Sustainability Books

Book SynopsisThis book is an original study of the challenge of implementing sustainable development in Western democracies. It highlights the obstacles which sustainable development presents for strategic governance and critically examines how these problems can best be overcome in a variety of different political contexts.The renowned international contributors, including leading policy experts, try to identify the forms of governance necessary to realize the functions of sustainable development. With the help of detailed case studies, they document and analyze specific governance mechanisms for pursuing and achieving this aim. They move on to offer clearly formulated conclusions on the relationship between the demands of sustainable development and the current norms and practices of Western democracy. The book also raises the fundamental question of whether change can ever be achieved if the overriding goal of development is not firmly stated as 'sustainability' rather than 'business as usual'.This book offers a balanced focus on the difficulties and successes of promoting sustainable development through strategic governance. It will be of particular relevance to those interested in the institutional mechanisms of governance and policy implementation. The book will also appeal to scholars and students of political science, organizational studies and business administration, and policymakers and NGOs directly involved in the task of implementing sustainable development.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: Form and Function in Governance for Sustainable Development William M. Lafferty 2. Implementation Theory and the Challenge of Sustainable Development: The Transformative Role of Learning Laurence J. O’Toole, Jr 3. Adapting Form to Function? From Economic to Sustainable Development Governance in the European Union Elizabeth Bomberg 4. Management by Objectives: A Comparison of Dutch, Swedish and EU Strategies for Realising Sustainable Development Lennart J. Lundqvist 5. ‘Sustainability is Cool’: Rhetorical Participatory Discourse in the Spanish Strategy for Sustainable Development Susana Aguilar Fernández 6. Participation and Sustainable Development: Modes of Citizen, Community and Organisational Involvement James Meadowcroft 7. From Environmental Protection to Sustainable Development: The Challenge of Decoupling through Sectoral Integration William M. Lafferty 8. Partners for Progress? The Role of Business in Transcending Business as Usual Audun Ruud 9. Governance by Diffusion: Implementing Global Norms through Cross-National Imitation and Learning Helge Jörgens 10. Implementing Sustainable Development: How to Know What Works, Where, When and How Hans T.A. Bressers 11. Governance for Sustainable Development: Lessons and Implications William M. Lafferty Index

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Book SynopsisIn the context of forest sustainability, this book presents the issues related to both global climate change and conservation of biodiversity. It highlights four methodologies and shows how they contribute in overcoming the ecological challenges facing our world. The practical experience presented can be applied to the implementation of successful sustainable forestry policies.Table of Contents1: Overview KM Reynolds, M Köhl, K Rennolls, M Shannon, A Thomson, and D Ray Section 1: Science and policy Chapter 1: Science is endogenous to sustainable forestry - implications for scientists and policy makers MA Shannon, G Buttoud, and R Päivinen Chapter 2: Will linking science to policy lead to sustainable forestry? Lessons from the federal forests of the United States KN Johnson Chapter 3: Participation as a new mode of governance? Scientists and policy makers linked in a double spiral I Kouplevatskaya Chapter 4: The European Union sustainable forest management and climate change mitigation policies from a transition countries perspective M Nijnik and L Bizikova Chapter 5: Abee Chapter 6: Indicators for biodiversity of tropical forests: problems and solutions K Rennolls and KM Reynolds Chapter 7: Science-policy consultation as boundary spanning: The interaction of science and politics in two US bioregional assessments M Pregernig Chapter 8: Cluster organization in forestry: Supporting information and knowledge transfer in the practice, science and policy of sustainable forest management T Mrosek and A Schulte Chapter 9: Modelling public support for wildland fire policy JD Absher and JJ Vaske Chapter 10: Analysing institutions and public perspectives to identify the future of British forests M Nijnik and A Mather Chapter 11: Economic conservation - Hill Holt Wood: The three legs of sustainability in practiceN Lowthrop Section 2: Inventory and monitoring Chapter 12: Measuring sustainability using the US Forest Inventory and Analysis Program CT Scott and WH McWilliams Chapter 13: Vegetation diversity assessment in southern Belgium's permanent forest inventory C Sanchez, H Claessens, T Puissant, HLecomte and JRondeux Chapter 14: PractiSFM - An operational multi-resource inventory protocol for sustainable forest management F Barrett, M Nieuwenhuis and MJ Somers Chapter 15: The Importance of forest stand-level inventory to sustain multiple forest values in the presence of endangered species DL Johnson, KN Johnson and DW Hann Chapter 16: Forest land change assessment by continuous inventory P Corona, E Pompei and G Scarascia Mugnozza Chapter 17: A study on tree colonization of abandoned land in the Italian Alps: extent and some characteristics of new forest stands in Trentino F De Natale, P Gasparini and A Carriero Chapter 18: Using spatial statistics to improve the primary forestry supply chain JD Hamann and K Boston Chapter 19: Evaluation of commercial airborne LiDAR and SAR products to estimate top height and associated parameters in production forests in Britain E D Wallington and JC Suárez Section 3: Statistics and modelling Chapter 20: Potential contributions of statistics and modelling to sustainable forest management: review and synthesis K Rennolls, M Tomé, RE McRoberts, JK Vanclay, V LeMay, BT Guan and GZ Gertner Chapter 21: Modelling forest ecosystems: the Edinburgh Forest ModelJHM Thornley Section 4: Information and knowledge management Chapter 22: Information and knowledge management for sustainable forestryAJ Thomson, HM Rauscher, DL Schmoldt and H Vacik Chapter 23: Integrating the DPSIR approach and the analytic network process for the assessment of forest management strategies H Vacik, B Wolfslehner, R Seidl and MJ Lexer Chapter 24: Establishment Management Information System [EMIS]: delivering good practice advice on tree establishment in the uplands of Britain MP Perks, AJ Harrison and SJ Bathgate Chapter 25: On chatbots and avatars - the Virtual Forester as a guide to knowledge about sustainable forest management A Reinbolz and M Hanewinkel Chapter 26: Information and knowledge management in support of sustainable forestry: a review HM Rauscher, DL Schmoldt and H Vacik Chapter 27: How should we manage knowledge ecosystems? Using adaptive knowledge management!AJ Thomson Chapter 28: An information retrieval system to support management of Habitats and Rare Priority and Protected Species (HaRPPS) in Britain D Ray and AC Broome Chapter 29: Decision support for sustainable forestry: enhancing the basic rational model HR Ekbia and KM Reynolds

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Book SynopsisExamining the relationship between sustainability and farmland management in diffeing tempoarla spatial and production contexts - this book considers famrland multifuctionality, systems and sytemic thinking, the debates over information, knowledge and ethical aspects.Table of Contents1: Sustainability and Farmland Management 2: Infomation and Knowledge for Sustainable Farmland Management 3: Ethical Production and Protection 4: Multifunctionality and Sustainable Farmland Management 5: Systems for Sustainable Farmland Management 6: Scales of Sustainable Farmland Management

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Book SynopsisSustainable development is the single most important consideration for those working in the tourism industry. Presenting a discussion by leading contributors on the impacts of tourism on local culture and the environment, this new edition moves forward the debates in sustainable tourism, covering new locations, concepts and perspectives, and new case studies providing a global outlook for a universal issue.Table of Contents1: Introduction: Pathways and Pitfalls in the Search for Sustainable Tourism PART I: Frameworks and Approaches 2: Recreation Ecology in Sustainable Tourism and Ecotourism: a Strengthening Role 3: Ecotourism and Nature-Based Tourism: One End of the Tourism Opportunity Spectrum? 4: Hypothesizing the Shifting Mosaic of Attitudes through time: a Dynamic Framework for Sustainable Tourism Development on a ‘Mediterranean Isle’ 5: Tourism, Sustainability and the Social Milieux in Lake Superior's North Shore and Islands 6: Development and Evaluation of Sustainable Tourism Principles: the WWF Arctic Tourism Guidelines Initiative PART II: Tourism and Place 7: From ‘Guiding Fiction’ to Action: Applying ‘The Natural Step’ to Sustainability Planning in the Resort of Whistler, British Columbia 8: Destination and Place Branding: a Lost Sense of Place? 9: Yellowstone National Park, Sustainable Tourism and ‘Sense of Place’ 10: Community Perspectives in Sustainable Tourism: Lessons from Peru 11: Local Participation and Attaining Sustainable Tourism: a Comparative Study of Honduran Ecotourism Development PART III: Emerging Issues in Culture and Tourism 12: Tourism and Poverty Alleviation: Lessons from Southern Africa 13: Cultural Inscriptions of Nature: Some Implications for Sustainability, Nature-based Tourism and National Parks 14: The Attitudes of Community Residents Towards Tourism 15: Tourism and Indigenous Peoples 16: Sustainable Tourism in the 21st Century: Lessons from the Past, Challenges to Address

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Book SynopsisThis work debates and investigates the cross-compliance system - whereby farmers comply with certain standards relating to the environment, food safety and animal and plant health. It discusses cross-compliance in the context of existing standards, on-farm costs and the competitiveness of farm businesses. Analysing the economics of regulation both within the internal market of the EU and the broader world market by examining a broad range of agricultural products. This resource will be of value to agriculture and resource economists, policy makers, researchers and students in environmental and agricultural policy and modelling.Table of Contents1: Introduction PART I: PUBLIC CONCERNS - A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE 2: The role of cross compliance in greening EU agricultural policy 3: State and federal responses to increasing input intensity in the USA 4: Canadian agricultural environmental policy: from the right to farm to farming right 5: Decentralized, outcome oriented management of agricultural environmental issues in New Zealand 6: Voluntary certification and legal standards in the EU PART II: TRADE, COMPETITIVENESS AND PUBLIC CONCERNS - A COMMODITY APPROACH 7: Environmental and health standards in the dairy sectors of the EU, the US and New Zealand 8: An EU/US perspective on nutrient management policies and growth hormone bans in the beef sector 9: Good agricultural and environmental conditions in the EU and their implications for international trade in cereals 10: Trade effects of environmental and animal welfare standards in the hog sectors of the European Union, United States and Canada 11: Environmental standards in the fruits and vegetables sector of Spain PART III: EMERGING POLICY PERSPECTIVES 12: Evaluating WTO institutions for resolving trade disputes involving non-tariff measures: four cases involving Brazil 13: Meeting standards in EU agriculture: the changing policy context 14: The pollution haven hypothesis and the location of livestock production: two North American case studies 15: Cost effectiveness of sediment abatement policies in potato production: assessing policies in Canada, the Netherlands and the U.S. 16: Environmental compliance costs in developed country agricultures: implications for trade and competitiveness

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Book SynopsisThe United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA) represents a major international effort to improve fisheries governance, resource recovery, and sustainable development of international fisheries. Straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks are especially vulnerable to overexploitation because of ineffective management regimes and noncompliance by fishing interests. This book explains the international legal framework, summarizes the state of the fisheries, and outlines the efforts of regional fishery management organizations (RFMOs) to adopt and implement key elements of UNFSA: the precautionary approach, the ecosystem approach, decision making, and enforcement.Table of ContentsPart I: 1: Overview of International Legal Instruments Pertaining to Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 2: Juridicial Status of Fish Stocks 3: International Fisheries Governance 4: State of the Fisheries Part II: 5: Themes Pertaining to RFMO Regulation of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 6: The Precautionary Approach to Fisheries 7: The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries 8: Decision-Making and Dispute Settlement 9: The MCS and Enforcement Regime Part Three: 10: Matrices and Maps of RFMOs 11: Appendix 1 - UNFSA 12: Appendix 2 - Agreement to Promote Compliance with InternationalConservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas 13: Appendix 3 - Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries

