Naivasha in Kenya and Lake Wamala in Uganda.When international economic endeavours like flower farming, oil exploration and extensive rice growing are coupled with a government''s prioritization of economic development, not only does this lead to the commercialization of water resources but it also creates conflicts between national, regional and local stakeholders. Often overlooked in existing literature, such is the case even in water abundant areas like Lake Naivasha and Lake Wamala. Presenting a comparative study, the book provides a unique perspective on multifunctional water use and illustrates how politically and economically motivated water use increases violent tensions over access to and the use of freshwater resources. The coverage stretches from international and national agencies to NGOs, economicTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Method and framework: The tool to assess the multi-level stakeholder network 3. The geographical and stakeholder characteristics of Lake Naivasha and Lake Wamala 4. The nexus of political and economic vulnerability, adaptation and resilience 5. Water access and (violent) conflict: How economic development and (de)centralization result in water insecurity 6. From conflict to co-operation: rethinking water as a generator of peace
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Taylor & Francis CostBenefit Analysis
Book SynopsisNow in its third edition, Cost-Benefit Analysis has been updated, offering readers the perfect introduction to project, programme and policy appraisal using basic tools of financial and economic analysis.The key economic questions of any social cost-benefit analysis are: do the benefits of the project or policy exceed the costs, no matter how widely costs and benefits are spread, and irrespective of whether or not project impacts, such as environmental effects, are reflected in market prices? And which group or groups of individuals receive the benefits and which bear the costs? This book addresses these questions with an emphasis on putting the theory presented in the book into practice.This third edition has several attractive features: Readers are encouraged to develop their own skills by applying the tools and techniques of cost-benefit analysis to case studies and examples, including an analysis of a project which is developed throughout the bTable of ContentsList of figures xi List of tables xiv List of examples xvi List of Technical Notes xvii Preface xviii Acknowledgements xxii Notes to the instructor xxiv Chapter 1: Introduction to cost-benefit analysis 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 The Referent Group 6 1.3 The structure of the cost-benefit model 8 1.4 The use of spreadsheets in cost-benefit analysis 11 1.5 The rationale for public projects 14 1.6 The role of the analyst 16 1.7 Further reading 17 Exercises 17 Chapter 2: Project appraisal: principles 19 2.1 Introduction 19 2.2 Project appraisal from an individual viewpoint 19 2.3 Investment opportunities in the economy as a whole 22 2.4 The algebra of NPV and IRR calculations 23 2.5 Annuities and perpetuities 30 2.6 The Rule of 72 34 2.7 Economic depreciation and the annual cost of capital 35 2.8 Treatment of inflation in project appraisal 36 2.9 Incorporating a risk factor in the discount rate 38 2.10 Further reading 39 Exercises 39 Chapter 3: Project appraisal: decision-rules 40 3.1 Introduction 40 3.2 Discounted cash flow analysis in practice 40 3.3 Discounting and the time value of money 41 3.4 Using Annuity Tables 44 3.5 Using investment decision-making criteria 45 The Net Present Value (NPV) criterion 45 The Benefit-Cost Ratio decision-rule 47 The Internal Rate of Return (IRR) criterion 48 Problems with the IRR decision criterion 51 Problems with the NPV decision criterion 53 3.6 Using spreadsheets 59 3.7 Further reading 64 Exercises 64 Chapter 4: Private cost-benefit analysis: financial appraisal 68 4.1 Introduction 68 4.2 Benefits and costs measured as cash flows 69 Identifying project inputs and outputs 69 Valuing inputs and outputs at market prices 70 Characteristics of cash flows 70 4.3 Inflation and relative prices 72 4.4 Incremental or relative cash flows 74 4.5 Capital costs and the treatment of depreciation 76 4.6 Interest charges, financing flows and cash flow on equity 78 4.7 Taxation and after-tax net cash flows 83 4.8 The discount rate 84 4.9 Summary of the relationship between the Market Analysis and the Private Analysis 85 4.10 Derivation of project private cash flows using spreadsheets 85 4.11 Further reading 91 Appendix to Chapter 4: Case Study of International Cloth Products 91 Exercises 97 Chapter 5: Cost-benefit analysis and economic efficiency 99 5.1 Introduction 99 5.2 The competitive market 100 5.3 Shadow-pricing project inputs and outputs 103 5.4 Shadow-pricing marketed inputs 104 Materials 105 Labour 109 Capital 117 Land 118 Rules for shadow-pricing marketed inputs 118 5.5 Shadow-pricing marketed outputs 119 Rules for shadow-pricing marketed outputs 124 5.6 The efficiency pricing rules: summary 124 5.7 Corrective taxation: the modified efficiency pricing rules 125 5.8 How to determine which pricing rule to follow 126 5.9 Shadow-pricing public funds 128 5.10 Shadow-pricing foreign exchange 133 5.11 The discount rate 133 5.12 Worked examples 136 Efficiency analysis of the National Fruit Growers (NFG) Project 136 Cost-benefit analysis of the 55 mph speed limit 140 5.13 Further reading 141 Appendix to Chapter 5: Economic Efficiency Analysis of the ICP Case Study 142 Exercises 146 Chapter 6: The distribution of project net benefits 149 6.1 Introduction 149 6.2 How to identify Referent Group net benefits in practice 150 6.3 Some examples of the classification of net benefits 154 Shadow-prices on project inputs 154 Shadow-prices on project outputs 160 6.4 Corrective taxation 