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Book SynopsisAround the fringe of Europe lies a green ring of countries which have followed different pathways into modernity from the industrial core of the continent and have, until recently, been characterized by a strong agrarian presence in their politics, economy and culture. This book brings together case studies from both the post-socialist countries and EU member states which make up the green ring to compare experiences of rural and agricultural groups. It provides a fascinating opportunity to identify similarities and contrasts in the ways in which these countries have managed their rural areas when faced with the challenges set by industrialization, political integration and globalization. The book focuses on agrarian transformation as de- (and sometimes re-) peasantization - referring to the changing economic, social, cultural and political positions of farmers and food production workers. It also problematizes the standard rural models and opens up discussion of the problems these Trade Review’Beyond analysing the changing role of agriculture and the future prospects of the farming sector, the book provides valuable insights into the history and antecedents of peasant societies in diverse European countries...The result is a thought-provoking study about the shifting rural environment in Europe, which may serve both as a challenge and guide to scholars, planners and policy-makers.’ Journal of Rural Cooperation ’...this book is well produced...it makes an extremely valuable contribution to the rural debate in contemporary Europe.’ GeographyTable of ContentsContents: Central and Eastern European Countries in the Green Ring: De-peasantization or re-peasantization? changing rural social structures in Poland after World War II, Krzystof Gorlach and Pawel Starosta; De-peasantization of Hungarian rurality, Imre Kovách; The changing role of agriculture in the Czech countryside, Vêra Majerová; Rural change in Bulgarian transitions, Bob Begg and Mieke Meurs; Soviet patrimonialism and peasant resistance during the transition - the case of Estonia, Ilkka Alanen; Rural transition problems and post-socialist peasantization in the Russian forest periphery, Eira Varis; Post-traditional or post-modern rurality? cases from East Germany and Russia, Karl Bruckmeier and Marina Olegowna Koptina. Mediterranean Countries in the Green Ring: The de-agriculturalization of the Greek countryside: the changing characteristics of an ongoing socio-economic transformation, Charalambos Kasimis and Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; Shifting rurality: the Spanish countryside after de-peasantization and de-agrarianistion, Jesús Oliva and Luis A. Camarero; Portugal: the emergence of the rural question, Isabel Rodrigo and Manuel Belo Moreira; Reconstructing rurality in Mediterranean Italy, Maria Fonte. The Green Ring in the North of Europe: Peasantization and beyond in Finland and Scandinavia, Leo Granberg and Matti Peltonen; Creating and re-creating modernity: peasantization and de-peasantization in Ireland, Hilary Tovey; Societal paradigms and rural development - a theoretical framework for comparative studies, Ivar Jonsson. The Future of Peasants in Europe’s Green Ring: Afterword, Leo Granberg, Imre Kovách and Hilary Tovey.

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Book SynopsisThe Economics of Land Use brings together the most significant journal essays in key areas of contemporary agricultural, food and resource economics and land use policy. The editors provide a state-of-the-art overview of the topic and access to the economic literature that has shaped contemporary perspectives on land use analysis and policy.Trade Review'...a comprehensive collection of some of the most profound conceptual and empirical articles on the economics of land. As if this were not good enough, the authors help to situate the chapters in the broader context-helping us to see the intellectual origins of each chapter, as well as the implications of each contribution for other aspects of the domain under study. The value added by this approach is enormous-rendering an otherwise excellent undertaking even more compelling'. Professor Daniel W. Bromley, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA '.....Professors Parks and Hardie have chosen to highlight studies that not only provide a broad perspective and illustrate the best modeling tools available, but, above all, a literature that begins to plot a course for future innovation in thinking about how society can better implement land-use planning to achieve its various objectives.' Professor G. Cornelis van Kooten, University of Victoria, Canada '...the book is very useful for environmental and agricultural economists, although there are also some essays that could be of some interest for urban