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Book SynopsisHuman actions across the past few centuries have led to a depletion of the world's natural energy sources, as well as large scale environmental degradation. In the context of these current global issues, this book covers the latest research on the application and use of microbes in topical areas such as bioremediation and biofuels. With chapters covering environmental clean-up, microbial fuel cells and biohydrogen, it provides a comprehensive discussion of the latest developments in the field of microbe utilization.Table of ContentsPart 1: Microbial Biotechnology: Present and Future Prospects 1: Emerging Trends in Microbial Biotechnology: Energy and Environment Part 2: Harnessing Sustainable Energy Sources from Microbes 2: The Microbiology of Microbial Electric Systems 3: A Comparative Assessment of Bioelectrochemical Systems and Enzymatic Fuel Cells 4: Electrical Energy from Microorganisms 5: Rumen Microbial Fuel Cells Part 3: Mechanistics of Bioenergy Production 6: Systems Microbiology Approach to Bioenergy 7: Nanotechnology and Bioenergy: Innovations and Applications 8: Host Engineering for Biofuel-Tolerant Phenotypes Part 4: Bioenergy from Wastes and Pollutant Removal 9: Microbial Fuel Cells: Electricity Generation from Organic Wastes by Microbes 10: Integration of Anaerobic Digestion and Oil Accumulation: Bioenergy Production and Pollutants Removal 11: Biohydrogen Generation Through Solid Phase Anaerobic Digestion from Organic Solid Waste Part 5: Microalgae for Biofuels 12: Algae - A Novel Biomass Feedstock for Biofuels 13: Biofuel from Microalgae: Myth versus Reality Part 6: Bioremediation Technologies for Petroleum Hydrocarbons, PAHs and Xenobiotics 14: Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Contaminated Soils 15: Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) 16: The Role of Biological Control in the Creation of Bioremediation Technologies Part 7: Bioremediation of Nuclear Waste 17: Bioremediation of Uranium, Transuranic Waste and Fission Products 18: Uranium Bioremediation: Nanotechnology and Biotechnology Advances Part 8: Extremophilic Microbes: Role in Environmental Cleanup 19: Going Extreme for Small Solutions to Big Environmental Challenges

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Book SynopsisWater issues in the American West share many similarities with those seen elsewhere in the world as population growth exacerbates longstanding problems of inappropriate water use and management. The contributors to this timely volume examine the universal challenge of sustainable water management to improve the use of water resources already developed and find ways to moderate our growing collective thirst.The volume begins with an exploration of the opportunities, arguments, and mechanisms for transferring lessons between the American West and foreign nations. Succeeding chapters cover individual issues such as: water allocation and the relationship between market mechanisms and government-based approaches, the challenge of environmental protection, the protection of cultural values with a focus on indigenous water rights, the significance of international and interstate rivers in promoting regional conflict and cooperation, and the role of water management in sustainable development. A comprehensive look at one of our most pressing issues, In Search of Sustainable Water Management will be of great interest to scholars and practitioners in the areas of water management, law, policy studies, economics, planning and public administration.Trade Review'This edited volume adeptly analyzes some of the most salient challenges that face water managers and policy makers: balancing private and public sector roles in water allocation, protecting environmental values and indigenous rights to water, avoiding transboundary water conflicts, and integrating the concept of sustainable development within water policies. . . the chapters in this book are comprehensive and well balanced. . . Kenney and his colleagues have put forth an important contribution to western water policy scholarship. They offer concrete ideas for sustainable water management in the western US informed by international cases, while acknowledging the West's unique political and social context.' -- Tanya Heikkila, Journal of the American Water Resources Association'Collectively the papers provide concise, insightful coverage of critical water problems in the US and carefully integrate relevant lessons from international water management into these discussions. Highly recommended.' -- B.F. Hope, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Water Policy and Cultural Exchange: Transferring Lessons from Around the World to the Western United States James L. Wescoat Jr 2. Roles for the Public and Private Sectors in Water Allocation: Lessons from Around the World Charles W. Howe and Helen Ingram 3. Integrating Environmental and Other Public Values in Water Allocation and Management Decisions David H. Getches and Sarah B. Van de Wetering 4. Protecting Indigenous Rights and Interests in Water David H. Getches and Sarah B. Van de Wetering 5. Transboundary Water Conflicts and Cooperation Aaron T. Wolf 6. Sustainability and the Future of Western Water Law Lakshman Guruswamy and A. Dan Tarlock Index

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Book SynopsisIn recent years our understanding of corporate sustainability has moved from exploitation to exploration, from corporate environmental management to sustainable entrepreneurship, and from efficiency to innovation. Yet current trends indicate the need for radical innovation via entrepreneurial start-ups or new ventures within existing corporations despite difficulties with the financing and marketing of such efforts. Presenting both conceptual and empirical research, this fascinating book addresses how we can combine environmental and social sustainability with economic sustainability in order to produce innovative new business models.The international cast of contributors addresses the wide range of issues in the balance between growth and environmental concerns. The first five chapters discuss various aspects of sustainable entrepreneurship. This is followed by two chapters that look at innovation within existing firms. Innovation is not successful until it finds a customer, so the two chapters that follow delve into the marketing aspects of business-to-consumer and business-to-business settings. The book closes with a broad discussion of the evolution and future of the research agenda into the intersection of sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship.Academics, students, business professionals, and NGOs will find this volume enlightening and useful.Trade Review'When I received the review copy I was rather excited. . . the book as a collection of research papers that, in themselves, are very interesting, and provide a fast-track into the literature of the subject in question. . . it is a worthwhile purchase to support thinking on entrepreneurship and innovation in a world where the sustainability agenda is increasingly becoming the agenda for inventors, entrepreneurs and those who fund them or invest in their companies. . . All the papers are well written and scholarly. . . A particularly strong feature of the chapters is the range of sources quoted at the end of each chapter. These references provide pathways into many different literatures that might save much time for subsequent researchers.' -- Lorraine Warren, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and ResearchTable of ContentsContents: 1. Sustainability, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Introduction to the Volume Rolf Wüstenhagen, Sanjay Sharma, Mark Starik and Robert Wuebker PART I: SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP 2. Types of Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Conditions for Sustainability Innovation: From the Administration of a Technical Challenge to the Management of an Entrepreneurial Opportunity Stefan Schaltegger and Marcus Wagner 3. A Framework of SMEs’ Strategic Involvement in Sustainable Development Martine Spence, Jouhaina Ben Boubaker Gherib and Viviane Ondoua Biwolé 4. Exploration of Business Models for Material Efficiency Services Minna Halme, Markku Anttonen and Mika Kuisma 5. Obstacles to Commercialization of Clean Technology Innovations from UK Ventures Nicky Dee, Simon Ford and Elizabeth Garnsey 6. Too Much of a Good Thing? Innovation Driven by Environmental Ambition Luca Berchicci PART II: SUSTAINABLE CORPORATE VENTURING AND INTRAPRENEURSHIP 7. Enhancing Ecopreneurship through an Environmental Management System: A Longitudinal Analysis of Factors Leading to Proactive Employee Behaviour Kerstin Pichel 8. The Relationship between High Performance Work Systems and Proactive Environmental Management Inmaculada Martín-Tapia, J. Alberto Aragón-Correa and Rocío Llamas-Sánchez PART III: CUSTOMER ADOPTION OF AND MARKETING FOR SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION 9. Quality, Environmental Practices and Customer Satisfaction in Services George I. Kassinis and Andreas C. Soteriou 10. The Adoption of Environmentally Friendly Products in Mature Organizational Fields Patrick A.M. Vermeulen and Annekathrin Ellersiek PART IV: INVESTORS AND POLICY 11. Is the European Pollutant Emission Register an Effective Instrument for Disciplining Companies? Joaquín Cañón-de-Francia, Concepción Garcés-Ayerbe and Marisa Ramírez-Alesón 12. Cleantech Venture Investors and Energy Policy Risk: An Exploratory Analysis of Regulatory Risk Management Strategies Mary Jean Bürer and Rolf Wüstenhagen Index

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Book SynopsisMany managers in the English-speaking world are seeking an alternative to the prevailing business model which promotes a short-term, shareholder-value approach. In this accessible and highly topical book, Gayle Avery argues that this Anglo/US approach to capitalism and business is seriously flawed and does not bring the quality of life to individuals and societies that many people seek. But what is the alternative and do business leaders have a different choice? This book demonstrates alternative ways of leading sustainable organizations. It identifies 19 criteria for sustainable leadership practices that can be found in globally successful enterprises such as Allianz, BMW, Munich Reinsurance, Nokia, Novartis, and Porsche. Sustainable principles include promoting ethical behavior, long-term thinking and innovation, and valuing employees and other stakeholders such as the community, the environment and future generations. The author presents concrete examples of leadership from 28 interesting case studies to illustrate the many different ways in which sustainable leadership principles can be implemented. The book concludes that shifting to sustainable leadership practices may appear difficult for enterprises based in the USA, UK and Australia, but is essential for the long-term survival of these firms. Indeed, several well-known businesses from these countries have already adopted sustainable leadership principles, including Colgate-Palmolive, Continental Airlines, HSBC, IBM, Marriott, Nordstrom and SAS. By highlighting a dramatically different approach to leadership which can prove financially, socially and environmentally successful, this book will have a great appeal to scholars and students with an interest in leadership, strategy, international management and organisational studies. It will also be a valuable and practical aid for managers and consultants looking for new directions and ways of running their businesses.Trade Review‘Leadership for Sustainable Futures presents arguments against the prevailing Anglo/US philosophy which puts short-term interest over sustainable development, values shareholders over other stakeholders, and seeks profits at the expense of the environment and society. In China, we recognise that sustainable development, in economic, social and environmental terms, is vitally important for the future of the country. Chinese leaders are set to adopt 'the scientific approach to development' and commit themselves to build a 'harmonious society', which promises a more equal distribution of wealth, as well as greater emphasis on the protection of the environment. The very key is to "put people first" - a viewpoint that is argued so cogently in your book Leadership for Sustainable Futures. I firmly believe that your book will be invaluable for Chinese enterprises seeking to adopt an approach to doing business which leads to sustainable growth.' -- Dr Qin Xiao, Chairman, China Merchants Group (from foreword of the Chinese translation of the book)'A fascinating book with a provocative thesis and numerous case studies of companies.' -- Business Ethics'This is a scholarly but readable book that challenges much of what we take for granted about management in the world today. . .' -- Harvard Business School Working Knowledge Papers'GL recommends this book to business leaders. We really welcomed Gayle Avery's discussion about how adopting an overall philosophy directs the decisions that companies make, that sustainability isn't a one-off event but a long term approach. Her well-thought out cases provide a valuable insight to alternative solutions such companies find when faced with challenges such as a drop in orders or changing skill demands.' -- The Gallon Environment Letter, Canadian Institute for Business and the EnvironmentTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Setting the Scene 1. Towards Sustainable Leadership Part II: Rhineland Leadership Practices 2. Rhineland Case Study Enterprises 3. Management and Decision Making 4. Focus on People 5. Systems and Processes Part III: Beyond the Rhineland 6. Scandinavian, South African and Family Businesses 7. Anglo/US Public Companies Part IV: The Future 8. Towards a Sustainable Future References Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book investigates the practical applications of sustainable development in the spirit of the Brundtland Report, paying special attention to water-stressed developing countries. Satoshi Kojima argues that the main objective of sustainable development is poverty alleviation within the present generation without destroying those ecosystems underpinning life support systems. The policy implications of such sustainable development policies are investigated with an original quantitative policy analysis framework.The book develops an innovative dynamic optimisation CGE model based on the Ramsey growth model but employs an imperfect foresight assumption and a decentralised setting in which the private agent and the government optimise their objective functions separately. The model also addresses trade-offs between rain-fed and irrigated agriculture, urban unemployment due to rural-urban migration and welfare costs of lack of safe water access. The model is calibrated and dynamically validated against Moroccan time-series data.Researchers in environmental, ecological and development economics will find this book of great interest. It will also appeal to researchers and scholars interested in water management and related issues.Trade Review'Kojima skillfully argues for and demonstrates the use of quantitative modeling techniques as part of sustainable development research. An important first step in a nascent thread of research promising more theoretically sound and policy-relevant operational definitions of sustainable development.' -- Doug Kenney, University of Colorado, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Basic Framework for Quantitative Policy Analysis 3. Analytic Model of Water–Economy Interaction 4. Applied Model of a Water-stressed Developing Economy 5. Calibration and Validation of the Applied Model 6. Policy Simulations 7. Conclusion: Towards Policy-Relevant Sustainable Development Research References Index