161 6.5 Further examples 166 6.6 Lessons from the examples 168 6.7 Worked example: Referent Group Analysis of National Fruit Growers’ (NFG) Project 168 6.8 Further reading 171 Appendix 1 to Chapter 6: Referent Group net benefits in the ICP Case Study 171 Appendix 2 to Chapter 6: Incorporating the public funds cost premium in the ICP Case Study 177 Exercises 180 Chapter 7: Consumer and producer surplus in cost-benefit analysis 182 7.1 Introduction 182 7.2 Real versus pecuniary effects 183 7.3 Consumer surplus 184 Aggregating consumer surplus measures 185 The significance of income distribution 186 7.4 Producer surplus 186 7.5 Accounting for output price changes 186 Benefits of urban transport projects 187 Benefits of worker training 193 Producer benefits from an irrigation project 196 7.6 Accounting for input price changes 201 7.7 Price changes in other markets 203 7.8 Classification of consumer and producer surplus changes 204 7.9 Further reading 205 Appendix 1 to Chapter 7: Allowing for an increase in the skilled wage in the ICP Case Study 206 Appendix 2 to Chapter 7: Compensating and equivalent variation 209 Exercises 215 Chapter 8: Non-market valuation 217 8.1 Introduction 217 8.2 Causes of market failure 217 8.3 Valuing environmental costs and benefits 219 8.4 Incorporating non-market values in cost-benefit analysis 223 8.5 Methods of non-market valuation 224 The production approach 225 The utility approach 230 8.6 Revealed and stated preference methods of applying the utility approach 233 Revealed preference methods 234 Stated preference methods 240 8.7 Benefit Transfer and Threshold Analysis 243 8.8 Alternative approaches to environmental valuation 244 8.9 Non-market valuation: the value of life 245 8.10 The Pandemic 8.11 Climate Change 8.12 Further reading Appendix to Chapter 8: The annual benefits of the Virginia Creeper Trail as measured by the Travel Cost Method 248 Exercises 251 Chapter 9: Uncertainty, information and risk 253 9.1 Introduction 253 9.2 The value of information 255 9.3 An abbreviated cost-benefit analysis 257 9.4 The option of delay 257 9.5 Calculating the value of information 260 9.6 The cost of risk 262 The theory of risk aversion 262 Dealing with project risk 265 9.7 Risk modelling 267 Use of discrete probability distributions 268 Joint probability distributions 269 Continuous probability distributions 270 9.8 Using risk analysis in decision-making 273 9.9 Modelling risk in spreadsheet applications using ExcelSim© 274 Modelling a "random walk" 279 9.10 Further reading Appendix 1 to Chapter 9: Incorporating risk analysis in the ICP Case Study 282 Appendix 2 to Chapter 9: Using the @Risk© (Palisade) Risk Modelling Program 285 Exercises 290 Chapter 10: Valuing traded and non-traded goods in cost-benefit analysis 292 10.1 Introduction 292 10.2 Traded and non-traded goods 292 10.3 Valuing traded and non-traded goods and services 293 10.4 Worked example: domestic and international price structures 294 Evaluation of an import-replacing project in real terms 294 Evaluation of an import-replacing project in money terms 295 10.5 Summary of the two approaches to valuation: border versus domestic prices 298 10.6 Equivalence of the two approaches 298 10.7 Determinants of the shadow exchange rate 302 10.8 Further reading 308 Appendix to Chapter 10: Shadow-pricing foreign exchange in the ICP case study 305 Exercises 308 Chapter 11: Appraisal of the distribution of project benefits and costs 310 11.1 Introduction 310 11.2 Measuring the degree of inequality 311 11.3 Alternative measures of income distribution 313 11.4 Policies to change the income distribution 314 11.5 The use of income distribution weights in project appraisal: some illustrative examples 314 11.6 The derivation of distribution weights 316 11.7 Distributional weighting in practice 322 11.8 Worked example: Incorporating income distribution effects in the NFG Project 326 11.9 Inter-temporal distribution considerations 327 11.10 Further reading 331 Exercises 331 Chapter 12: Economic impact analysis 334 12.1 Introduction 334 12.2 Multiplier analysis 334 The closed economy 334 The open economy 339 Crowding out 340 Cost-benefit analysis of fiscal stimulus 341 The employment multiplier 342 12.3 Inter-industry analysis 342 Inter-industry analysis and the national income multiplier 345 Inter-industry analysis and employment 346 12.4 General equilibrium analysis 348 12.5 Case study: The impact of the ICP Project on the economy 349 12.6 Further reading 352 Appendix to Chapter 12: The annual economic impact of the Virginia Creeper Trail 350 Exercises 352 Chapter 3: Writing the cost-benefit analysis report 354 13.1 Introduction 354 13.2 Contents of the report 355 The Executive Summary 355 The Introduction 355 The Methodology 355 The Analysis 356 The Conclusion 356 13.3 Other issues 357 Appendix to Chapter 13: Report on International Cloth Products Ltd.: Spinning Mill Proposal 357 Appendix 1: Case study assignments 371 A1.1 South Australian Olive Oil Project 372 A1.2 Walnuts Tasmania Project 376 A1.3 A tuna cannery in Papua New Guinea 380 A1.4 Urban water supply in South-East Queensland 383 A1.5 The Scottish Highlands and Islands remote dental care program 388 A1.6 The Defarian Early Childhood Intervention Program (DECIP) 392 A1.7 A pulp mill for Tasmania? 399 A1.8 Qingcheng Water Project 403 A1.9 Highway Project 2012 409 A1.10 International Mining Corporation (IMC) Copper Mining Project 416 A1.11 Comparative Levelized Cost of Electricity: Renewables vs Coal A1.12 Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Proposed Repeal of Water Saving Regulations A1.13 Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Proposed Extension to the Mount Beno Walking Trail A1.14 Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Proposed Drug Court Program in the State of Euphoria, Federal Republic of Oz Appendix 2 Discount and Annuity Factors 424 Glossary 427 Index