economists and for people interested in land use, e.g. urban and regional planners.' International Journal of Environment and PollutionTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Studies Based on Given Political-Government Institutions and Full Private or Public Ownership: Ricardian Rent: Theory: Interactions between agricultural and environmental policies: a conceptual framework, Richard E. Just and John M. Antle; The Ricardian rent and the allocation of land under uncertainty, Jean-Paul Chavas; Land quality, irrigation development, and cropping patterns in the Northern High Plains, Erik Lichtenberg. Applications: Representative Owner Applications: A dynamic model of acreage allocation with general and crop-specific soil capital, Peter F. Orazem and John A. Miranowski; Mining the soil: agricultural production system on peatland, Renan U. Goetz and David Zilberman. Grouped Land Use and Aggregated Data: The impact of policies and land characteristics on potential groundwater pollution in Wisconsin, JunJie Wu and Kathleen Segerson; Responsiveness of rural and urban land uses to land rent determinants in the U.S. South, Ian Hardie, Peter Parks, Peter Gottlieb and David Wear. Explicit Aggregation Methods: Unintended impacts of public investments on private decisions: the depletion of forested wetlands, Robert N. Stavins and Adam B. Jaffe; Econometric-process models for integrated assessment of agricultural production systems, John M. Antle and Susan M. Capalbo. Policy Maker Decision Models: Minimum cost strategies for sequestering carbon in forests, Darius M. Adams, Ralph J. Alig, Bruce A. McCarl, John M. Callaway and Steven M. Winnett; The economics of a public fund for environmental amenities: a study of CRP contracts, Bruce A. Babcock, P.G. Lakshminarayan, JunJie Wu and David Zilberman. Space - Von Thünen Rent: Theory: The pattern and timing of land development in a long run equilibrium urban land use model, Alex Anas; The fundamentals of land prices and urban growth, Dennis R. Capozza and Robert W. Helsley; The stochastic city, Dennis R. Capozza and Robert W. Helsley. Applications: Urban Growth Model: Growth controls and land values in an open city, Jan K. Brueckner; Urban spatial structure with open space, C.H. Yang and M. Fujita; Agricultural land values and the value of rights to future land development, Andrew J. Plantinga and Douglas J. Miller. Site Price Models: Woodland deforestation by charcoal supply to Dar es Salaam, Ole Hofstad; Human-environmental influences and interactions in shifting agriculture when farmers form expectations rationally, D.W. Jones and R.V. O'Neill. Landscape-Location Studies of Land Use: Roads, land use, and deforestation: a spatial model applied to Belize, Kenneth M. Chomitz and David A. Gray; On the price of land and the value of amenities, Paul Cheshire and Stephen Sheppard; Modeling ecological constraints on tropical forest management: spatial interdependence, irreversibility, and uncertainty, Heidi J. Albers; Interacting agents, spatial externalities and the evolution of residential land use patterns, Elena G. Irwin and Nancy E. Bockstael. Part II: Studies with Given Political - Government Institutions That Do Not Have Complete Property Rights: Open Access Public Property: Nepali fuelwood production and consumption: regional and household distinctions, substitution and successful intervention, Gregory S. Amacher, William F. Hyde and Keshav R. Kanel; Tropical deforestation, tenure insecurity, and unsustainability, Edward B. Barbier and Joanne C. Burgess; Indigenous land rights in Sub-Saharan Africa: appropriation, security, and investment demand, Espen Sjaastad and Daniel W. Bromley. Commons: Environmental externalities in traditional agriculture and the impact of trade liberalization: the case of Ghana, Ramón López; Land allocation under dual individual-collective use in Mexico, Nancy McCarthy, Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet. Takings: The economic consequences of regulatory taking risk on land value and development activity, Timothy J. Riddiough. Part III: Studies With Mutable Government Institutions-Political Economy of Land Use: Assessing the relationship between government policy and deforestation, Robert T. Deacon; Agricultural land relations in the developing world, Hans P. Binswanger, Klaus Deininger and Gershon Feder; A study in resistance to institutional change: the lost game of Latin American land reform, Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet; Takings, compensation, and equal treatment for owners of developed and undeveloped property, Robert Innes; Name index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume brings together a number of prominent economic studies all of which deal with key water quality issues. The studies focus on the economic aspects of water quality including identifying