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Book SynopsisThis significant book explains how work-life balance is being destroyed because individuals fail to link their work effort with its adverse environmental effects and the personal costs they impose.The burgeoning literature dealing with work-life balance suggests that the developed world is more interested in this issue today than at any other time in the recent past. Provocative and insightful, Work, Leisure and the Environment presents a rigorous explanation based on economic theory as to why contemporary societies suffer from over-work and work-life imbalance, asserting that they are both the cause and effect of environmental degradation. The author focuses upon a fundamental flaw in contemporary market economies that causes individuals to unknowingly reduce their well-being by working and consuming excessively, while enjoying inadequate leisure time. It is argued that this inability to correctly assess the benefits derived from their work effort causes individuals to place unreasonable and unsustainable demands on the environment. By ignoring the environmental destruction that accompanies work effort, its benefits are overestimated and, as a consequence, individuals voluntarily choose to work longer hours than they should. This engaging volume will have widespread appeal amongst researchers and policymakers interested in the environment, consumerism and labour markets and will also be an invaluable reference tool for studies into leisure and work-life balance.Trade Review'. . . a wonderfully accessible and persuasive contribution to an increasingly urgent and broad literature focusing on overwork, consumerism, environmental disamenity and the work-life balance. . . an excellent scholarly piece of work, drawing on a wide range of literature, and written in a very engaging and inclusive style. It will appeal to - and deserves to be read by - as wide an audience as possible.' -- Richard J. White, Leisure StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Economic Approaches to the Environment 2. The Fundamental Flaw 3. How Workers are Short-Changed by Externalities 4. Critiques of Consumerism and the Consumption Treadmill 5. Measuring the Cost of the Fundamental Flaw 6. The Cumulative Effect and International Differences 7. Policies to Tackle the Fundamental Flaw 8. Intuitive Reasoning versus Deliberative Thought References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book considers the corporate governance of sustainability from a co-evolutionary perspective, exploring the linkages between pro-active approaches at the corporate level, market-based incentives and environmental networks.The contributors contend that governance for sustainable development has not yet been fully formulated, and requires further analysis in the context of policies, the role of the state and the inclusion of corporate and private actors. They question whether the governance of sustainable development goes beyond traditional, state-centred policy-making by aiming for proactive changes of private actors' behaviours at different levels. The discussion also encompasses relevant theory on corporate governance, competition, market failures and regulatory tools. An assessment methodology suitable for empirical network analysis at the meso-level is introduced, and its application is demonstrated using eight case studies. Raimund Bleischwitz and his team of contributing authors draw important conclusions for policy analysis and sustainability assessments and the actors involved. The book will therefore prove an invaluable resource for academics, scholars and policymakers focussing on applied sustainability research, policy analysis and evaluation.Table of ContentsContents: PART I: ANALYSING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY: INSIGHTS FROM RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS 1. Scope and Main Thesis Raimund Bleischwitz 2. Sustainability as a Business Challenge: The Concept of Responsible Corporate Governance Michael Kuhndt and Burcu Tunçer 3. Competition and Responsible Corporate Governance Oliver Budzinski 4. A Co-evolutionary View on Market and Government Failures Raimund Bleischwitz 5. Outline of Governance Structures: Co-evolution at the Meso-level Raimund Bleischwitz 6. Integrated Systems Analysis José Acosta Fernandez and Stephan Ramesohl 7. Conclusions to Part I Raimund Bleischwitz PART II: NETWORK ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION 8. Overall Approach and Research Premises Thomas Langrock and Raimund Bleischwitz 9. Networks, Decision-Making of Companies and Evalutation: Concepts and Terminology Thomas Langrock and Raimund Bleischwitz 10. Application to Case-Studies: Approach and Appraisal of Results Thomas Langrock, Raimund Bleischwitz and Bettina Bahn-Walkowiak PART III: CASE-STUDIES ON SUSTAINABILITY AT THE MESO-LEVEL 11. ProKlima: Funding for Local Climate Protection Stephan Ramesohl 12. Ecoprofit: Local Learning for Integrated Environmental Technologies Holger Wallbaum 13. PIUS: Product Integrated Environmental Protection Holger Wallbaum 14. Eco-industrial Parks: Burnside and Kalundborg Ulf-Manuel Schubert 15. Energy+: A Public–Private Market Transformation for Household Appliances Stephan Ramesohl 16. Responsible Care Initiative: Transboundary Chemical Network Michael Kuhndt and Burcu Tunçer 17. BP plc: Tradable Permits at Corporate Level Thomas Langrock 18. Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes Oliver Karius PART IV: CONCLUSIONS 19. Conclusions for Policy Analysis and the Emipirical Assessment of Corporate Environmental Networks, for Policymakers and Corporate Actors Raimund Bleischwitz and Bettina Bahn-Walkowiak References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the problem of how to make a large-scale socio-technical transition to renewable energy, so as to realize an environmentally sustainable economy in the long run. Transition thinking has in a short time managed to occupy a central position in the policy debate on sustainable development. The transition approach offers an innovative view on the role and content of public policy, compared with traditional views from economic, administrative and political sciences. The main motivation for using this notion is that while it links up with the system-wide approach of sustainable development, it has the advantage of shifting the attention from a vague end goal (blueprint) to the processes leading towards this goal. These processes in turn provide a concrete basis for thinking about appropriate public policies, taking account of the complex relations between technologies, institutions and behaviours. This book offers perspectives from a wide range of disciplines, addressing macro, regional and local scales. Contributions come from mainstream economics, evolutionary economics, sociology, political sciences, innovation studies, spatial economics and decision theory. Important lessons are also drawn from historical transitions.Managing the Transition to Renewable Energy will appeal to academics and researchers in environmental science and economics, environmental and technological policy advisors, evolutionary economists and researchers on technological innovation.Trade Review'. . . this title surely adds value to the existing knowledge and is essential reading for anyone interested in the transition to a low-carbon energy economy. This book will surely provide an impetus to further transition studies and help stimulate further research in this area.' -- Subhes C. Bhattacharyya, International Journal of Energy Sector Management'. . . the book provides an excellent introduction to transition thinking and practice, and so should be read by anyone who is interested in these ideas and their application to a transition to more sustainable energy systems.' -- Tim Foxon, Environmental SciencesTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The Transition to Renewable Energy: Background and Summary Jeroen van den Bergh and Frank Bruinsma PART I: SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL THEORY 2. Transition Management: Reflexive Governance of Societal Complexity through Searching, Learning and Experimenting Jan Rotmans and Derk Loorbach 3. The Multilevel Perspective and Design of System Innovations John Grin 4. Transition Lessons from Economics Jeroen van den Bergh and René Kemp 5. Innovation Theory and Socio-technical Transitions Frans Berkhout 6. An Evolutionary-Economic Analysis of Energy Transitions Jeroen van den Bergh and Frans Oosterhuis PART II: MACRO PRACTICE 7. Barriers and Options for Future Energy Transitions: Lessons from a Historical Analysis of the Dutch Electricity System Geert Verbong and Frank Geels 8. Energy Transition Experiments in the Netherlands Frank Dietz, Hugo Brouwer and Rob Weterings 9. Transition Management for the Dutch Energy Transition: Multilevel Governance Aspects Derk Loorbach and René Kemp 10. An Evolutionary-Economic Evaluation of Barriers and Opportunities in Dutch Energy Innovation Policies Annemarth Idenburg and Albert Faber PART III: LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRACTICE 11. Renewable Energy Sources Planning and Design: A Multi-criteria Approach Heracles Polatidis and Dias Haralambopoulos 12. Regional Diversity of Wind Energy Initiatives: The Dutch Experience Frank Bruinsma and Ron Vreeker 13. Tackling Local Conflicts Caused by Renewable Energy Sources: Lessons Learned from Real-World Case Studies Gonzalo Gamboa, Giuseppe Munda and Daniela Russi Index

