Sustainability Books
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustainable Consumption: The Implications of
Book SynopsisSustainable Consumption is unique, not just in its inter-disciplinary and substantive subject matter (changing networks of utility consumption and production), but because it examines empirically the key theoretical debates underpinning the social sciences at the beginning of the 21st century. This book shifts the focus of sustainable consumption away from the individual consumer and their lifestyles, and examines how existing systems of provision constrain how people consume and how sustainability is conceived in popular and policy-related discourses. The authors address a number of relevant and topical issues including: the relationship between production and consumption, with a focus on how each sphere configures the other; the escalation of choice and the emergence of differentiation in service provision and lifestyle orientation; the constraints on consumption that are embedded both in systems of provision and in the collective routines of everyday life; and the differential capacities of states, public agencies, social movements and commercial companies to facilitate sustainable consumption. In tackling these issues, the book advances the sustainable consumption agenda by highlighting the ways in which socio-technical and market regulatory arrangements at the systemic level increase opportunities for the gradual re-orientation of consumption habits across social groups and over time. This book offers a comprehensive evaluation of sustainable consumption in the context of infrastructure provision. The interdisciplinary nature and rigorous analysis will make it essential reading for scholars, students and policymakers interested in sustainability, sociology, culture, consumption patterns and the environment.Trade Review'This collection of writings is an important contribution to the debates surrounding sustainable consumption, and how it may be facilitated . . . Particularly important is the consideration of how consumption is provided, especially where social and technical infrastructures are required in that provision . . . The book, therefore, makes an important contribution in enabling us to redefine the nature of sustainable consumption that we may actually begin to deliver it.' -- Leigh Holland, Organization & Environment'It has long been apparent that we need a new set of ideas for thinking about processes of consumption and their relationship to sustainability. This book collects research by some of the leading exponents of an alternative view that sees consumption as an outcome of a complex interaction of daily practices, suites of technologies and systems of provision. It is profoundly challenging for research and policy on sustainable consumption. Highly recommended.' -- Frans Berkhout, Vrije University, The Netherlands'This impressive collection of authors and articles rescues the study of consumption from the rubble of decades of individual-centred theorising. Taken together, these articles rightly make a powerful argument for viewing consumption as a social activity, and through the analysis of specific cases, draw attention to the social contexts that matter most. Possibly the most important contribution is the analysis of the mostly forgotten but all important role of heavy infrastructures in shaping consumption choices, particularly in the domains of energy and transport. This book is a must for students and policymakers concerned with social change, especially those with an interest in moving towards environmental sustainability.' -- Harold Wilhite, University of Oslo, Norway'This book offers an interesting contribution to debates on sustainable consumption, arguing for an approach that recognises how choices and needs are "socially produced" and mediated through infrastructures or systems of provision, rather than understood in terms of individual, market-based notions of "green consumerism". This is a polished piece of work and deserves to be read carefully.' -- Michael Redclift, King's College, University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Consumption, Infrastructures and Environmental Sustainability Part I: Consumption, Lifestyle and Choice 2. Sustainable Consumption: A Theoretical and Environmental Policy Perspective 3. The Limited Autonomy of the Consumer: Implications for Sustainable Consumption 4. The New ‘Energy Divide’: Politics, Social Equity and Sustainable Consumption in Reformed Infrastructures Part II: Scales of Provision and Intermediaries 5. Shifting Scales of Infrastructure Provision 6. Sustainable Infrastructures by Proxy? Intermediation Beyond the Production–Consumption Nexus Part III: Infrastructural Change and Inflexibility 7. Institutional Restructuring, Entrenched Infrastructures and the Dilemma of Overcapacity 8. Transport Infrastructures: A Socio-Spatial-Temporal Model 9. Infrastructures, Crises and the Orchestration of Demand 10. Conclusions Bibliography Index
£94.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Towards Sustainable Development in Industry?:
Book SynopsisMany developing and transition economies have not yet undertaken the policy integration measures needed to enhance the impact of industry on sustainable development. In this original and insightful book, national experts from Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey and Zimbabwe - countries which all have designated national sustainable development strategies - report on the extent to which recent changes in industrial, environmental and technology policies have more closely aligned industrial development with the aims of sustainable development.For each country, the authors critically assess a number of important topics including, amongst others, broad trends in sustainable development; policies for promoting growth of the manufacturing sector; policies and institutions for (industrial) environmental management; efforts to encourage the use of environmentally sound technologies; obstacles to enhancing the contribution of manufacturing to sustainable development; and priorities for future action. The results prove disappointing and reveal that none of the seven countries has yet achieved the degree of policy integration that could be characterised as an industrial component of a national sustainable development strategy. Compared to ten years ago, industry in only two of the seven countries (China and the Czech Republic) is making any substantial contribution to socio-economic development whilst attempting to reduce its negative effects on the environment. However, the country reports do identify some positive steps that have been taken and that other countries might adopt in their efforts to enhance the impacts of industry on sustainable development. This book charts the progress towards sustainable development of seven developing and transition economies and the consequences of industry on this