the polluters' actions and incentives, designing and comparing control mechanisms, analyzing the costs and benefits of water quality programmes, and finally managing transboundary water quality. They all make recommendations for improving water quality through changing incentives, programmes and/or policies.Table of ContentsContents: Series preface; Introduction. Part I Managing Alternative Sources of Water Pollution: Industrial Water Pollution: Environmental regulation, investment timing and technology choice, Wayne B. Gray and Ronald J Shadbegian; Industrial pollution in economic development: the environmental Kuznets curve revisited, Hemamala Hettige, Muthukumara Mani and David Wheeler ; The cost of water pollution regulation in the pulp and paper industry, John D. McClelland and John K. Horowitz. Agricultural Water Pollution: Dynamics of agricultural groundwater extraction, Petra Helleger, David Zilberman and Ekko van Ierland; Optimal self-protection from nitrate-contaminated groundwater, Richard C. Ready and Kimberly Henken;Economic risk and water quality protection in agriculture, Darrell J. Bosch and James W Pease; Endogenous transport coefficients, Anastasia M. Lintner and Alfons Weersink. Part II Alternative Instruments for Controlling Water Pollution: Regulation, Standards, Taxes, Subsidies and Liability for Water Quality: Agricultural runoff as a nonpoint externality: a theoretical development, Ronald C. Griffin and Daniel W Bromley; Agricultural pollution control under Spanish and European environmental policies, Yolanda Martinez and Jose Albiac; Land retirement as a tool for reducing agricultural nonpoint source pollution, Marc O. Ribaudo, C. Tim Osborn and Kazim Konyor; Modeling regional irrigation decisions and drainage pollution control, Ariel Dinar, Stephen A. Hatchett and Edna J. Loehman; Liability for groundwater contamination from pesticides, Kathleen Segerson. Water Pollution Permits and Nutrient Trading to Improve Water Quality: The structure and practice of water quality trading markets, Richard T. Woodward, Ronald A. Kaiser and Aaron-Marie B. Wicks; Transferable discharge permits and economic efficiency: the Fox river, William O'Neal, Martin David, Christina Moore and Erhard Joeres; Point-nonpoint nutrient trading in the Susquehanna river basin, Richard D. Horan, James S. Shortle and David G. Abler; Point/nonpoint reduction trading: an interpretive survey, David Letson; Point/nonpoint source trading of pollution abatement: choosing the right trading ratio, Arun S. Malik, David Letson and Stephen R. Crutchfield; A trading-ration system for trading water pollution discharge permits, Ming-Feng Hung and Diagee Shaw. Part III Returns from Clean Water: Provision of Clean water: The economics of safe drinking water, Robert Innes and Dennis Cory; Economic objectives within a bureaucratic decision process: setting pollution control requirements under the Clean Water Act, Arthur G. Fraas and Vincent G. Munley. Willingness to Pay to Prevent Water Pollution: Joint production and averting expenditure measures of willingness to pay: do water expenditures really measure avoidance costs?, Nii Adote Abrahams, Bryan J. Hubbell and Jeffrey L. Jordan; The economic benefits of surface water quality improvements in developing countries: a case study of Davao, Philippines, KyeongAe Choe, Dale Whittington and Donald T. Lauria; Contingent valuation in Korean environmental planning: a pilot application to the protection of drinking water in Seoul, Seung-Jun Kwak and Clifford S. Russell; Option prices of groundwater protection, Steven F. Edwards. Cost of Preventing Water Pollution: The on-farm costs of reducing groundwater pollution, Scott L. Johnson, Richard M. Adams and Gregory M. Perry ; Implications of alternative policies on nitrate contamination of groundwater, Manzoor E. Chowdhury and Ronald D. Lacewell; Optimal spatial management of agricultural pollution, John Braden, Gary V. Johnson, Aziz Bouzaher and David Miltz. Part IV Transboundary Water Pollution Control: Trade's dynamic solutions to transboundary pollution, Linda Fernandez; Transboundary water management: game-theoretic lessons for projects on the US-Mexico border, George B. Frisvold and Margriet F. Caswell; Does trade promote environmental coordination?, Hilary Sigman. Part V Trends and Emerging Issues in Controlling Water Pollution: Informal regulation of industrial pollution in developing countries: evidence from Indonesia, Sheoli Pargal and David Wheeler; Transaction costs of policies to reduce agricultural phosphorous pollution in the Minnesota river, Laura McCann and K. William Easter; Designing environmental regulations with empirical microparameter distribution: the case of seawater intrusion, Gareth P. Green and David L. Sunding; Groundwater management when water quality is endogenous, Catarina Roseta-Palma; Index.