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses the recent emergence of transnational forms of environmental regulation within the larger conceptual context of global governance research and institutional theory. Increasingly, private policies at the transnational level complement, and in some cases even replace, public interventions. The author takes a deep and broad look at the phenomenon to account for both the emergence and the influence of private institutions in global governance and sustainability.Focusing on the empirical arenas of sustainable forestry and corporate environmental reporting and management, Philipp Pattberg examines why and how private forms of policy-making emerge at the transnational level and how their impacts can be analysed. The study makes a threefold contribution to current debates; firstly, it provides a novel theoretical perspective on the phenomenon of private governance in global sustainability politics. Secondly, it offers a fresh conceptualisation of global governance as a meta-theory in the social sciences. And finally, it provides detailed insights into the empirical landscape of private governance in the areas of global forestry and corporate environmental reporting.This book bridges disciplinary boundaries by providing a detailed account of recent developments in global business regulation as an important aspect of the current sustainability debate. As such it will appeal to a wide audience of both academics and researchers in the fields of environmental policy, public sector economics, international relations and global environmental and sustainability politics in particular. It will also be of interest to practitioners involved in private rule-making and sustainable development.Trade Review'A great book that breaks new ground. . . keen theoretical insights and a wealth of empirical material on emerging patterns of global governance. Pattberg has produced a wonderful volume that helps us appreciate the significance of non-state actors in global environmental governance.' -- James Meadowcroft, Carleton University, Canada'Philipp Pattberg's excellent study explores much uncharted ground and provides new insights in analysing the growing role of private institutions in an emerging system of governance.' -- Karl Kaiser, Harvard University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: From Public to Private Governance 2. Global Governance: Reconstructing a Contested Concept 3. The Institutionalisation of Private Governance: An Analytical Framework 4. Global Business Regulation in World Politics: An Empirical Perspective 5. The Forest Stewardship Council 6. The Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies 7. Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an insight into some of the efforts and actions taken by the rapidly developing economy of Malaysia towards its 'Vision 2020' of becoming a developed country. Renuka Mahadevan explores whether the vision can become reality and not just remain a dream.The purpose of this book is thus to study selected key areas such as structural transformation, total factor productivity growth, human capital and technology development policies as well as poverty and income equality. In addition, the various challenges that Malaysia faces in an increasingly global environment, and its move to a knowledge economy are examined. Based on empirical investigation covering a wide number of topics, policy is critically reviewed and suggestions are made for sustainable growth and development.With a focus on policy in a range of macroeconomic topics, Sustainable Growth and Economic Development will be of interest to policy analysts and researchers in development economics.Trade Review'The greatest advantage of this book is that the analyses are undertaken from the viewpoint of standard economics, not that of political economy. . . this book is valuable for readers who wish to analyze the Malaysian economy from the viewpoint of standard economics. The book provides full data concerning every field of the Malysian economy, from macroeconomic indices to those of labor, education, and so on, the analyses using standard techniques in econometrics and concise reviews of related policies. In particular, the analyses identifying the factors of the past high growth of the Malaysian economy in the first half of the book are very informative and are outstanding among the literature in this field. . . the book contains valuable analyses of Malaysia which accurately reflect the title. This book is suitable for economists who are newcomers to the Malaysian economy, and is also recommended for specialists on the Malaysian economy, who may be bogged down in the depths of the Malaysian political economy and wish to refresh their brains by seeing this "unique" country analyzed in the same manner as other "ordinary" countries.' -- Satoru Kumagai, The Developing EconomiesTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Industrialisation with a Focus on Primary Production 3. Understanding the Drivers of Output Growth 4. Human Capital and Technology Development Policies 5. Leapfrogging into the Knowledge Economy 6. Poverty and Income Inequality 7. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTransport, and in particular road transport, represents a significant global threat to long-term sustainable development, and is one of the fastest-growing consumers of final energy and sources of greenhouse gas emissions. In this book, long-term energy-economy-environment scenarios are used to identify the key technological developments required to address the challenges passenger car transport poses to climate change mitigation and energy security. It also considers possible targets for policy support and examines some of the elements that contribute to the significant levels of uncertainty - particularly social and political conditions. The book then builds on this long-term scenario analysis with a broad review of recent empirical examples of relevant policy implementation to identify near-term options for the passenger transportation sector, which may promote a shift towards a more sustainable transport system over the longer term.Sustainable Automobile Transport will be of particular interest to those in the policy process who are striving to address the automobile-derived challenges associated with climate change - a growing rather than declining problem. It will have a worldwide audience as every developed and rapidly growing society struggles to address the dynamic growth in greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction Part I: Future Transport Demand and Technology Prospects 2. Future Drivers and Projections of Transport Demand 3. Transport Technology and Fuel Characteristics and Future Prospects Part II: Sustainable Transport Technology Scenario Analysis 4. Modelling Transport Technology and Fuel Choice in a Long-term Scenario with ERIS 5. Technology Development in a Sustainable Transport Scenario 6. Alternative Scenarios of a Future Transport System Part III: Policy Measures for Sustainable Transport 7. Policy Instruments to Reduce GHG from Passenger Road Transport 8. Demand Side: Market-based Instruments 9. Voluntary or Negotiated Agreements 10. Supply-side Policy Measures: R&D Part IV: Roadmap to a Sustainable Transport System 11. Future Technology Developments in Transport 12. Implications for Policymaking 13. Sustainable Automobile Transportation: Synthesis of Key Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisTourism and Sustainable Economic Development highlights the opportunities and risks of nature-based tourism for economic development and explores selected strategies for sustainability. The prospect of tourism growth is a potential source of major challenges and considerable threats on a number of levels. The concept of sustainable tourism development has thus become the focus of the debate on this subject. This invaluable book aims to provide useful analytical and empirical tools in support of the idea that sustainability is not just about regulating and controlling the negative impacts of tourism. It is also about policies and actions that aim to reinforce the benefits and reduce the costs of tourism, in order to make it more profitable now and in the future.The chapters focused on economic modelling offer a valuable overview of the main issues currently debated at the academic level. The book also illustrates a number of empirical instruments that will provide a useful reference for academics and policymakers interested in how to put theory into practice. This study will be of great value to economists, geographers and to those who have a direct or indirect interest in tourism economics.Trade Review'An exceptionally well informed and meticulous scholarly analysis of the source of tourism as both a boon to and a bane upon the economies of developing nations. . . highly recommended for college library collections and personal reading lists on the subject of international economics in general, and the economic impact of tourism in particular.' -- - Library Bookwatch, Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I: MODELLING TOURISM DEVELOPMENT 1. Tourism, Growth and Pollution Abatement Fabio Cerina 2. Specialised Trade, Growth Differentials and the Performance of Tourism Economies Simone Valente 3. Tourism Development and Environmental Quality: Long-Run Effects of Monopoly Power Sauveur Giannoni and Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis 4. The Economics of Local Tourist Systems Guido Candela, Paolo Figini and Antonello E. Scorcu 5. Inbound Tourism and Internal Migration in a Developing Economy Jean-Jacques Nowak and Mondher Sahli 6. Tourism, Jobs, Capital Accumulation and the Economy: A Dynamic Analysis Chi-Chur Chao, Bharat R. Hazari, Jean-Pierre Laffargue, Pasquale M. Sgrò and Eden S.H. Yu PART II: MEASURING AND ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY OF TOURISM 7. The Volatility of Growth and Tourism Earnings Anil Markandya and Suzette Pedroso-Galinato 8. Managing Value-at-Risk in Daily Tourist Tax Revenues for the Maldives Michael McAleer, Riaz Shareef and Bernardo da Veiga 9. Uncovering the Macrostructure of Tourists’ Preferences: a Choice Experiment Analysis of Tourism Demand to Sardinia Rinaldo Brau and Davide Cao 10. Linking Environmental Quality Changes and Tourism Demand with the Repeat Visits Method Sophie Avila-Foucat and Juan L. Eugenio-Martin 11. Social Carrying Capacity of Mass Tourist Sites: Theoretical and Practical Issues about its Measurement Silva Marzetti Dall’Aste Brandolini and Renzo Mosetti Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book explores the issue of sustainable development in its more operative and applied sense. Although a great deal of research has addressed potential interpretations and definitions of sustainable development, much of this work is too abstract to offer policy-makers and researchers the feasible and effective guidelines they require. This book redresses the balance.The authors highlight how various indicators and aggregate measures can be included in models that are used for decision-making support and sustainability assessment. They also demonstrate the importance of identifying practical means to assess whether policy proposals, specific decisions or targeted scenarios are sustainable.With discussions of basic concepts relevant to understanding applied sustainability analysis, such as definitions of costs and revenue recycling, this book provides policy-makers, researchers and graduate students with feasible and effective principles for measuring sustainable development.Trade Review'. . . the book is interesting for those who would like to know more about the economic energy and climate change models used in the EU and for those who are specialist builders and/or users of such models. . . [it] contains some interesting discussions on highly relevant issues in the modelling of environment-energy-economy systems. . .' -- Erik Mathijs, European Review of Agricultural Economics'This book offers valuable analysis, insights and pragmatic guidelines from a group of leading researchers who have ample experience with sustainability indicators and their use in applied economic models. It is an important contribution to the growing literature on making development more sustainable, and nicely complements recent work on the sustainomics framework that focuses on balancing the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.' -- Mohan Munasinghe, University of Manchester, UK, Munasinghe Institute for Development (MIND), Sri Lanka and Co-winner, 2007 Nobel Prize for Peace (Vice Chair, IPCC-AR4)Table of ContentsContents: Foreword: Challenges of Sustainability to Economics Ger Klaassen Introduction: Modelling Sustainability – The TranSust Project Valentina Bosetti, Reyer Gerlagh and Stefan P. Schleicher PART I: DEFINING SUSTAINABILITY 1. Economic Models for Sustainable Development Richard S.J. Tol 2. Designing Sustainability Policy Barbara K. Buchner 3. An American View of Sustainability Ray Kopp PART II: ISSUES IN MODELLING SUSTAINABILITY 4. Implementing the EU Sustainability Indicators Christoph Böhringer and Andreas Löschel 5. Interpreting Environmental Policy Cost Measures Jean-Charles Hourcade and Frédéric Ghersi 6. Technical Progress in TranSust Models Valentina Bosetti and Marzio Galeotti 7. Revenue Recycling and Labour Markets: Effects on Costs of Policies for Sustainability Terry Barker, Sebastian De-Ramon and Hector Pollitt 8. Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Supporting Sustainable Energy Systems Bob van der Zwaan PART III: MODEL DESCRIPTIONS 9. Market Allocation Model (MARKAL) at ECN Koen Smekens, Gerard Martinus and Bob van der Zwaan 10. A Hybrid Model: DEMETER Reyer Gerlagh and Bob van der Zwaan 11. Impact Assessment of Climate Policies (IMACLIM-S) Frédéric Ghersi 12. The Energy–Environment–Economy Model for Europe (E3ME) Terry Barker, Sebastian De-Ramon and Hector Pollitt 13. An Endogenous Technical Change Model: FEEM-RICE Valentina Bosetti, Carlo Carraro and Marzio Galeotti 14. Policy Analysis Based on Computable Equilibrium (PACE) Christoph Böhringer, Andreas Löschel and Thomas F. Rutherford PART IV: SYNTHESIS OF TRANSUST 15. Economic Impacts of GHG Emission Reductions: An Overview of Multiple Model Calculations Reyer Gerlagh, Stefan P. Schleicher, Walter Hyll and Gregor Thenius 16. Transition to Sustainability: Some Preliminary Conclusions Valentina Bosetti and Carlo Carraro Index

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Book SynopsisSustainable Geography recalls the system and laws of geographical space production, tackles the hardcore of geography and presents models and organizations through a regional analysis and the dynamics of territorial structures and methods. The book also describes the general idea of discontinuities, trenches, the anti-dialectical and redivision-uniformity in the globalization and addresses the Transnational Urban Systems and Urban Network in Europe.Table of ContentsPreface xiii Author Biography xix PART 1. GEOGRAPHICAL SPACE PRODUCTION: SYSTEMS AND LAWS 1 Part 1. Introduction 3 Chapter 1. Geography: the Hard Core of a Social Science 5 1.1. The geographical question 5 1.2. Geographical space is produced 6 1.3. The reasons for the production of space 8 1.4. The organization of space 10 1.5. The logical field and the idea of a system in the production of space 13 1.6. The environment and the memories of the system 14 1.7. Geographical figures 16 1.8. Scientific practice 18 1.9. Conclusion 20 Chapter 2. The Geon and Energy of the System 23 2.1. Populations and working forces 26 2.2. Resources to actualize 28 2.3. Information as a source of negentropy 30 2.4. Production means and organization of space 33 2.5. The place of the capital and its distribution 35 2.6. The cybernetics of the system 38 2.7. Back to A 40 Chapter 3. Geographical Fields as the Environment of Places 43 3.1. Cardinal fields 44 3.2. Planetary fields 45 3.3. Cultural fields 46 3.4. The effects of exposure and attraction 47 3.5. Fields and geographical distributions 49 Chapter 4. Laws of Geographical Space Production 51 4.1. Geographic logic and the law of profit 52 4.2. Propositions of laws 53 4.3. Environment in systems 57 Chapter 5. Sense of Distance 59 5.1. Revelation of the distance 59 5.2. Distance measure 61 5.3. Ruptures of the distance 63 5.4. The represented distance: isolation and entrenchment 65 5.5. The distance and difference 67 5.6. End of distance? 70 PART 2. BROKEN SPACE 73 Part 2. Introduction 75 Chapter 6. Discontinuities and Thresholds 77 6.1. Discontinuity theory (1965) 77 6.2. Discontinuities and catastrophism 79 6.3. The region and discontinuity 84 6.4. Back to the discontinuity (1997) 86 6.5. Three examples of discontinuities in the geomorphological processes 89 Chapter 7. Territory Retrenchments 93 7.1. The pure and the wall 94 7.2. Retrenchments at the center 96 7.3. Separated peripheries 99 7.4. Folds and double folds 102 7.5. From retrenchment to res publica 104 Chapter 8. Antiworld and Alienation 107 8.1. Alienation 107 8.2. Antiworld 108 Chapter 9. Free Zones in the International Division of Labor 117 9.1. The territories of the antiworld 117 9.2. The complexity of the concept of international division of labor 119 9.3. The free zones: simplicity of speech, complexity of the roles 119 9.4. The golden belt 121 9.5. Territories without frankness, buccaneering territories 122 Chapter 10. Geography of the Gulag Archipelago 125 10.1. The sources of this survey 126 10.2. Geographical history 127 10.3. The organization of the archipelago 133 10.4. The modes of production 142 10.5. Conclusion 152 10.6. Appendix 153 Chapter 11. Geography of Migrations or the Antiworld in Spate 155 11.1. Waves and currents of emigration 156 11.2. Wanderings of insecurity, fracture of Mediterraneans 158 11.3. Migrations systems: nomadism or wandering 160 11.4. Conclusion 161 PART 3. MODELS AND CHOREMATICS 163 Part 3. Introduction 165 Chapter 12. Building Models for Spatial Analysis 167 12.1. From spatial organization to models 168 12.2. Choremes 172 12.3. The syntax of choremes or the linguistics of geography 183 Chapter 13. Model Maps and Choremes 191 13.1. Models and choremes 191 13.2. The rules of art 192 13.3. The procedure 194 13.4. “In Poland, i.e. nowhere” (A. Jarry) 195 13.5. The language of maps 198 13.6. Bibliography and References 199 Chapter 14. Models in Geography?A Sense to Research 201 14.1. What is a model? 202 14.2. Refutations 205 14.3. From theoretical practice to necessary hypotheses 208 14.4. Requirements of modeling 210 14.5. Conclusion 214 Chapter 15. Mediterranean Models 217 15.1. The lake 218 15.2. The focus 218 15.3. The straight 219 15.4. The isthmus 220 15.5. The crescents 221 15.6. The barrier 221 15.7. The chott 221 Chapter 16. The Aquitaine Region as a Corner 223 16.1. The southwest corner of France 223 16.2. Openings to seize 226 16.3. Dissymmetries of nature 229 16.4. Two urban systems 231 16.5. Regions and resources 234 Chapter 17. Structural Dynamic of the City of Tours (France) 239 17.1. Administrative center of a province on a Paris radius 241 17.2. The Val effect 243 17.3. The metropolization and the network star 244 17.4. Tours: social inequalities 248 Chapter 18. Analysis and Representation of Spatial Organizations: A Few Models 253 18.1. Openings 253 18.2. Color images 263 18.3. Other illustrations 263 PART 4. SCALES OF GLOBALIZATION AND MOVING EUROPE 267 Part 4. Introduction 269 Chapter 19. Ways, Forms, and Figures of Globalization 271 19.1. Economic globalization 272 19.2. The global village 273 19.3. Global ecology 275 19.4. How globalization changes the world 277 19.5. Re-differentiations and polycentrism 280 19.6. Contradictions and permanencies 282 19.7. Representations 283 Chapter 20. Aspects of Globalization: the Diamond Revolution 287 20.1. The De Beers empire: a heritage of British imperialism 287 20.2. After globalization by monopoly, polycentric globalization 291 20.3. Rupture and uncertainties at the turn of the millennium 296 Chapter 21. European Fields and Mainlines 299 21.1. The peninsula of the old continent 299 21.2. The European backbone 301 21.3. The Ring 302 21.4. The European trellis 304 21.5. Centralities, barriers and new found solidarities 306 21.6. Conclusions 308 21.7. Appendix: Blue Banana 308 Chapter 22. Transnational Urban Systems in Europe: Towards a New Modernity 311 22.1. Europe as a milieu 313 22.2. Can transnational city systems help Europe? 315 22.3. Conclusions 322 Chapter 23. Russia in Revolutions 325 PART 5. GEOGRAPHY INTO THE CITY PROSPECTS 333 Part. 5. Introduction 335 Chapter 24. Regaining Reason 337 24.1. El sueño de la razón 337 24.2. Unsustainable city 338 24.3. Territories in competition 339 24.4. Si les signes vous faschent 340 24.5. The marshland of Entelechies 341 24.6. Serio ludere 342 Chapter 25. What is Geography? 343 25.1. The field of geography 343 25.2. Geography as a science 345 25.3. Geographies 347 25.4. Geography as an established fact 351 25.5. Applied geography 353 Chapter 26. Geography in the Public Place 355 26.1. As an increased desire for geography 355 26.2. Five equations for fractions of society 356 26.3. Geography as Janus: two sides of the profession 358 26.4. Currents and patterns, or navigating without sinking 360 26.5. For socially useful works 362 26.6. Conclusion 364 Chapter 27. Geography and Human Rights 365 27.1. The difference 365 27.2. Resorting to nature 367 27.3. The revealing space 368 27.4. Conclusion 370 Chapter 28. Dimensions of Sustainable Development 371 28.1. The scale of sustainable development is global 372 28.2. Worldwide contradictions of sustainable development 374 28.3. Local scale: untenable “sustainable city” 378 28.4. The intermediate scales 380 28.5. Conclusions 382 Conclusion. Along the Way 383 Index 385