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Taylor & Francis True Cost Accounting
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Taylor & Francis Industrial Ecology
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Cambridge University Press Agricultural Resilience
Book SynopsisAgriculture as a social-ecological system embraces many disciplines. This book breaks through the silos of individual disciplines to bring ecologists and economists together to consider agriculture through the lens of resilience. It explores the economic, environmental and social uncertainties that influence the behaviour of agricultural producers and their subsequent farming approach, highlighting the importance of adaptability, innovation and capital reserves in enabling agriculture to persist under climate change and market volatility. The resilience concept and its relation to complexity theory is explained and the characteristics that foster resilience in agricultural systems, including the role of biodiversity and ecosystem services, are explored. The book discusses modelling tools, metrics and approaches for assessing agricultural resilience, highlighting areas where interdisciplinary thinking can enhance the development of resilience. It is suitable for those researching sustaiTrade Review'The 36 contributors from various institutions have produced a valuable text that is a vital reminder of the multifaceted nature of agriculture at a time when a warming world is changing rapidly and the global population is increasing.' A. M. Mannion, The Biologist'It is suitable for both researchers and policymakers, especially those who are genuinely interested in bridging economics and ecology in agriculture.' Lixin Wang, The Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of Contents1. Introducing resilience Sarah M. Gardner and Stephen J. Ramsden; Part I. Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Resilience in Agricultural Systems: 2. Complexity and resilience in agriculture Sarah M. Gardner; 3. Biodiversity and agriculture David Tilman; 4. Determining the value of ecosystem services in agriculture Rosemary S. Hails, Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer, Elena Bennett, Brian Robinson, Gretchen Daily, Kate Brauman and Paul West; 5. Resilience in agricultural systems Stephen J. Ramsden and James Gibbons; 6. Building resilience into agricultural pollination using wild pollinators Neal Williams, Rufus Isaacs, Eric Lonsdorf, Rachel Winfree and Taylor Ricketts; 7. Conflicts and challenges to enhancing the resilience of small-scale farmers in developing economies Richard Ewbank; 8. Modern biotechnology and sustainable intensification: chances and limitations Rolf Meyer; 9. Pastoralism, conservation and resilience: causes and consequences of pastoralist household decision-making Katherine Homewood, Marcus Rowcliffe, Jan De Leeuw, Mohamed Y. Said and Aidan Keane; Part II. Integrating Biodiversity and Building Resilience into Agricultural Systems: 10. Delivering sustainability in agriculture: some implications for analysis Ian Hodge; 11. The resilience of agricultural landscapes characterised by land sparing versus land sharing Dave Abson, Kate Sherren and Joern Fischer; 12. Ecological-economic modelling for designing cost-effective incentives to conserve farmland biodiversity Martin Drechsler and Frank Wätzold; 13. Viability analysis as an approach for assessing the resilience of agroecosystems Sophie Martin; 14. Integrating economics and resilience thinking: the context of natural resource management in Australia Michael Harris, Graham Marshall and David Pannell; 15. Integrating biodiversity and ecosystem services into European agricultural policy: a challenge for the common agricultural policy Allan Buckwell; 16. Ecosystem-service based metrics of sustainability as tools for promoting conservation and food security Jonathan R. B. Fisher and Peter Kareiva; 17. Conclusions on agricultural resilience Sarah M. Gardner, Stephen J. Ramsden and Rosemary S. Hails.
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Cambridge University Press The Institutions Curse
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Cambridge University Press Renewable Energy Law
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Cambridge University Press Prioritizing Development
Book SynopsisLeading economists study and challenge the UN's new sustainable development agenda. Bjorn Lomborg's Copenhagen Consensus Center makes the case for prioritizing the most powerful development targets. This book is an accessible read for policy-makers and practitioners, as well as scholars and graduate students working in economics and development studies.Trade Review'It is vital that funds for international development are deployed to the greatest impact, given the scale of the needs in many nations around the world. The challenge of sustainably eliminating poverty is complex and challenging. Evidence-based policy is critical to ensure the greatest benefit is delivered to people in the most impoverished communities. Contributions to the ongoing debate about the most effective approaches to international development must be welcomed and the Copenhagen Consensus Center continues to play an important role in that process.' Julie Bishop, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia'This book shows how data and economic evidence can help improve outcomes in development spending. By focusing on costs and benefits, this book challenges all of us to question our priorities, and sets out the case for policy-makers to sharpen the Sustainable Development agenda so that more is achieved with scarce dollars.' Lawrence H. Summers, President Emeritus, Harvard University, Director of the National Economic Council in the Obama