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Book SynopsisA global blue economy is an economic arena that depends on the benefits and values realized from the coastal and marine environments. This book explains the sustainable blue economy as a marine-based economy that provides social and economic benefits for current and future generations. It restores, protects, and maintains the diversity, productivity, and resilience of marine ecosystems, and is based on clean technologies, renewable energy, and circular material flows.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Concepts, Tools and Pillars of the Blue Economy: A Synthesis and Critical Review, Chapter 2. Realising Blue Economy Potential in Malaysia, Opportunities and Challenges, Chapter 3. Optimising the connectivity of salmon farms: role of exposure to wind, tides and isolation,Chapter 4. Offshore Fish Farming: Challenges and Developments in Fish Pen Designs, Chapter 5. Risk Finance for Natural Disaster in Lakes and Coastal Seas through Modeling Techniques, Chapter 6. Blue economy prospect, opportunities, challenges, risks, and sustainable development pathways in Bangladesh, Chapter 7. Application of Blue Economy for Polymetallic Nodules from the Central Indian Ocean Basin, Chapter 8. Development and Challenges of Indian Ocean Blue Economy and Opportunities for Sri Lanka, Chapter 9. Marine Ecosystem Services: SDGs Targets, Achievement and Linkages with the Blue Economy Perceptions, Chapter 10.Blue Economy Paradigm and Seafloor Massive Sulphides along the Indian Ocean Ridge Systems, Chapter 11. Global Scenarios of Seaweed Cultivation: Science-Policy Nexus for Enhancing the Seaweeds and Algae Farming, Chapter 12. Deep-Sea Mining and Potential Risk: Opportunities and Challenges, Chapter 13. Modern Seafood Production to Enhance the Blue Economy: A Proposed Sustainable Model for Bangladesh, Chapter 14. New Challenges for Sustainable Plastic Recycling in Japan, Chapter 15. Marine Pollution and Ecosystem Health: Challenges for Developing Sustainable Blue Economy, Chapter 16. Seaweed Farming Potential in India: An Assessment and Review, Chapter 17. Modeling of Marine Policy Regime Creation for Enhancing Blue Economy in Global to Regional Aspects

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Book SynopsisWith the world's economies impacted by coronavirus, billions are feeling social, environmental, and economic injustices. The call for a new, more just, more distributive economic story and system is louder and more urgent than ever. The Wonderful Circles of Oz provides both the framework and solutions for navigating towards an effective circular economy the gateway to an abundant, autonomous, and democratic future.Widely regarded as one of the world's most engaging circular economy thought leaders, Ken Webster, together with creative writer, Alex Duff, use a storytelling approach based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to offer a new, accessible, and compelling narrative about the future direction of our economy.The harder you work, the more you'll improve your lot.' That's the simple story we've been sold over the last 40 years to justify how today's economy works. Yet extreme inequality, the devastation of our natural world, and the erosion of our commTrade Review"This book is a breath-taking journey into intellectual allegories and metaphors of a powerful story… In an era of increasing inequalities, social anxieties and neo-materialism, we need more than ever a story to feed our imagination, a journey to discover sustainable futures, where ideas are the key currency."Stefano Pascucci, Professor in Sustainability and Circular Economy, & Head of Sustainable Futures, University of Exeter Business School"In these days of a dominance of audio-visual information, the skill of storytelling is one of the keys to get listeners’ and readers’ attention. By spinning "the golden thread of ‘digitally connected systems’ to transform our economy" in this book, Ken and Alex prove they are masters in this domain."Walter Stahel, Visiting Professor, University of Surrey, & Full Member of the Club of Rome"Just as The Wizard of Oz was an allegory critiquing the Gold Standard, The Wonderful Circles of Oz allegorically introduces us to the actual ways in which money is created, and how they might be harnessed to enable us to create a sustainable economy."Steve Keen, Honorary Professor, UCL, & Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute for Strategy, Resilience and Security "There is an ongoing debate on resource efficiency in most regions of the world, notably in Europe. Moving from a linear to a circular production model is a primary objective. But to do that the economic policy framework – if not the economic model itself – has to be changed. The incentives structure of today is flawed and for circularity to happen the policy frameworks have to be re-thought. The Wonderful Circles of Oz presents a most appealing new narrative which covers the economy as a whole – income distribution, taxation, the right of property owners, debt issues, production and consumption systems, financial system, the digital society and its pros and cons... All in all a very compelling narrative and much needed as inspiration for people around the world who look for solutions to the sustainability dilemma(s)."Anders Wijkman, Honorary President, Club of RomeTable of ContentsPart 1: A fictional world. The Wonderful Circles of Oz. Rewriting the allegory. 1. Weathering extremities 2. From poor to paws 3. From straw for brains to wise owls 4. Heartless: If only AI had EI 5. Making the lion’s share enough to go around 6. Locked in the past 7. Technological wizardry or trickery? 