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Book SynopsisIn contrast to the linear "take-make-dispose" model of resource consumption, a new industrial model is proposed in the form of a circular economy. This model aims to optimize the use of resources and to reduce or eliminate waste, and is based on re-use, repair, ecodesign, industrial ecology, sustainable supply and responsible consumption. Industrial ecology and short supply chains can contribute – particularly on a territorial scale – to the emergence of a real sustainable development. This book develops these concepts and presents experiments that are taking place in France and other countries, in addition to an integrated model which details the mechanisms through which industrial ecology and short supply chains can generate economic, social and environmental profits. The possible issues and obstacles facing these new practices are also analyzed, in order to develop the outline of an adapted management and governance which will enable them to be fully realized.Table of ContentsPreface vii Introduction ix Chapter 1. Building Region-based Sustainable Development: Vocabulary and Tools 1 1.1. Circular economy 2 1.1.1. The circular economy according to the MacArthur Foundation 2 1.1.2. Experiments in circular economy 5 1.1.3. Factual and scientific origins of circular economy 14 1.2. Industrial ecology 21 1.2.1. Industrial ecology and sustainable development 21 1.2.2. Industrial metabolism and symbiosis 25 1.2.3. Experiments in industrial ecology 28 1.3. Short supply chains 38 1.3.1. Origins of short food supply chains: criticism of industrial “long” supply chains 39 1.3.2. Forms and functioning of short food supply chains 44 1.3.3. Short supply chains: generators of social innovation 49 1.4. Industrial ecology, short supply chains and sustainable regional development 51 1.4.1. Links among these different concepts: the creation of sustainable territories 51 1.4.2. Proximity and innovative “milieu”: key ingredients for sustainable regional development 55 1.4.3. An assessment of the regional impacts of industrial ecology and short supply chains 59 Chapter 2. Difficulties, Barriers and Stakes in Transitioning Towards Sustainable Regions 65 2.1. Barriers to the implementation of industrial ecology and short supply chains 66 2.1.1. The case of industrial ecology 66 2.1.2. The case of short food supply chains 72 2.2. How to overcome or reduce these obstacles: the role of service activities 84 2.2.1. Definition of service activities 84 2.2.2. What role do service activities have in the implementation of industrial ecology and short food supply chains? 86 2.3. Challenges for public policy 92 2.3.1. The issue of governance 92 2.3.2. The issue of coordination . 96 2.3.3. What is the relevant territorial scale? 99 Conclusion 103 Bibliography 107 Index 121

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Book SynopsisThis important book presents fresh thinking and new results on the measurement of sustainable development. Economic theory suggests that there should be a link between future wellbeing and current wealth. This book explores this linkage under a variety of headings: population growth, technological change, deforestation and natural resource trade. While the relevant theory is presented briefly, the chief emphasis is on empirical measurement of the change in real wealth: this measure of net or 'genuine' saving is a key indicator of sustainable development. The methodological and empirical work is bolstered by tests of the predictive power of genuine saving in explaining future consumption and economic growth. Just as importantly, the authors show that many resource-abundant countries would be considerably wealthier today had they managed to save and invest the profits from natural resource exploitation in the past.Wealth, Welfare and Sustainability will be of great interest to environmental and resource economists, specialists in 'sustainability' indicators from other disciplines and also development and growth economists.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Wealth and Social Welfare 3. Population Growth and Sustainability 4. Testing Genuine Saving 5. Resources, Growth and the ‘Paradox of Plenty’ 6. A Hartwick Rule Counterfactual 7. Deforestation: Accounting for a Multiple-Use Resource 8. Accounting for Technological Change 9. Resource Price Trends and Prospects for Development 10. International Flows of Resource Rents 11. Summary and Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on cities, their relationships with each other and the disparities between them. Analysing cities as the places where diversity is especially apparent, where cultural richness is experienced and where conflicts often erupt, it illustrates how cultures and cultural diversity interact with economic growth and development. The contributors provide valuable insight into how diverse cities should best be governed and made sustainable, and explore the concept of diversity in relation to sustainability. Building on segregation, assimilation and integration policies, the book indicates the need to develop policies that can govern diversity in a dynamic, nonlinear and spatio-temporal complex way. Case studies of eight culturally diverse cities (Stockholm, Baroda, Banska Bystrica, Chicago, London, Dortmund, Rome and Antwerp) clearly illustrate the relationship between diversity and development, identifying the conditions under which diversity leads to economic performance. These studies are underpinned by an econometric analysis of the relationship between diversity and development across European regions.This unique book will prove a fascinating read to both academics and policymakers with a specific interest in public policy, regional and urban studies, and more generally in economics, the environment and ecology.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I: SUSTAINABLE DIVERCITIES 1. Sustainable DiverCities Patrizia Zanoni and Maddy Janssens 2. Facilitating Intercultural Encounters within a Global Context: Towards Processual Conditions Maddy Janssens and Patrizia Zanoni 3. Diversity, Cities and Economic Development Elena Bellini, Dino Pinelli and Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano PART II: CASE STUDIES Introduction to Part II 4. Constructing Cultural Identity for the ‘Good’ Life: The Case of Blin Culture Community in Stockholm Kiflemariam Hamde 5. Cultural Diversity and Conflict in Multicultural Cities: The Case of Baroda Alaknanda Patel 6. Post-Socialist City on the Way to Diversity: The Case of Banská- Bystrica Alexandra Bitusiková 7. Chicago: A Story of Diversity Richard C. Longworth 8. London. Demonstrating ‘Good’ Diversity: Option and Choice in the Local System Sandra Wallman 9. Diversity, Deprivation and Space: A Comparison of Immigrant Neighbourhoods in Germany, Denmark and Britain David M. May 10. Rome. Electing Foreign Representatives to the City Government: Governance Strategies Raffaele Bracalenti and Kristine M. Crane 11. Integration of Non-natives into the Regular Labour Market: The Paradox Project in the City of Antwerp Dafne C. Reymen 12. Coordinating Diversities for Prospering DiverCities Dafne C. Reymen Index

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Book SynopsisHuman Rights and Environmental Sustainability challenges the assumed harmony between human rights norms and the demands of environmental sustainability, by addressing conceptual, normative, and political questions surrounding the interaction between the two.What is gained and lost by environmental theorists and activists adopting the language and institutions of human rights? Is there coherence or tension between the values of human rights and environmental sustainability? Is the idea of environmental human rights plausible, and defensible? Whereas previous studies have considered the interface between human rights and environmental sustainability on an empirical level, this pioneering book engages the theoretical and philosophical issues at stake. Given the significant environmental challenges we face, and the dominance of human rights as a normative framework, these concerns demand our attention.This timely work will appeal to scholars in the fields of environmental politics, philosophy, human rights theory and global or international ethics, as well as postgraduate students in environmental politics, and philosophy. Postgraduate students in human rights - particularly human rights theory - global or international ethics, and scholars working in environmental law or human rights law will also find this book invaluable.Trade Review‘Woods provides a valuable contribution to an important dialogue, crafted in a style that invites the reader to look further into the issues raised. It should become a first point of reference for many on the subject.’ -- Feja Lesniewska, Journal of Environmental Law‘Human rights and environmental sustainability have virtually unassailable legitimacy as objectives in the contemporary world. But do they work with or against each other? In this forensic dissection of the relationship between the two concepts, Kerri Woods raises the analytical bar to new heights. The result is a striking combination of intellectual sophistication and political sensitivity - not to be missed.’ -- Andrew Dobson, Keele University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Globalization, Human Rights and the Environment 2. Human Rights: Moral Authority and Philosophical Doubts 3. The Contemporary Human Rights Regime: Some Criticisms and an Alternative 4. Environmental Sustainability and Environmental Values 5. The Institutions of Sustainability: Citizenship, Democracy and Justice 6. Rights or Sustainability; Rights and Sustainability? References Index