objective. The realistic assessment of the advances which have been made will be of particular benefit and interest to practitioners of economic development, industrial economics and environmental management.Trade Review'This book makes a timely and important contribution to the controversial area of development policy and practice. The country case studies provide valuable insights into ways in which countries have sometimes succeeded and sometimes failed in rising to the challenges of industry-led development, through which to raise income levels and social equity across an entire economy in an environmentally sustainable manner. The framework for the case studies and their interpretation provide a sharp focus for the considerable amount of detail that supports the analysis of different approaches in different national circumstances. The book's highly practical basis challenges accepted wisdoms of economic and development theory where it feels the need to do so. The editors and authors are to be commended on an excellent piece of work that will be of value to theorists, planners and practitioners in developing countries, and to international institutions aiming to support them.' -- Clive George, University of Manchester, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface Part I: Introduction 1. Background to the Country Reports Part II: Country Reports 2. Chile 3. China 4. The Czech Republic 5. Pakistan 6. Tunisia 7. Turkey 8. Zimbabwe Part III: Conclusions 9. Progress and Prospects Annex: Industry and Sustainable Development – A Statistical Comparison Index
£111.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Institutional Change for Sustainable Development
Book SynopsisIt is clear that the transition to ecologically sustainable patterns of development requires significant institutional change, yet we face a paradox. Although institutions are the primary means of driving reform, they are themselves a root cause of unsustainable development and a barrier to positive change. This volume moves beyond the current debate by advancing our understanding of the nature of institutional change, the features of more appropriate institutional settings, and the manner in which change can be enabled. Institutional Change for Sustainable Development presents a flexible, accessible, yet robust conceptual framework for comprehending institutional dimensions of sustainability, emphasising the complexity of institutional systems, and highlighting the interdependence between policy learning and institutional change. This framework is applied and developed through the analysis of five significant arenas of institutional and policy change: environmental policy in the EU; New Zealand's landmark Resource Management Act; strategic environmental assessment; emerging National Councils for Sustainable Development; and transformative property rights instruments. From these explorations, key principles for institutional change are identified, including the institutional accommodation of a sustainability discourse, the interdependence of normative and institutional change; reiteration and learning; integration in policy and practice; subsidiarity; and legal change.Institutional Change for Sustainable Development will be of interest to researchers, policymakers and practitioners concerned with sustainability, resource management and environmental policy.Trade Review'. . . this book makes an interesting and worthwhile contribution to the ever-expanding body of literature on sustainable development and therefore is to be recommended.' -- Karen Scott, Journal of Environmental Law'. . . this is an essential text for the study of sustainability and institutional change, an invaluable professional development text for the practitioner, and a text to ponder slowly in all its complexities for an academic study of sustainability.' -- Kate Crowley, Australian Journal of Environmental Management'Does the road to sustainable development run through institutional reform or, better yet, institutional learning? In this well-argued book, Robin Connor and Stephen Dovers draw on a range of case studies to demonstrate the critical role that institutions play in determining the course of human-environment relations.' -- Oran R. Young, University of California, Santa Barbara, US'Connor and Dovers correctly argue that achieving sustainability is a long-term process. In this context, they analyze broad institutional innovations toward sustainability to date - from Europe to New Zealand, from sustainability councils to property rights - to suggest how the historical process might be improved and accelerated. This is among the most constructive efforts I have read.' -- Richard B. Norgaard, University of California, Berkeley, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Approaching Institutional Change and Policy Learning 1. Conceptions of Institutions and Policy Learning 2. Operationalizing Learning Part II: Case Studies in Institutional Change 3. Environmental Policy in the European Union 4. Sustainable Management of Natural and Physical Resources: The New Zealand Resource Management Act 1991 5. National Councils for Sustainable Development: Experiments in National Policy Development and Integration 6. Strategic Environmental Assessment: Policy Integration as Practice or Possibility? 7. Property Rights Instruments: Transformative Policy Options Part III: Conclusions 8. Principles and Elements of Institutional Change for Sustainable Development References Index
£100.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Wealth, Welfare and Sustainability: Advances in
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
£94.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustainable Energy in Developing Countries:
Book SynopsisUsing a multidisciplinary approach that draws on their in-depth experience in the fields of energy, environment, and economics, the authors develop a comprehensive analytical framework. They apply their methodology to four detailed studies of Sri Lanka's energy sector, illustrating how to address key energy and environmental policy issues found in many developing countries today. Supplementary case examples are presented which also draw on many other countries in Asia and Africa. The main energy-related areas discussed include electric power, new and renewable energy sources, transport and oil-based fuels, and greenhouse gas emissions. The methodological tools of energy and environmental economics provide a rational basis for identifying policy priorities, evaluating them, and developing more sustainable energy options. The results of the studies are presented in an integrated manner, and contribute to the practical resolution of many important public policy issues. How to deal with risk and uncertainty, and how to identify robust policy options, are major themes that run throughout the volume. Energy and environmental economists, and graduate students interested in an introduction to the analytical