Administration, Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration and former Chief Economist at the World Bank'The Copenhagen Consensus should be applauded for its campaign to bring rigorous CBA evidence to bear in public debates on the scope of the SDGs. The papers collected here informed a comprehensive scorecard that covered the majority of the proposed targets and was available during the final year of negotiations. The analysis suggested what was at stake: assuming best-practice interventions, a failure to prioritize across goals could reduce a comprehensive measure of total benefits by 75 percent or more per dollar of costs. Losses of similar magnitude could accompany the pursuit of overambitious target levels or suboptimal interventions.' Stefan Dercon and Stephen A. O'Connell, former Chief Economist DFID and former Chief Economist USAID, from the Foreword'We welcome this contribution from the Copenhagen Consensus Center and remain confident that it, along with all ideas and similar initiatives from civil society stakeholders, will enrich the deliberations.' Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and former Special Advisor on Post-2015 Development Planning to the Secretary General of the United Nations'Effective investments for today's children are fundamental for a better and more equitable world in future. The Copenhagen Consensus Centre brings a simple but compelling logic to this endeavour: if we want to make sure that this world is realized for our children, let's focus on the investments that will generate the most good.' Richard Morgan, Senior Advisor on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, UNICEF'Figuring out the best way to help the world's poor isn't like solving a math problem. There are not right and wrong answers. But there are better and worse answers, and the only way to assign those priorities is to set aside our sentimental commitments and do the hard work of assessing costs and benefits.' Matt Ridley, The Wall Street Journal'That sort of principle, which associates benefits with costs, ought to be applied to massive investments in human development. Unfortunately, we need to choose which terrible blights we need to prevent and which we do not. People hate thinking that way (and they hate those who write about it). Nobody wants to put dollar values on a disease, a treatment, a life, an ocean, or the future of a country. But feel-good virtue alone rarely succeeds, and, if the Millennium Development Goals have demonstrated anything, it is that this planet and the people who live so tenuously on it will survive only if we spend our money on programs that work.' Michael Specter, The New YorkerTable of ContentsForeword Stefan Dercon and Stephen A. O'Connell; Introduction Bjorn Lomborg; 1. Benefits and costs of air pollution targets for the post-2015 development agenda Bjorn Larsen; 2. Targets for biodiversity and deforestation Anil Markandya; 3. Climate change Isabel Galiana; 4. Beyond civil war: the costs of interpersonal violence James Fearon and Anke Hoeffler; 5. Data revolution: the cost and benefit of data needed to monitor the post-2015 development agenda Morten Jerven; 6. Post-2015 consensus: education challenge paper George Psacharopoulos; 7. Benefits and costs of the energy targets for the post-2015 development agenda Isabel Galiana and Amy Sopinka; 8. Benefits and costs of the IFF targets for the post-2015 development agenda Alex Cobham; 9. Benefits and costs of the trade targets for the post-2015 development agenda Kym Anderson; 10. Benefits and costs of the health targets for the post-2015 development agenda Prabhat Jha, Ryan Hum, Cindy L. Gauvreau and Keeley Jordan; 11. Benefits and costs of the non-communicable disease targets for the post-2015 development agenda Rachel Nugent and Elizabeth Brouwer; 12. Benefits and costs of the women's health targets for the post-2015 development agenda Dara Lee Luca, Johanne Helene Iversen, Alyssa Shiraishi Lubet, Elizabeth Mitgang, Kristine Husøy Onarheim, Klaus Prettner and David E. Bloom; 13. Benefits and costs of TB control for the post-2015 development agenda Anna Vassall; 14. Benefits and costs of the infant mortality targets for the post-2015 development agenda Günther Fink; 15. Benefits and costs of the HIV/AIDS targets for the post-2015 development agenda Pascal Geldsetzer, Salal Humair, David E. Bloom and Till Bärnighausen; 16. Benefits and costs of the Malaria targets for the post-2015 consensus project Neha Raykar and Ramanan Laxminarayan; 17. Benefits and costs of digital technology: infrastructure targets for the post-2015 development agenda Emmanuelle Auriol and Alexia Lee González Fanfalone; 18. Returns to investment in reducing postharvest food losses and increasing agricultural productivity growth Mark W. Rosegrant, Eduardo Magalhaes, Rowena A. Valmonte-Santos and Daniel Mason-D'Croz; 19. Benefits and costs of the gender equality targets for the post-2015 development agenda Irma Clots-Figueras; 20. Benefits and costs of the food and nutrition targets for the post-2015 development agenda Susan Horton and John Hoddinott; 21. Benefits and costs of the population and demography targets for the post-2015 development agenda Hans-Peter Kohler and Jere R. Behrman; 22. Benefits and costs of two science and technology targets for the post-2015 development agenda Keith Maskus; 23. Benefits and costs of the water sanitation and hygiene targets for the post-2015 development agenda Guy Hutton; 24. Benefits and costs of the poverty targets for the post-2015 development agenda John Gibson; 25. Good governance and the sustainable development goals Mary E. Hilderbrand; Conclusion: identifying phenomenal development targets Finn Kydland, Tom Schelling and Nancy Stokey; How to implement the global goals, knowing what does a lot of good and what doesn't Bjorn Lomborg.