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Book SynopsisThis path-breaking book provides a balanced and comprehensive coverage of current research and practice on the role of evaluation in supporting governance for sustainable development and learning. This accessible study draws lessons from how evaluation studies and evaluation systems forward the agendas of sustainable development and good governance, by opening up decision-making processes to stakeholders, supporting evidence-based, coherent and transparent decision making, integrating concerns of the three domains of sustainable development into decision making and supporting learning and capacity building. It assesses how political-administrative realities affect the design and use of evaluation studies as well as the institutionalization of monitoring and evaluation systems. The contributors expertly review recent European experience with evaluation at the EU, national, regional and local levels which will appeal to researchers specializing in regional, political and sustainability sciences and practitioners in the area of policy/program evaluation and sustainable development. Contributors: U. Bechtold, I. Celebicic, S. Deprez, J. Franz, S. Grafakos, K. Hogl, K. Hollaender, R. Hummelbrunner, C. Kirkpatrick, I. Leal Riesco, A. Martinuzzi, J. Molander, S. Nicholson, M. Nilsson, R. Nordbeck, V. Oikonomou, A.J. Olearius, G. Ozerol, S. Powell, M. Pregernig, M. Sedlacko, F. Stokman, E. Stormer, M. Strele, B. Truffer, H. Wilfing, D. ZevgolisTrade Review‘. . . the book is well edited and contains an instructive collection of cases on organizational learning. . . it is recommended reading for researchers interested in the sometimes arduous task of institutionalizing organizational learning.’ -- Martin Petrick, Quarterly Journal of International AgricultureTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Governance for Sustainable Development, Evaluation and Learning: An Introduction Michal Sedlacko and André Martinuzzi PART I: LEARNING THROUGH EVALUATION 2. The Politics of Sustainability Evaluation: Analysis of Three Austrian Strategies for Sustainable Development Michael Pregernig, Karl Hogl and Ralf Nordbeck 3. Tools for Learning-oriented Environmental Appraisal Måns Nilsson PART II: INSTITUTIONALISING SD CONCERNS IN EUROPEAN POLICY MAKING 4. Integrating Sustainable Development into Impact Assessment: How Effective is the European Commission? Jennifer Franz and Colin Kirkpatrick 5. Monitoring the Expected Impacts of the 7th EU Framework Programme on Sustainable Development – a Case Study on Governance by Evaluation André Martinuzzi 6. From a European Court of Auditors’ Report to a Learning Process? The Challenge to Integrate the Environment into the European Community’s Development Assistance Axel Johannes Olearius, Iola Leal Riesco and Sally Nicholson PART III: DEALING WITH MULTI-STAKEHOLDER CONTEXTS 7. Evaluation of Public Participation Towards Sustainable Water Management: An Institutional Perspective Gül Özerol 8. Dynamic Decision Analysis for Monitoring and Facilitating the Dutch Costa Due Stakeholder Dialogue on Sustainable Energy Kirsten Hollaender and Frans Stokman 9. Participatory Livelihoods System Appraisal: A Learning-oriented Methodology for Impact Assessment Martin Strele 10. Towards a Process for Eliciting Criteria Weights and Enhancing Capacity of Stakeholders in Ex Ante Evaluation of Climate Policies Stelios Grafakos, Dimitrios Zevgolis and Vlasis Oikonomou PART IV: DEVELOPING LEARNING CAPACITY IN ORGANISATIONS 11. Assessment of Outcome Mapping as a Tool for Evaluating and Monitoring Support to Civil Society Organisations Steve Powell, Joakim Molander and Ivona Čelebičić 12. Development of a Learning-oriented Monitoring System for Sustainable Agriculture Chain Development in Eastern Indonesia Steff Deprez 13. Process Monitoring of Impacts and its Application in Structural Fund Programmes Richard Hummelbrunner 14. Participatory Ex Ante Evaluation of Long-term Infrastructure Plans as a Policy-learning Process Eckhard Störmer and Bernhard Truffer PART V: REFLECTING EVALUATION TOOLS: PERSPECTIVES AND PITFALLS 15. The Role of Visualisation Within Sustainability Evaluation Processes Harald Wilfing and Ulrike Bechtold Index

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Book SynopsisAt the end of the 20th century economists and policymakers face an unprecedented dual challenge: to avert ecological disaster and to end mass unemployment by accelerating and redirecting world economic growth.This major volume brings together contributions from environmental and technological economists. The first part discusses the ecological challenge to economists and policymakers and shows that both need a radical change in their approach. The second part discusses the institutional and legal changes which are necessary to address this challenge. The final part deals with the technological revolution, focusing on microelectronics and biotechnology, which is now transforming the world economy, and sets it in the context of long term fluctuations in economic growth and the relative stagnation since 1973. The protection of the environment, and economic growth with full employment are not necessarily opposed. On the contrary, as this volume demonstrates, what is required to return to full employment and more rapid growth is vigorous and concerted government action to give an 'eco-friendly' direction to technological and economic change.Trade Review'This book is very diverse.' -- David I. Stern, The Economic JournalTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Ecology, Technology and Institutions (A. Tylecote and J. van der Straaten) Part I: The Ecological Agenda for Sustainable Development Part II: The Institutional Agenda for Sustainable Development Part III: Ecology, Technology and Long Fluctuations in Economic Growth Index

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Book SynopsisThis important new book develops an ecological-economics perspective on sustainability at the regional, national and international level. It explores prospects for sustainable development using methods firmly grounded in empirical reality, as well as emphasizing scientific, economic and socio-political concerns.This approach is based on the construction of non-monetary indicators for sustainability, and the application of cost-effectiveness analyses to identify robust alternatives for the achievement of specified policy norms. In calculating the requirements for sustainability the contributors attach importance to multiple criteria decision aid (MCDA) methods of analysis to evaluate the key components of sustainability and help assess the sustainability of aregional or national economic development trajectory. Case studies of water pollutants in the Bretagne region in France and greenhouse gas reduction in Europe are used to investigate resource allocation from this perspective. The contributors utilize the M3ED model - a structural economy-environment simulation model which gives a multi-sectoral representation of a national economy's production, final consumption and environmental pressures - to explore feasible economic futures. It is applied to scenarios in France to demonstrate ways that prospects for sustainability can be investigated at a national level. The contributors compare and contrast these models with the aims of more typical neoclassical modelling in their search for the most effective approaches to defining operational measures for sustainability. This book will be of great interest to academics in the field of ecological and environmental economics and to policymakers and planners in government and industry.Trade Review'The book is a useful review of the current literature on sustainable developments. . . It certainly would be useful as a reference and some chapters will be of interest to those wishing to develop models in this area. In conclusion, it is refreshing to have work of this nature presented in a book format which is readily accessible.' -- Caroline Saunders, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 'This book will interest academics in ecological and environmental economics, and policymakers and planners in industry.'– EuroabstractsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction (S. Faucheux and M. O’Connor) 2. Ecological-Economic Sustainability (M. O’Connor) 3. Weak Natural Capital Theory (S. Faucheux, E. Muir and M. O’Connor) 4. Strong Sustainability and Critical Natural Capital (J.-F. Noël and M. O’Connor) 5. Economic and Environmental Information for Sustainability (V. Boisvert, N. Holec and F.-D. Vivien) 6. Energy Measures and their Uses (S. Faucheux and M. O’Connor) 7. Methodology for Environmental Decison Support (G. Froger and G. Munda) 8. Multicriteria Decison Aid and the ‘Sustainability Tree’ (S. Faucheux, G. Froger and G. Munda) 9. Structural Economy Environment Simulation Modelling (G. Ryan, P. Méral, P. Schembri and E. Zyla) 10. Some Exploratory Scenarios Results (G. Ryan, P. Méral, P. Schembri and E. Zyla) 11. Towards a Sustainable National Income? (S. Faucheux, M. O’Connor and S. van den Hove) 12. Conclusions (S. Faucheux and M. O’Connor)

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Book SynopsisThe quantity of fossil fuels left on the planet is limited, and their use is subject to further restrictions due to constraints on CO2 emissions. This crisis has brought to the forefront of the political agenda the need for a conversion to a sustainable society. In this compelling book, a backcasting approach based on energy flows is used to evaluate the physical constraints on sustainable development.The starting point for the backcasting approach is the definition of a desired situation at a determined point in the future. This leads to the development of scenarios that connect our present status with the desired future point. This detailed, quantitative approach gives insights into the challenges that lie ahead in order to realise our goal. This book clearly displays large sets of expectations concerning the development of future population size and wealth, technological improvements and resource quantities. These are used to discuss the overall possibility for a transition to a sustainable society and highlight the dilemma between equity and environmental quality. A selection of other energy-scenario studies using different approaches are also discussed and contrasted with the backcasting model. The book concludes with some reflections on the institutional and socio-psychological aspects of a transition to sustainability and recommends a goal-oriented policy to implement this change.This book will prove essential reading for those with an interest in ecological economics, energy and environmental policymakers and research planners.Trade Review'The book contains a lot of interesting discussions, not least in the last chapter where social and bio-physical aspects of sustainability are mentioned.' -- Ulrich Bartsch, Journal of Energy LiteratureTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction Part II: Transition Modelling Framework Part III: Discussion Index

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Book SynopsisThis important book highlights the conflicts between economic growth and the conservation of nature in the context of sustainable development. It places particular emphasis on biological diversity and examines possible policies for resolving conflicts which arise from the contrasting goals of conserving the natural environment and economic growth. The book opens with an overview of the challenges of economics, nature conservation and sustainable development and goes on to discuss general principles and broad policies. Case studies from China and north-east India help illustrate important economic and social principles involved in nature conservation. General issues examined include: the value of environmental and resource economics in planning sustainable development the importance of biodiversity conservation for sustainable development and for the stability and sustainability of ecological systems the impact of economic globalization and market systems on the conservation of nature priorities for the financial support of protected areas the extent to which ecotourism can be harnessed to reconcile economic utilisation of an area with nature conservation the costs and benefits of conservation financing the management of nature reserves This book will be essential reading for economists interested in the environment, ecology and development.Trade Review'. . . I found [this book] to be a terrific overview of an extremely important area. I was pleased Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable Development came my way to review because I, for one, will use it as an important resource.'Table of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: An Overview 1. Economics, Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development: An Overview Part II: General Principles and Policies 2. Environmental and Resource Economics 3. Conservation of Biodiversity 4. Biodiversity, Stability and Sustainability 5. Does the Commercial Use of Wildlife Favour Conservation of Biodiversity? 6. Conservation, Protected Areas and the Global Economic System 7. Ranking Requests for Financial Support for Protected Areas 8. Ecotourism, Economics and the Environment Part III: Experiences and Cases from Asia 9. The Environment and Asian Economic Development 10. Economics of in situ Biodiversity Conservation in China 11. Reconciling Economic Development, Nature Conservation and Local Communities 12. Tourism Development and Conservation of Nature 13. Agricultural Pests and Protected Areas 14. Financing Nature Reserves in China 15. Sustainable Development and Biodiversity Conservation in North-east India in Context Part IV: Concluding Observations 16. Nature Conservation and Development in Retrospect Index

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together some of the most important recent developments in the various aspects of environmental economics as well as providing an introduction to its theory and practice. Environmental valuation techniques, including exciting new approaches such as production function techniques, are outlined and applied to developed and developing countries, and to countries in transition from centrally planned to market based systems. The effectiveness of regulatory and market based policy instruments, including environmental taxation and tradeable permits, is analysed and applied to environmental problems such as the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from transport and the conservation of biological diversity.Trade Review'. . . this volume provides a good introduction to the issues surrounding three critical areas of environmental and ecological economics: nonmarket valuation, policy choices, and sustainability. . . . Overall, I found the volume to be an interesting read . . . The primary contribution is in the collection of work in one location that provides the interested reader who is new to many of the details of the topics with the necessary foundation to pursue topics in more detail . . . Individuals in the fields of law, political science, and other policy fields will find the material accessible and interesting.'Table of ContentsContents: 1. An Introduction to Environmental Economics: Theory and Application (M. Acutt and P. Mason) Part I: Economic Valuation of the Environment 2. Economic Valuation in Transition Economies 3. Real and Hypothetical Willingness to Pay for Environmental Preservation 4. An Alternative Approach to Valuing Non-market Goods 5. Valuing the Environment as an Input Part II: Economic Policy Towards the Environment 6. Environmental Taxation 7. Economic Incentives for the Control of Pollution 8. Environmental Policy, Firm Location and Green Consumption 9. Environmental Regulation Part III: Environmental Sustainability 10. The Economics of Environmental Sustainability 11. Ecological Resilience and Economic Sustainability 12. Stripping Resources and Investing Abroad