8. The wonderful Emerald City 9. The magical festival of urban food 10. The nightmare of Oz the Terrible 11. Meeting the wonderful Wizard of Oz 12. Back home 13. Chasing rainbows 14. Official correspondence of The Wizard’s Office, Oz Part 2: A real-world framework. An imaginary for the 21st century. 15. An introduction to this ‘Imaginary for today’s real world’ from Ken & Alex 16. An overview: The Wonderful Circles of Oz framework and its sigil for resetting the rules of the game 17. Today’s economic narrative 18. Worldview pre-science 19. Shifting the metaphor: From machine to metabolism 20. The productive cycle: Four rules for materials to flow not fail our economy 21. Uncovering the big players: Active but hidden in plain sight 22. The gatekept cycle: Four rules for money to circulate not clot our economy 23. The liberation and terrors of a digital world 24. A flourishing democracy – the path to a flourishing economy Part 3: A ‘golden’ path between the fiction, the framework, and real-world applications 25. Story as a strategy for sharing real world complex ideas 26. Weathering extremities - real world themes 27. From poor to paws - real world themes 28. From straw for brains to wise owls - real world themes 29. Heartless: If only AI had EI – real world themes 30. Making the lion’s share enough to go around – real world themes 31. Locked in the past - real world themes 32. Technological wizardry or trickery - real world themes 33. The wonderful Emerald City - real world themes 34. The magical festival of urban food - real world themes 35. The nightmare of Oz the Terrible - real world themes 36. Meeting the wonderful Wizard of Oz - real world themes 37. Back home and Chasing rainbows - real world themes

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Book SynopsisEnvironmental risk directly affects the financial stability of banks since they bear the financial consequences of the loss of liquidity of the entities to which they lend and of the financial penalties imposed resulting from the failure to comply with regulations and for actions taken that are harmful to the natural environment. This book explores the impact of environmental risk on the banking sector and analyzes strategies to mitigate this risk with a special emphasis on the role of modelling. It argues that environmental risk modelling allows banks to estimate the patterns and consequences of environmental risk on their operations, and to take measures within the context of asset and liability management to minimize the likelihood of losses. An important role here is played by the environmental risk modelling methodology as well as the software and mathematical and econometric models used. It examines banks' responses to macroprudential risk, particularly from the point oTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Environmental risk as a challenge for banking sector 3. Environmental regulations as a framework for environmental risk management in banks 4. Quantitative methods and IT in environmental risk modeling 5. Environmental risk modeling and decision making process 6. The spread of environmental risk and the way to analyze the issue 7. Incorporating environmental risk in banks’ business models 8. Environmental risk and its impact on bankruptcy and insolvency risk

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Book SynopsisThis book helps power industry executives to systematically navigate the complex technological and organizational changes necessary to recreate power grids.This is especially pertinent in the current environment characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity conditions. Across the globe, the electric power sector is facing many forces of change as it transitions from a fossil-based system to cleaner sustainable resources. Leaders in the power sector face unprecedented challenges in responding to these changes while continuing to provide safe, reliable, clean, and affordable electricity. Recognizing that historical and existing ways will not work, Jagoron Mukherjee and Marco C. Janssen present a new paradigm for industry leaders to tackle some of the key questions to determine the best path forward: What will the business be like in the future? What technologies will likely prevail? How should my company respond to constant change? How expensive will the transition be? Will the customer expectations be met? How fast do we need to change? Drawing on well-known management principles, the book helps industry leaders to provide a methodology to tackle these questions and sharpen their decisions as they embrace innovation, new customer expectations and digitization in their efforts to steer the energy transition.Taking a holistic problem-solving approach, which addresses the power company as a whole, Recreating the Power Grid will be a valuable resource for all professionals working in this quickly evolving field.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Power Industry ChallengePart 1: Forces of Change and Their Impacts Forces Impacting the Power Industry The Leadership Problem Components of the Solution Part 2: Addressing Three Critical Historical Gaps Innovation Customer Engagement Data Management Part 3: Preparing for Execution Readiness Rethinking the Business Case Blueprinting Program Architecture Program Design and Management Index