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Cambridge University Press Complexity Economics for Environmental Governance
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Cambridge University Press Power Grab
Book SynopsisFor rulers whose territories are blessed with extractive resources - such as petroleum, metals, and minerals that will power the clean energy transition - converting natural wealth into fiscal wealth is key. Squandering the opportunity to secure these revenues will guarantee short tenures, while capitalizing on windfalls and managing the resulting wealth will fortify the foundations of enduring rule. This book argues that leaders nationalize extractive resources to extend the duration of their power. By taking control of the means of production and establishing state-owned enterprises, leaders capture revenues that might otherwise flow to private firms, and use this increased capital to secure political support. Using a combination of case studies and cross-national statistical analysis with novel techniques, Mahdavi sketches the contours of a crucial political gamble: nationalize and reap immediate gains while risking future prosperity, or maintain private operations, thereby passing Trade Review'Political survival is essential to rulers. In this thoughtful and far-ranging new book, Paasha Mahdavi shows exactly how rulers use control over energy and mining companies to advance their own political survival – often at the peril of their own people and the planet.' David Victor, University of California, San Diego'This is a very interesting and provocative book on a timely and important topic. It should be read with great interest by academics, policymakers, and students. It speaks to issues that concern comparative political science, international relations, industrial organization, and macroeconomics. The best part about it is that it transcends stale debates about whether there is or is not a resource curse; rather, Mahdavi looks at the causes and consequences of state run oil companies with fresh eyes and exploits original data to make a truly nuanced argument. In doing so, he has really pushed the ball forward and, hopefully, opened up a new research agenda. Bravo!' Victor Menaldo, University of Washington'Mahdavi's Power Grab offers perhaps the most comprehensive and sophisticated analysis of oil nationalisation and re-nationalisation to date. By focusing on political leaders' perceptions of their probability of survival in oil rich states, it identifies an important paradox in the decision to nationalize: weaker leaders nationalize to bolster their power and become stronger as a result due to greater access to oil revenues, and yet, strong leaders opt not to nationalize, which serves to weaken their power by limiting their access to oil revenue. Power Grab thus offers important insight into the relationship between state ownership of the oil sector and regime survival.' Pauline Jones, Director, International Institute, University of Michigan'Challenging conventional understandings of resource nationalization as the domain of strong rulers whose tenures are secure, Paasha Mahdavi carefully maps out and then demonstrates how much nationalization is in fact a strategy borne of political insecurity. Power Grab deftly weaves cross-national econometrics and carefully crafted comparative historical analysis to show how. Mahdavi's analysis of the domestic and global-economic milieu in which leaders like Qaddafi gambled on, and won through, resource seizures, represents an ambitious and formidable new scholarly voice in the study of resource politics.' Benjamin Smith, University of FloridaTable of Contents1. The puzzle of extractive resource nationalization; 2. The theory of political survival through nationalization; 3. Defining and measuring operational nationalization; 4. Why nationalize? Evidence from national oil companies around the world; 5. NOCs, oil revenues, and leadership survival; 6. The dynamics of nationalization in Pahlavi Iran; 7. Conclusion: the implications of nationalization.
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Cambridge University Press Global Energy Fundamentals
Book SynopsisThis book provides a rigorous, concise guideto the current status and future prospects of the global energy system. As we move away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy solutions, the complexity of the global energy system has increased. Tagliapietra cuts through this complexity with a multidisciplinary perspective of the system, which encompasses economics, geopolitics, and basic technology. He goes on to explore the main components of the global energy system - oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear energy, bioenergy, hydropower, geothermal energy, wind energy, solar energy, marine energy - as well as energy consumption and energy efficiency. It then provides an in-depth analysis of the pivotal issues of climate change and of energy access in Africa.Trade Review'A timely description of diverse sources of energy supply around the world, with supplementary material on energy demand, climate change, and energy-access issues in Africa.' Robert N. Stavins, A. J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Massachusetts'A comprehensive, rigorous, fact-based portrayal of the fundamentals of energy discourse. A multidisciplinary approach makes this highly valuable to both experts and broader audiences seeking to understand debates on energy security, climate change and development policy.' Ottmar Edenhofer, Director and Chief Economist of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research'This book is a real instrument for the daily work. A window and an introduction to understanding the greatest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to energy in developing countries.' Francesco La Camera, Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency'Energy is a global issue, affecting world affairs, human welfare, pollution and climate. This book provides a guide to the fundamentals of this important subject: resources, technologies, economy and policy. Remarkable, refreshing, and so useful.' Jean-Michel Glachant, Loyola de Palacio Professor in Energy Policy and Director, Florence School of Regulation'This book offers a concise, up-to-date, authoritative account of key features of the global energy system. Tagliapietra, a highly respected energy expert and academic researcher, places energy alternatives in the context of changing technologies, markets, geopolitics, and the challenges of climate change and energy access. This overview will help general readers and energy specialists gain new insights on the pathways to sustainable energy for all.' Jeffrey D. Sachs, University Professor, Columbia University and Director, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network'… a very readable introduction to the energy sector … This book will be very useful in introductory energy policy courses; chapters provide "key takeaways" that can serve as discussion topics and study guides. Journalists, policy staff, advocates, and anyone needing to come up to speed on energy policy can use this as a good, quick backgrounder. Highly recommended.' T. Brennan, Choice'Tagliapietra's book provides an invitation to further exploration and learning, and as such would be useful as a text in a wide variety of economics, politics, public policy, law, engineering, and management courses. It will also be a valuable resource to policymakers and their staff …' L. Lynne Kiesling, Econonomics of Energy and Environmental PolicyTable of Contents1. Introduction to global energy; 2. Oil; 3. Natural gas; 4. Coal; 5. Nuclear energy; 6. Renewable energy: Introduction and established sources; 7. Renewable energy: New sources; 8. Energy consumption and energy efficiency; 9. In-depth focus 1: Energy and climate change; 10. In-depth focus 2: Energy access in Africa; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Statistics and Data Visualization in Climate