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Book SynopsisIntegrated assessment modelling is an active and rapidly developing field, triggered by the debate on climate change and the move towards the goal of sustainable development. This book provides an integrated approach to modelling, using a transdisciplinary approach. The author summarizes the main issues involved in the changing global system, and gives an overview of the emerging field of integrated assessment. He then presents a general discussion of the methodological principles of a multidisciplinary integrated modelling approach. Existing tools are examined and new methodological approaches are applied to various aspects of the problem of global change. The case studies focus on optimizing climate change mitigating policies, the allocation of emission rights and the the adaptive behaviour of social and biological agents. Special attention is given to the role of uncertainty, especially the subjective interpretation of uncertainties (world views), and the role of adaptive multi-agent modelling. The book concludes with a discussion on future uses of integrated assessment modelling in the global environment.Modelling Global Change will be vital to economists and scientists who have an interest in integrated assessment modelling, global modelling and decision support, environmental and ecological economists and those interested in sustainable development.Trade Review'. . . this is a book that anyone interested in integrated assessment modelling is advised to read.'Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Global Change 3. Integrated Assessment Modelling 4. Methodological Issues 5.Optimizing the Climate Change Problem 6. Global Energy Strategies 7. The Initial Allocation of Emission Rights 8. The Battle of Perspectives 9. Managing Malaria 10. Conclusions and Discussion Index

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Book SynopsisThis important book addresses the prospects for reconciling economic competitiveness with sustainable development. It shows that we cannot simply assume that changes in public attitudes, business policies and government regulation will guarantee the conditions for long-term ecological, social and economic sustainability.On the basis of new original case studies, the authors consider corporate environmental strategies, technological change and sustainable development as a social partnership between firms, citizens and government. They suggest that competitiveness must be considered as a dynamic process requiring proactive and reactive adjustments by business and government institutions all working towards sustainability.Sustainbility and Firms combines intellectual rigour with accessibility to communicate fundamental ideas to help policy decision-makers, enterprise managers, environmental scientists and economists grapple effectively with the problems of competitiveness, technological change, strategies of firms, governance and sustainable development.Trade Review'Several authors have contributed excellent articles for this important book, which addresses sustainable development that aims at reconciling the pursuit of goals traditionally associated with economic growth with ecological constraints on economic activity. . . . the authors have made an excellent effort for contributing to the literature in the field. . . . This book can be recommended as an essential reference for those interested in pursuing a research career in this subject.' -- Jyothis Sathyapalan, KyklosTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction (S. Faucheux, J. Gowdy and I. Nicolaï) Part I: Corporate Environmental Strategies 2. Globalisation, Competitiveness, Governance and Environment: What Prospects for a Sustainable Development? (S. Faucheux, I. Nicolaï and Martin O’ Connor) 3. Environmental Regulations and Foreign Direct Investment Flows within European Union (A. Castro Guerra and V. Santos) 4. Environmental Regulations, Firms Strategies and Markets Behaviour: Modelling to Learn (R. Santos, L. Jordão, P. Antunes, N. Videira) Part II: Technological Change and Sustainability 5. After the Age of Abatement Technologies? Technological Change for Sustainable Development (R. Malaman) 6. Socio-Technological Innovation and Sustainability (F. Beckenbach) 7. All Production is Joint Production – A Thermodynamic Analysis (M. Faber, J.L.R. Proops and S. Baumgärtner) Part III: Sustainable Development as a Social Partnership Between Firms, Citizens and Government 8. The Company Environmental Scheme (V. Martin and F. Garcia) 9. The Use of Regulatory Mechanism Design in Environmental Policy: A Theoretical Critique (M. Glachant) 10. Environmental Privatization and Technological Norms (M.E. Diedrich) 11. Financial Transfers to Sustain Cooperative International Optimality in Stock Pollutant Abatement (M. Germain, P. Toint and H. Tulkens) 12. The Implementation of the International Climate Regime: How to Finance the Reduction of CO2 Emissions? (M. Trommetter and L. Viguier)

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Book SynopsisSustaining Development brings together, in one accessible volume, a selection of Daniel W. Bromley's path-breaking theoretical and empirical papers on economic development and environmental problems in the developing world.The book emphasizes the institutional dimensions of the environment and development problem, paying particular attention to the role of property regimes in understanding the causes and consequences of environmental degradation. Daniel W. Bromley, one of the world's leading environmental scholars, addresses the conceptual and empirical issues of alternative property rights, institutions and incentives as they relate to environmental resources. Drawing on empirical work, he sheds new light on the pressing problems faced by governments in the developing world as they struggle with the twin challenges of poverty and resource degradation. Throughout the book Professor Bromley pays careful attention to the policy implications and policy formulation of the issues under discussion.Sustaining Development will be welcomed by environmental and development economists as well as policymakers in both the industrialized and developing world.Trade Review'. . . Read the book. It is worthwhile and highly recommended to all people working in agricultural development and similar fields. The book belongs to the most important publications printed recently.' -- Frithjof Kuhnen, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture'. . . the book is a gold mine for those interested in the institutional aspects of development. The author has selected the articles carefully, so that the theme of the book is conveyed in a fruitful manner.' -- Jeena T. Srinivasan, Kyklos'. . . it is well worth reading.' -- Neil Adger, EnvironmentTable of ContentsContents: Part I: The Development Problem 1. Sustaining Development 2. Reconstituting Economic Systems 3. On Risk, Transactions, and Economic Development in the Semiarid Tropics 4. Development Reconsidered Part II: Property Regimes in Development Policy 5. The Commons, Common Property and Environmental Policy 6. Property Relations and Economic Development 7. Indigenous Land Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa 8. Property Rights, Externalities, and Resource Degradation 9. Co-Management or No Management 10. Institutions, Governance and Incentives in Common Property Regimes for African Rangelands 11. Economic Dimensions of Community-Based Conservation 12. The Enclosure Movement Revisited 13. Necessity and Purpose in Chinese Agriculture Part III: Empirical Issues 14. The Village Against the Center 15. The Economics of Cain and Abel 16. Extensification of Agriculture and Deforestation 17. Rainfed Mechanized Farming and Deforestation in Central Sudan 18. Natural Resource Prices, Export Policies, and Deforestation 19. Deforestation Index

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Book SynopsisSome 600 million children worldwide do not legally exist. Without verifiable identification, they—and unregistered adults—could face serious difficulties in proving their identity, whether to open a bank account, purchase a SIM card, or cast a vote. Lack of identification is a barrier to full economic and social inclusion.Recent advances in the reach and technological sophistication of identification systems have been nothing less than revolutionary. Since 2000, over 60 developing countries have established national ID programs. Digital technology, particularly biometrics such as fingerprints and iris scans, has dramatically expanded the capabilities of these programs. Individuals can now be uniquely identified and reliably authenticated against their claimed identities. By enabling governments to work more effectively and transparently, identification is becoming a tool for accelerating development progress. Not only is provision of legal identity for all a target under the Sustainable Development Goals, but this book shows how it is also central to achieving numerous other SDG targets.Yet, challenges remain. Identification systems can fail to include the poor, leaving them still unable to exercise their rights, access essential services, or fully participate in political and economic life. The possible erosion of privacy and the misuse of personal data, especially in countries that lack data privacy laws or the capacity to enforce them, is another challenge. Yet another is ensuring that investments in identification systems deliver a development payoff. There are all too many examples where large expenditures—sometimes supported by donor governments or agencies—appear to have had little impact.Identification Revolution: Achieving Sustainable Development in the Digital Age offers a balanced perspective on this new area, covering both the benefits and the risks of the identification revolution, as well as pinpointing opportunities to mitigate those risks.Trade ReviewDigital ID is fast becoming an essential tool for twenty-first century development. This book spells out in fascinating detail the opportunities and challenges, the perils and pitfalls of this digital ID revolution."- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Board Chair, GAVI; former Finance Minister, Nigeria; former Managing Director, World Bank; "Anyone interested in the current transformation of identification and registration systems underway internationally—students, researchers, policymakers or implementers—should begin with this book."- Keith Breckenridge, Professor and Deputy Director, Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research; "This excellent book affords invaluable practical guidance for states and governements hoping to reap development gains while avoiding the serious pitfalls in engaging with this most important governance revolution of the third millennium CE."- Simon Szreter, Professor of History and Public Policy, University of Cambridge; "It is no exaggeration that there is an Identification Revolution and it is important and moving rapidly. [This book's] masterful presentation brings the reader up to date, analyzing the potential benefits and pitfalls of biometric ID. This is a must read for all those interested in economic development and the potential that the ID Revolution offers."- Anne O. Krueger, Senior Research Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; Senior Fellow, Stanford Center for International Development; "This is a must-have manual for anyone interested in the important topic of identification systems as drivers of social and economic develoment. . . . I expect it will remain a top reference in this field for many years to come."- Joseph Atick, Executive Chairman, ID4Africa,; Executive Chairman, Identity Counsel International; "Alan Gelb and Anna Diofasi Metz have done a remarkable job of studying recent advances in the sophistication of ID systems across the globe. They offer a unique lens on what is possible, what has been done, and more importantly, why it was done. This kind of critical look at the design choices of an ID system is illuminating specially since they capture the context in which those decisions were taken."- Nandan Nilekani, Cofounder and Non-Executive Chairman, Infosys; Founding Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India; Cofounder and Chairman, EkStep FoundationTable of Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. How Big Is the Global Identification Gap? Can We Measure It? 3. Identification as an Enabler of Sustainable Development 4. Identification Systems: Innovations in Technology and ID Provision 5. Confronting the Risks 6. Five Frontier Cases in Digital Identification 7. Toward the Future References Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on September 25, 2015 contains holistic, far reaching, and people-centered set of universal and transformative goals and targets. These call for strengthening capacities and providing an enabling environment for access to opportunities that are sustainable from economic, social, and environmental standpoints. Sustainability focus of the organization needs to go hand in hand with sustainable HRM systems, processes, and practices. But the reality is that sustainability is seldom a part of HR plans or strategic HR practices of most of the organizations.Hence, this book, Human Resource Management for Organizational Sustainability offers a new paradigm by focusing on human resource systems and processes from the lens of sustainability. The book puts together the concepts, researches, and practices that advance the understanding of organizational sustainability through human resource management contributed by specialists from Austria, Germany, India, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States, with examples, cases, and review questions. Whereas environment-related aspects have been receiving increasing attention over the years, the “people” element of social responsibility has received limited attention in management education and also in the business world. This book will bridge the knowledge gap and will provide valuable insights into how sustainable HRM practices can contribute not only to organizational sustainability but also to sustainability at large.

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Book SynopsisManaging Sustainability: First Steps to First Class provides a compelling case, real-world examples, and the tools to follow a proven strategy for aligning sustainability efforts with existing organizational priorities.This strategy has taken companies from initial conception to the top of the sustainability rankings. Using examples from leading companies, readers will understand how to build—programs that drive results and enhance reputation.Benefits include enabling companies to attract, hire, retain, and fully engage the best talent, seize the innovation high ground with new and premium products and services, provide access to socially responsible investment capital, implement “best practices,” earn license to operate, reduce compliance and regulatory costs, and more.Includes the latest trend to go beyond the organization’s own “footprint” to integrate their values into their supply chains and build employee and customer loyalty by empowering these essential stakeholders to live their shared values.Sustainability professionals or business strategists who are seeking to integrate effective programs that match corporate strategy with the purpose and values-driven initiatives that engage employees, build customer loyalty, and improve license to operate will benefit from the author’s more than 30 years’ experience in corporate communications, business, and corporate sustainability.

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Book SynopsisMost organizations would say that they are interested in becoming more effective and efficient–which is almost impossible without competent leadership. Bad leaders are corrosive to any organization, thus organizations today must work to attract leaders who promote clarity and honesty.This book highlights the principles and practices that lead to sustainable and positive leadership within SME. It also provides a step-by step approach for the attributes of leaders who can run an SME and who have a predisposition to focus on environmental and resource sustainability. The text begins with a brief history of the concept of sustainability as it applies to both performance and reporting–implementing sustainability in an SME begins with the development of practices and activities.The author explains the required skills to sustain business and environment in order to be prepared for the challenges and opportunities of today’s world and enjoy a successful life. Sukkar will inspire SME’s leaders to be aware of these considerations, and apply them to the role they play in firms–not just doing things right but doing the right things right.