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Book SynopsisForestland investment has surged in the past few decades as a result of land ownership change in the forestry industry. Timberland investment and management organizations and real estate investment trusts have bought up land and resources that were divested by vertically integrated forest products companies. This book provides a seminal coverage of this seismic shift in the industry, exploring the philosophy, driving factors, valuation, theory, research, implementation, practice, and effects of forestland investment. Across 15 chapters the book reviews the history of forestland investment; discusses the optimal forest rotation; explains timberland appraisal; examines the return drivers of forestland; analyzes timberland index construction methods and results; prices timberland assets; reviews financial and real options; investigates real option values in forestland management; evaluates timber harvest contracts; examines new opportunities in the emerging woody bioenergy market; and Table of Contents1. Introduction to Forestland Investment 2. Optimal Forest Rotation 3. Timberland Appraisals 4. Return Drivers of Timberland Investment 5. Property and Income Tax of Timberland 6. Portfolio Theory and Asset Pricing Models 7. Timberland Index Construction Methods and Result 8. Financial Analysis of Timberland 9. Financial and Real Options 10. Managerial Options in Timberland Investment 11. Valuing Timber Harvest Contracts 12. Benefit and Cost Analysis of Forest Carbon 13. Emerging Woody Biomass Markets 14. Case Study: Weyerhaeuser & Plum Creek Merger 15. Concluding Remarks

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Book SynopsisThis book investigates mine closure and local responses in South Africa, linking dependencies and social disruption. Mine closure presents a major challenge to the mining industry and government policymakers globally, but particularly in the Global South. South Africa is experiencing notable numbers of mine closures, and this book explores the notion of social disruption, a concept often applied to describe the effects of mine growth on communities but often neglecting the impact of mine closures. The book begins with three theoretical chapters that discuss theory, closure cost frameworks and policy development in South Africa. It uses evolutionary governance theory to show how mining creates dependencies and how mining growth often blinds communities and governments to the likelihood of closure. Too easily, mining goes ahead with no concern for the possibility, or indeed inevitability, of eventual closure and how mining communities will cope. These impacts are showcasTable of Contents1 Understanding mine closure: global and national trends 2 A theoretical framework for understanding the social aspects of mine closure 3 Mine closure policies and strategies in South Africa: a critical review 4 A scoping review of the literature on mine closure 5 Miners’ lives after retrenchment 6 West Rand: decline in South Africa’s economic heartland 7 Matjhabeng: decline in the urban periphery 8 Kleinzee: looking for a new dawn amidst the diamond dust 9 Koffiefontein mine downscaling: socioeconomic and infrastructural consequences 10 Alexkor and the Richtersveld community: unlikely partners to mine diamonds together 11 Tshikondeni: mine closure in a deeply rural area 12 Emalahleni’s just transition: from closure to collaboration? 13 Rustenburg: the struggle to go beyond mining 14 Rustenburg: coping despite mine decline 15 A framework for understanding the social aspects of mine closure in South Africa

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ISC 2022 is dedicated to the Niti Aayog policies to promote sustainability through exchange of ideas emerging out of the academia. The ISC is an annual conference that is held in virtual mode until COVID restrictions on travel exist. The vision of the conference is to capacitate Academia with the necessary ideas that provide insights of the grassroot level development to various stakeholders of the Niti-Aayog policies. Towards this goal, the conference creates a conjunction of various stakeholders of Niti-Aayog policies that include- academic institutions, government bodies, policy makers and industry. The ISC organizers make concerted efforts to promote academic research that would technological, scientific, management & business practices, and insights into policy merits & disruptions. The framework of exchange of ideas is geared towards adoption of deep technologies, fundamental sciences & engineering, energy research, energy policies, advances in medicine & related case s

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Book SynopsisIn a globalized world economy, delivering the aspirations of sustainability is proving to be difficult. Progress is held back by competing objectives within a complex interplay of factors. Finding solutions to the wicked problem' of sustainability seems to be beyond the reach of policy makers. Even if the political will can be found to deal with the prime challenges of the twenty-first century, ranging from climate change and resource depletion to persistent poverty and increasing inequity, what is to be done in terms of real-world policy is far from clear.Do we need more globalization; or has economic globalization gone too far in growing a global economy which will strip the planet bare? This book reports twin-track research which interweaves the intellectual argument over the future of the world economy intertwined with empirical research into the challenge of sustainability in aviation. Discussing the prime challenges of this century through the lens of the intractable poTable of ContentsList of illustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgements1 Introduction and overview 2 Fault lines at the interface between globalization and sustainability3 Reframing economic policy towards sustainability4 The action research case study approach: a methodology for complex challenges such as sustainability in aviation 5 Sustainability in aviation: how concerns about carbon emissions will reshape the industry 6 Developing policy integrating sustainability: a case study into aviation 7 A vision of resilient sustainability 8 Proximization: delivering resilient sustainability 9 Conclusions References Index

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