Book SynopsisA comprehensive overview of essential statistical concepts, useful statistical methods, data visualization, and computing tools for the climate and related sciences. This book is an invaluable reference for students and researchers in climatology and its connected fields who wish to learn data science, statistics, R and Python programming.Trade Review'Statistics and Data Visualization in Climate Science with R and Python by Sam Shen and Jerry North is a fabulous addition to the set of tools for scientists, educators and students who are interested in working with data relevant to climate variability and change … I can testify that this book is an enormous help to someone like me. I no longer can simply ask my grad students and postdocs to download and analyze datasets, but I still want to ask questions and find data-based answers. This book perfectly fills the 40-year gap since I last had to do all these things myself, and I can't wait to begin to use it … I am certain that teachers will find the book and supporting materials extremely beneficial as well. Professors Shen and North have created a resource of enormous benefit to climate scientists.' Phillip A. Arkin, University of Maryland'This book is a gem. It is the proverbial fishing rod to those interested in statistical analysis of climate data and visualization that facilitates insightful interpretation. By providing a plethora of actual examples and R and Python scripts, it lays out the “learning by doing” foundation upon which students and professionals alike can build their own applications to explore climate data. This book will become an invaluable desktop reference in Climate Statistics.' Ana P. Barros, University of Illinois Urbana-Champain'A valuable toolkit of practical statistical methods and skills for using computers to analyze and visualize large data sets, this unique book empowers readers to gain physical understanding from climate data. The authors have carried out fundamental research in this field, and they are master teachers who have taught the material often. Their expertise is evident throughout the book.' Richard C. J. Somerville, University of California, San Diego'This book is written by experts in the field, working on the frontiers of climate science. It enables instructors to 'flip the classroom', and highly motivated students to visualize and analyze their own data sets. The book clearly and succinctly summarizes the applicable statistical principles and formalisms and goes on to provide detailed tutorials on how to apply them, starting with very simple tasks and moving on to illustrate more advanced, state-of-the-art techniques. Having this book readily available should reduce the time required for advanced undergraduate and graduate students to achieve sufficient proficiency in research methodology to become productive scientists in their own right.' John M. Wallace, University of WashingtonTable of Contents1. Basics of Climate Data Arrays, Statistics, and Visualization; 2. Elementary Probability and Statistics; 3. Estimation and Decision Making; 4. Regression Models and Methods; 5. Matrices for Climate Data; 6. Covariance Matrices, EOFs, and PCs; 7. Introduction to Time Series; 8. Spectral Analysis of Time Series; 9. Introduction to Machine Learning; References and Further Reading; Exercises; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Economics for a Sustainable World
Book SynopsisWritten for undergraduate students with little or no exposure to economics, this introductory textbook offers a new perspective on environmental economics for the 21st century. It explains how economics for a sustainable world requires a new approach: accepting that the economy is intrinsically dependent on nature. Drawing on up-to-date case studies from around the globe, the book examines how economic concepts and techniques can apply to a wide range of environmental challenges while ensuring that poor and vulnerable members of society are included in progress toward sustainable development. The book also addresses current environmental policy options and innovations at the local, regional, and international levels. Chapters cover key topics such as climate change, pollution, energy, minerals, forests, land use, oceans, biodiversity, and water scarcity. Included in the book are the following pedagogical features: learning objectives, boxed examples, discussion questions, lists of further resources, and a glossary.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Designing for the Circular Economy
Book SynopsisThe circular economy describes a world in which reuse through repair, reconditioning and refurbishment is the prevailing social and economic model. The business opportunities are huge but developing product and service offerings and achieving competitive advantage means rethinking your business model from early creativity and design processes, through marketing and communication to pricing and supply. Designing for the Circular Economy highlights and explores state of the art' research and industrial practice, highlighting CE as a source of: new business opportunities; radical business change; disruptive innovation; social change; and new consumer attitudes.The thirty-four chapters provide a comprehensive overview of issues related to product circularity from policy through to design and development. Chapters are designed to be easy to digest and include numerous examples. An important feature of the book is the case studies section that covers a diverse range oTrade Review"For those looking for a ‘unified theory’ reconciling the ideals of sustainable development with the inexorable growth of industrial and individual consumption, the concept of the circular economy offers a tantalising vision of the principles the world needs urgently to embrace. In this comprehensive and timely volume Professor Charter and his numerous international contributors bring to life the concepts and the practices that lie at the heart of how the circular economy must fulfil its potential if we are to live within our planetary ecological boundaries." - Dr David Wheeler, Founder, Academy for Sustainable Innovation, Special Advisor to Dean, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Former President and Vice-Chancellor, Cape Breton University, Canada.Table of ContentsAbout the Editor, About the