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Book SynopsisProgress of corporate history since the industrial revolution has been an enormous growth in freedom of enterprise, economic prosperity, innovation, technical, and intellectual advancement but it has also been, stoking the passions of greed, a slow and sure decay of morality, and social order culminating in high unemployment and Occupy Wall Street movements.Business enterprise is a profound thought of good intentions towards the society, which sets apart corporate culture over individual choice. A culture is a function of true knowledge of awareness, an identity with the ethical responsibility, that by which corporate infers and society teaches. Immanuel Kant raised the question whether a science of metaphysics with a logical structure, like that of the well established mathematical and measuring ethical assets usage, is crucial for corporate to bring the abstractions into reality, acknowledge value where value is due, and deconstruct what is valueless.This book addresses these issues effectively by subject - object distinction of qualitative and quantitative elements of management, what Kant had pleaded for.

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Book SynopsisAlthough corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been adopted by many companies, few of them are practicing it with any formal strategy, and the common situation seems to be a portfolio of disparate CSR programs and initiatives, some of which the support core strategy and others of which appear adjacent and discretionary. The diversity of potential CSR initiatives is one issue; however, developing a strategic orientation is complicated by the fact that each company has its own unique set of drivers and motivations for CSR and ideas and responsibilities for those initiatives come from all parts and levels of the organization. Strategic planning for sustainability is far from easy or precise, if only because it requires that simultaneous consideration be given not only to economic performance and development but also to environmental protection and the social wellbeing of employees and other persons and groups outside of the organization. This book is intended as a comprehensive guide to the key steps required to strategically approach becoming a successful sustainable business including conducting a CSR assessment, developing a CSR strategy and the accompanying business case, developing and implementing CSR commitments, and measuring the performance and effectiveness of the planning initiative.

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Book SynopsisIn order to know whether or not the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative and its related commitments are actually improving the company’s performance, it is necessary to have in place procedures for reporting and verification, each of which are important tools for measuring change and communicating those changes to the company’s stakeholders. While certain CSR and corporate sustainability disclosures have now become minimum legal requirements in some jurisdictions, in general such disclosures are still a voluntary matter and companies have some leeway as to the scope of their disclosures and how they are presented to investors and other stakeholders. This book is intended to be a practical introduction to sustainability reporting and communications that begins by discussing material legal and regulatory considerations and the some of the major sustainability reporting frameworks and then continues with detailed illustrations of how companies might create and distribute their sustainability reports and develop and implement their CSR communications strategies.

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Book SynopsisSustainability is a topical subject being emphasized nationally and internationally. Though there are books on environment and climate change, there is lack of a textbook/sourcebook which focuses on organizational sustainability.The proposed book is expected to bridge the gap and would be appropriate for business schools offering MBA courses on strategic management, CSR, corporate governance and sustainability.

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Book SynopsisAcademics, policymakers, business people, members of civil society and individuals have all recognized the significant effect the activities of the private sector have on employees, customers, communities, the environment, competitors, business partners, investors, shareholders, governments and others. It is also becoming increasingly clear that firms can contribute to their own wealth and to overall societal wealth by considering the effect they have on the world at large when making decisions and take operational actions to execute their strategies.All of this has led to growing interest in ""corporate social responsibility"", or ""CSR"", which has been described as the way that firms integrate social, environmental and economic concerns into their values, culture, decision making, strategy and operations in a transparent and accountable manner and thereby establish better practices within the firm, create wealth and improve society.The commitments and activities associated with any CSR initiative should begin with compliance with laws and regulations promulgated by the governmental entities have jurisdiction over the firm's activities; however, CSR extends well ""beyond the law"" to include important subjects as to which the law has not been able to keep.As a result, voluntary corporate responsibility standards developed from a variety of sources have emerged to fill the gap in areas such as corporate governance and ethics; health and safety; environmental stewardship; human rights (including core labor rights); working conditions and industrial relations; community involvement, development and investment; consumer issues; fair competition; anti-bribery and anti-corruption measures; accountability, transparency and performance reporting; and supplier relations.This book is intended to serve as an introduction to sustainability standards and instruments and includes chapters on initiatives of governmental and intergovernmental bodies, sectoral CSR commitments, CSR-related reporting and management standards and securities exchanges and regulators.The book also provides information on CSR-related nonprofits and NGOs that readers can use as resources for broadening their understanding of private sector activities relating to CSR and sustainability.

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Book SynopsisSustainability is about the long-term wellbeing of society, an issue that encompasses a wide range of aspirational targets including ending poverty and hunger; ensuring healthy lives and promoting wellbeing for all; ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all; and promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.Clearly the challenges associated with pursuing the goals are daunting and for most businesses it may be difficult for them to see how they can play a meaningful role in address them.While it is common for “society” to be identified as an organizational stakeholder, the reality is that one company cannot, acting on its own, achieve all the goals associated with societal wellbeing. However, every company, regardless of its size, can make a difference in some small, yet meaningful way, in the communities in which they operate, and more and more attention is being focused on the impact that companies have within their communities. Focusing on the community level allows an organization to set meaningful targets and implement programs that fit the scale of its operations and which can provide the most immediate value to the organization and its stakeholders.Societal wellbeing projects and initiatives must ensure that the organization does not compromise, and instead improves, the wellbeing of local communities through its value chain and in society-at-large.This book is a comprehensive guide to community engagement and investment, beginning with a survey of community-related voluntary standards and then turning to strategy and management, community engagement, community investment and reporting and communications on community-related activities.

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Book Synopsis This book offers a comprehensive discussion of how green finance has been growing thus far and explores the opportunities and key developments ahead, with particular emphasis on Europe. The main features of the market, the key products, the issue of correctly defining green finance, the main policy actions undertaken, the risk of green washing and the necessary steps to mainstream green finance are discussed in depth. In addition, the book analyses some highly relevant aspects of the market that so far have not been sufficiently explored in the policy, industry and academic debate. This includes the potential role of digitalisation and blockchain in fostering green finance, the crucial role of the effective financing of the agriculture to reach climate and environmental targets and the possible relationship between sustainable finance and other forms of "alternative" finance. This book will be of interest to academics, practitioners, financial institutions and policy makers involved in green finance and to the finance industry in general. Table of ContentsPart I. State of the Art.- 1. An Overview of Green Finance.- 2. Defining Green Finance: Existing Standards and Main Challenges.- 3. The Development of Green Finance by Sector.- 4. Sustainable Finance Management.- 5. Financial Performances of Green Securities.- 6. Institutional Initiatives to Foster Green Finance at EU Level.- Part II. The (Long) Way Forward and New Opportunities.- 7. From Transaction-based to Mainstream Green Finance.- 8. The Development of Green Finance in EU Agriculture: Main Obstacles and Possible Ways Forward.- 9. Fintech, Digitalization and Blockchain: Possible Applications for Green Finance.- 10. Sustainable Finance: A Common Ground for the Future in Europe?.- 11. Green Finance Today: Summary and Concluding Remarks.

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Book SynopsisThis book conceptualises and illustrates temporary appropriation as an urban phenomenon, exploring its contributions to citizenship, urban social sustainability and urban health. It explains how some forms of appropriation can be subversive, existing in a grey area between legal and illegal activities in the city. The book explores the complex and the multi-scalar nature of temporary appropriation, and touches on its relationship to issues such as: sustainability and building re-use; culture; inclusivity, including socio-spatial inclusion; streetscape design; homelessness; and regulations controlling the use of public spaces. The book focuses on temporary appropriation as a necessity of adapting human needs in a city, highlighting the flexibility that is needed within urban planning and the further research that should be undertaken in this area. The book utilises case studies of Auckland, Algiers and Mexico City, and other cities with diverse cultural and historical backgrounds, to explore how planning, design and development can occur whilst maintaining community diversity and resilience. Since urban populations are certain to grow further, this is a key topic for understanding urban dynamics, and this book will be of interest to academics and practitioners alike.Table of ContentsChapter 1 General Introduction Chapter 2 Understanding the Temporary Appropriation in Relationship to Social Sustainability Chapter 3 Between Assemblages and Temporary Appropriation: The Case of Mexico City Chapter 4 Temporary Appropriation and Informality Chapter 5 Ongoing Appropriation: Invisible Seattle and Red May Chapter 6 Temporary Appropriation and Public Space: Assessing the CPTED Principle of Activity Support Chapter 7 Temporary Appropriation of Public Spaces: The Influence of Outdoor Comfort Chapter 8 Origins of Informality: Examining the Historical and Spatial Roots of Informal Day-Labor Hiring Sites Chapter 9 Unsheltered Homelessness and the Right to Metabolism: An Urban Political Ecology of Health and Sustainability Chapter 10 Temporary Appropriation in Shanghai and Hong Kong: Two Study Cases Assessing the Resilience of Women Faced With the Lack of Affordable Housing Chapter 11 (Temporary) Appropriation (Of Space), Makassar, and Urban Kampung Chapter 12 Extending Temporary Appropriation Through Architecture: The Role of Adaptive Reuse in Shaping New Zealand’s Built Environment Chapter 13 Using the Street in Mexico City Centre: Temporary Appropriation of Public Space Vs Legislation Governing Street Use Chapter 14 Transforming Everyday Public Space: Human Appropriations in Search for Citizenship and Urban Well-Being Chapter 15 General Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book is part of a five-volume set that explores sustainability in textile industry practices globally. Case studies are provided that cover the theoretical and practical implications of sustainable textile issues, including environmental footprints of textile manufacturing, consumer behavior, eco-design in clothing and apparels, supply chain sustainability, the chemistry of textile manufacturing, waste management and textile economics. The set will be of interest to researchers, engineers, industrialists, R&D managers and students working in textile chemistry, economics, materials science, and sustainable consumption and production. This volume discusses novel trends and concepts in sustainable textile design, including innovative topics such as doodling and upcycling in clothing and apparel design for sustainable fashion initiatives. Along with strategies for repurposing fashion sustainability, the book also covers university interventions for the development of proper and environmentally friendly design practices. Specific technologies addressed include UV applications, laser treatments for dyeing, refined surface design techniques for products such as leather. Table of ContentsChapter1: Sustainable textile designs made from renewable biodegradable sustainable natural abaca fibers.- Chapter2: Analysis of zero waste patternmaking approaches for application to apparel.- Chapter3: Factors that affect sustainability in the textile design industry in Kadoma. Zimbabwe.- Chapter4: Contributions to sustainable textile design with natural textile design with natural raffia fibers.- Chapter5: Innovative sustainable apparel design: Application of CAD and redesign process.- Chapter6: Bacteria working to create sustainable textile materials and textile colorants leading to sustainable textile design.- Chapter7: Sustainable clothing designs for fashion– Design strategies and its implementation possibilities.- Chapter8: Contribution of UV technology to sustainable textile production and design.- Chapter9: Repurposing design process.- Chapter10: Doodlage: reinventing fashion vis sustainable design.- Chapter11: Sustainability in textile design with laser technology.- Chapter12: University intervention in inculcating design practices for sustainable fashion

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Book SynopsisBy now, planners everywhere know - more or less - what the ingredients of a sustainable city are, in theory. The problem is that only bits of solutions are being implemented in the cities that most need them, the majority of which are located in the Global South. This book examines issues related to policy transfer in urban transport planning in Southeast Asia. The metropolitan regions of four major capitals - Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, and Bangkok - are considered. The book assesses the in-bound and out-bound transfer of sustainable transport planning policies, concepts, and tools. The investigation focuses on who transfers policy and why, what elements of policy are transferred, in what direction and to what degree, and what barriers does transfer face. It also discusses how policy transfer processes in the transportation planning arena can be improved.Table of Contents

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