Contributors, Chapter 1 – Introduction, Charter, Chapter 2 – Circular Industrial Economy, Stahel, Chapter 3 - Circular Economy Innovation and Design: Setting the Scene, Charter, Chapter 4 - Framing circularity at an organisational level, Cumming, Chapter 5 - Circular Economy Policy, Benoy and Lehne, Chapter 6 - Why Asia Matters: Circular Economy in Japan, China and Taiwan, Cheng, Chapter 7 - Circular businesses: benefits, approaches, and challenges, Burgon and Wentworth, Chapter 8 - Circular thinking in design: reflections over 25 years’ experience, O’Connor, Chapter 9 - Business Models for a Circular Economy, Charter and McLanaghan, Chapter 10 - Designing Product/Service-Systems for a Circular Economy, McAloone and Pigosso, Chapter 11 - Key issues when Designing Solutions For a Circular Economy, Lindahl, Chapter 12 - Laser Printing and the Circular Economy: Kyocera challenges the status quo, Parker, Chapter 13 - Circularity Thinking: Systems thinking for circular product and business model (re)design: Identifying waste flows and redireting them for value creation and capture, Blomsma and Brennan, Chapter 14 - Design for Product Integrity in a Circular Economy, Bakker, Balkenende and Poppelaars, Chapter 15 - Thinking Life Cycle in a Circular Economy, Brimacombe, Chapter 16 - Design for Resource Value (DfRV), Stevels, Chapter 17 - Circular Textile Design: Old Myths and New Models, Earley and Goldworthy, Chapter 18 - Circular Economy and Design for Remanufacturing, Sundin, Chapter 19 - Repair Cafes: Potential implications for product design and development, Keiller and Charter, Chapter 20 - Dislocated Temporalities: Valuing difference and working together, Chapman and Chalaris, Chapter 21 - Design for a Circular Economy (CE) in Industry 4.0, Hunt, Chapter 22 - 3D Printing: Revolutionising the Way We Repair Things, Terzioglu, Chapter 23 - Exploring circular design opportunities for Wearable Technology , Prahl, Chapter 24 - Makerspaces as free experimental zones, Kohtala, Chapter 25 - Repair Cafes: Circular and Social Innovation, Charter and Keiller, Chapter 26 - Delivering a more Circular Economy for Electrical Goods in Retail in the UK, Hilton, Chapter 27 - Accelerating the circular economy @ HP, McIntyre, Chapter 28 - iFixit: A Case Study in Repair, Wiens, Chapter 29 - Lessons Learned from Practice when Developing a Circular Business Model, Vildåsen , Chapter 30 - Interface: Net-Works – lessons learnt turning nets into carpet, Khoo, Chapter 31 - ‘Who is mining the Anthropocene?’, Baker-Brown, Chapter 32 - Reversible Building Design, Durmisevic, Chapter 33 - Design and the Circular Economy in the UK Blinds and Shutter Industry, Andrews, Grussa, Chalk and Bush., Chapter 34 - Circularity information management for buildings: the example of Materials Passports, Luscuere and Mulhall, Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Capitalism and its Critics
Book SynopsisCapitalism and its Critics offers an accessible account of major theories of capitalism from the industrial revolution to the present day. The book provides a comprehensive account of the economic and social thought of key theorists from Adam Smith and Karl Marx to David Harvey and Thomas Piketty.Capitalism has long been the subject of passionate debate, and today such contestations are perhaps more timely than ever. For its advocates, capitalism brings democracy and freedom and is the cornerstone of modernity and of progress. For its critics, capitalism is based on the exploitation of labour and is responsible for the destruction of the environment as well as colonialism. Whether capitalism survives the century, or whether an alternative social system emerges, may very well determine the fate of humanity. Capitalism and its Critics gives a comprehensive critical analysis of the most important theorists of capitalism, including Adam Smith, Karl Marx, MaTrade Review"Amid so much empty rhetoric and shallow theory about capitalism, pro and contra, Delanty and Harris have provided us with a book that is as lucid as it is incisive. Understanding capitalism as an intrinsically historical phenomenon, they trace its development as a concrete historical formation but also explore the evolutions in theory that have sought to understand it. This is a book that should be read widely especially by those today who would seek to create a politics to confront the destructive effects of capital."Michael J. Thompson, Professor of Political Theory, William Paterson University, USA"This outstanding book is a comprehensive guide to theories and critiques of capitalism, by two leading critical theorists."William Outhwaite, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Newcastle, UK"In concise and clear prose, Delanty and Harris line up all the great authors of the past to understand the past, present and future of capitalism. This is the book you need if you want to anticipate the coming crash!"Frederic Vandenberghe, Professor of Sociology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilTable of ContentsIntroduction: Capitalism, Crisis and Critique 1 From Smith to Marx: Marx’s Critique of Capitalism 2 Weber and the Iron Cage of Modern Capitalism 3 Schumpeter and Capitalist Crisis 4 Karl Polanyi and the Moral Critique of Capitalism 5 F. A. Hayek and the Emergence of Neoliberalism 6 The Rise and Fall of Organized Capitalism: J. M. Keynes and Social Liberalism 7 The Frankfurt School: Capitalism, Reason and Desire 8 Late Capitalism and Capitalist Crises 9 The Hidden Abodes of Capitalism: Environment, Gender, ‘Race’ 10 Neoliberalism Triumphant: The New Spirit of Capitalism, Networks, Globalisation 11 The Financial Crisis and Austerity Capitalism: Responses from Thomas Piketty and David Harvey 12 The End of Capitalism: Contemporary Critiques of Capitalism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Environmental Economics
Book SynopsisThis book aids those concerned about environmental issues to firmly grasp relevant analytical methods and to comprehend the thought process behind environmental economics. It does so by drawing from specific environmental issues and at the same time providing commentary that facilitates understanding. This text contains in-depth explanations necessary for a thorough understanding of the fundamental aspects and importance of environmental economics. Environmental Economics seeks to elucidate the mechanisms that give rise to environmental problems by approaching environmental issues from an economic perspective. At the same time, it is a study aiming to indicate specific countermeasures that could resolve present environmental issues. This text has been put together in way that allows readers without specialized economics knowledge to easily understand the situation, issues and challenges of environmental economics. Trade Review‘This is an introductory text to help readers understand environmental economics… It is simple and understandable making a valuable contribution to the existing literature. The text has been put together in a way that allows readers without specialization in economics to understand the issues and challenges of environmental economics. I consider this book a useful introductory textbook for readers interested in Environmental Economics.’ — George Halkos, Professor in Economics of Natural Resources, University of Thessaly‘The book shows a solid and comprehensive coverage of main relevant issues in current environmental policy debate, with an interesting focus on waste and resources. Microeconomic, meso and macroeconomic issues are presented and linked together, through theoretical and ‘applications’ chapters. The chapters can be usefully read in isolation, or find a proper complementary value in the overall reading. It both covers the theory of environmental policy and its applications in the real world.’ — Massimiliano Mazzanti, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Ferrara‘This is an introductory text to help readers understand environmental economics… It is simple and understandable making a valuable contribution to the existing literature. The text has been put together in a way that allows readers without specialization in economics to understand the issues and challenges of environmental economics. I consider this book a useful introductory textbook for readers interested in Environmental Economics.’ — George Halkos, Professor in Economics of Natural Resources, University of Thessaly‘The book shows a solid and comprehensive coverage of main relevant issues in current environmental policy debate, with an interesting focus on waste and resources. Microeconomic, meso and macroeconomic issues are presented and linked together, through theoretical and ‘applications’ chapters. The chapters can be usefully read in isolation, or find a proper complementary value in the overall reading. It both covers the theory of environmental policy and its applications in the real world.’ — Massimiliano Mazzanti, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Ferrara’ — Massimiliano Mazzanti, Associate Professor of Economics, University of FerraraTable of ContentsChapter 1: Our Lifestyles and the EnvironmentSection 1. Economic Development and Environmental IssuesSection 2. Waste Problems and Sustainable SocietySection 3. Climate ChangeChapter 2: Mechanisms that Give Rise to Environmental ProblemsSection 1. Externalities and Market FailuresSection 2. The Use and Management of Common-Pool ResourcesSection 3. Public Goods and Free RidingChapter 3: Fundamental Theories of Environmental PolicySection 1. Direct Regulations and Market MechanismsSection 2. Environmental Taxes and SubsidiesSection 3. Resolutions through Direct NegotiationsSection 4. Emission Cap and TradeChapter 4: Applications for Environmental PoliciesSection 1. Choice among Policy MeasuresSection 2. Waste PolicySection 3. The Kyoto Protocol and Climate Change PolicySection 4. The Current State and Future Targets of Climate Change PolicyChapter 5: Environmental Value AssessmentSection 1. Environmental ValueSection 2. Environmental Valuation Method 1: Revealed Preferences MethodSection 3. Environmental Valuation Method 2: Stated Preferences MethodSection 4. Cost-Benefit AnalysisChapter 6: Business and Environmental ProblemsSection 1. Business and Environmental PoliciesSection 2. Social Responsibility Demanded from BusinessSection 3. Business and Environmental RisksSection 4. Biodiversity and the EcosystemChapter 7: Global Environmental Problems and International TradeSection 1. International Trade and the EnvironmentSection 2. Environmental Regulations and Technological DevelopmentSection 3. Sustainable DevelopmentSection 4. Energy Economics
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Cambridge University Press Complexity Economics and Sustainable Development
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The New Environmental Economics: Sustainability
Book SynopsisToo often, economics disassociates humans from nature, the economy from the biosphere that contains it, and sustainability from fairness. When economists do engage with environmental issues, they typically reduce their analysis to a science of efficiency that leaves aside issues of distributional analysis and justice. The aim of this lucid textbook is to provide a framework that prioritizes human well-being within the limits of the biosphere, and to rethink economic analysis and policy in the light of not just efficiency but equity. Leading economist Éloi Laurent systematically ties together sustainability and justice issues in covering a wide range of topics, from biodiversity and ecosystems, energy and climate change, environmental health and environmental justice, to new indicators of well-being and sustainability beyond GDP and growth, social-ecological transition, and sustainable urban systems. This book equips readers with ideas and tools from various disciplines alongside economics, such as history, political science, and philosophy, and invites them to apply those insights in order to understand and eventually tackle pressing twenty-first-century challenges. It will be an invaluable resource for students of environmental economics and policy, and sustainable development.Trade Review“In The New Environmental Economics, Éloi Laurent brings justice and sustainability to center stage as foundations for sound environmental policy – where they belong. This book could help to revolutionize the teaching of this vital subject.”James K. Boyce, University of Massachusetts Amherst “All economics is – or should be – environmental economics. Éloi Laurent eloquently reminds us that, as the science of allocating scarce resources, economics has questions of environmental science and social justice at its heart. This book sets out what is needed for economic policy to deliver sustainability in its broadest sense. The challenge could not be more urgent."Diane Coyle, University of CambridgeTable of ContentsIntroduction: Economics for the 21st century Part 1. Ideas and tools Chapter 1. What the classics know about our world, what 20th century economics forgot Chapter 2. Humans within the biosphere: the paradox of domination and dependence Chapter 3. Governing the commons fairly Chapter 4. Spheres of environmental justice Chapter 5. Natural resources, externalities and sustainability: a critical toolbox Part 2. 21st century social-ecological challenges Chapter 6. Biodiversity and ecosystems under growing and unequal pressure Chapter 7. Beyond EXPOWA (Extraction, pollution and waste) Chapter 8. Energy, Climate and Justice Chapter 9. Well-being and our environment: from trade-offs to synergies Chapter 10. Social-ecology: connecting the inequality and ecological crises Chapter 11. The social-ecological transition in context: capitalism, democracy, globalization and digitalization Chapter 12. Urban sustainability and polycentric transition Conclusion: Open economics
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Taylor & Francis Inc The Common Wealth in Ocean Fisheries: Some Problems of Growth and Economic Allocation
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Taylor & Francis Inc The Cropland Crisis: Myth or Reality?
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Taylor & Francis Inc The Overproduction Trap in U.S. Agriculture: A Study of Resource Allocation from World War I to the Late 1960's
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