methods used in recent World Bank projects on renewable energy and sustainable development will find this book of great value, as will decision makers and policy analysts in developing countries.Trade Review'It is commendable that this book uses a multidimensional approach to address the issues of sustainable energy in developing countries, which brings together both economical and environmental issues of energy use. In addition, the authors wherever possible try to raise the issues, which have received less research attention until now and they persuade and stimulate energy and environmental researchers to make their contributions towards these burning issues. . . the book serves as a useful reference for energy and environmental economists, graduate students and policy analysts in developing countries.' -- Kanchana Wickramasinghe, South Asia Economic JournalTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Karu Jayasuriya, MP 1. Introduction 2. The Present Situation 3. Valuation of Health Damage Costs 4. Economics of Imported Fuels 5. Resolving Technology and Fuel Choice Problems for Power Generation 6. The Economic and Environmental Costs of Traffic Congestion 7. The Economic and Environmental Costs of Fuel Price Distortions 8. Introducing Unleaded Gasoline 9. Options for GHG Emission Reductions 10. Dealing with Uncertainty: A Real Options Framework for Carbon Trading 11. Renewable Energy for Rural Electrification 12. Summary and Implications for Policy Bibliography Index
£111.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Governance for Sustainable Development: The
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
£134.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Achieving a Sustainable Global Energy System:
Book SynopsisSustainable development and global climate change have figured prominently in scientific analysis and international policymaking since the early 1990s. This book formulates technology strategies that will lead to environmentally sustainable energy systems, based on an analysis of global climate change issues using the concept of sustainable development. The authors focus on environmentally compatible, long-term technology developments within the global energy system, while also considering aspects of economic and social sustainability. The authors analyze a large number of alternative scenarios and illustrate the differences between those that meet the criteria for sustainable development and those that do not. As a result of their analysis, they identify a variety of promising socio-economic and environmental development paths that are consistent with sustainable development. One sustainable-development scenario and its policy implications are then presented in detail from a technology change perspective. The authors propose ambitious targets for technology adoption that are judged to achieve the desired socio-economic and environmental goals. Although the optimal policy mix to pursue these targets is clearly country-specific, the authors suggest that energy-related R&D that leads to technology performance improvements and the promotion of technology adoption in niche markets are the policy options which will yield the most significant long-term benefits.Policymakers, economists and researchers working on sustainability, energy economics, and technology change and innovation will welcome this topical and highly readable book.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface 1. Sustainable Development and Climate Change 2. Methodology 3. Energy–Economy–Environment Scenarios at IIASA-ECS 4. Technology Clusters 5. A Sustainable–Development Scenario in Detail 6. Summary and Policy Implications Index
£100.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Refining Regulatory Regimes: Utilities in Europe
Book SynopsisRegulation is on the rise across the world as the state steps back from public ownership. However, as the authors highlight, the style of political delegation to regulatory authorities has not followed a uniform trajectory but rather institutional endowments, administrative traditions, market structure and business culture have all influenced the creation of regulatory authorities and implementation styles. Noting these variances, the focus of this book is to consider the impact of liberalisation and the introduction of new regulatory structures on three utility sectors - telecommunications, energy and the railways - using Germany and the UK as case studies. With regulation seeking to foster competition at the same time as also having to protect essential services, the authors investigate regulatory styles, costs of new regulatory functions and how firms in the new regulatory landscape access and influence regulatory authorities. The authors consider how EU pressures may hinder or help the functioning of new regulatory markets and the establishment of business-regulator relationships, as well as the broader policy implications for these new regulatory environments. The book also determines how regulatory authorities emerge and evolve under different state traditions and assesses, over time, the degree to which there is potential for convergence, divergence and continued differences as regulatory functions mature.This book will be warmly welcomed by researchers and academics of comparative public policy, politics and regulation. It will also appeal to policy makers and the business community in Europe.Trade Review‘Refining Regulatory Regimes is certainly one of the best recent theory-driven empirical research works in the field of European regulatory reforms.' -- Nadine Haase, International Journal of Environmental Studies'The book provides a number of thought provoking conclusions. . . One of the strengths of the book is the way it carefully documents the liberalisation of telecommunications, energy and rail sectors in both countries. . . this book is insightful and likely to be of interest to those wanting to learn more about utility regulation from a variety of perspectives, including the factors which can influence and shape regulatory policy and institutions over time.' -- Stephen Rimmer, Australian Journal of Public Administration'Refining Regulatory Regimes is a fine volume bringing together a set of chapters that despite their different emphases complement each other nicely.' -- Martin Lodge, West European Politics'This major study breaks new ground in bringing together a distinguished international team to offer a comparative and empirical investigation of factors shaping regulatory implementation and business-regulator relations in key European utilities sectors.' -- Colin Scott, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Redefining and Refining Regulation David Coen Part I: Institutional Change and Environment 2. Developments in Regulatory Regimes: Comparison on Telecommunications, Energy and Rail Dominik Böllhoff 3. Administrative Costs of Reforming Utilities Michael W. Bauer Part II: Business–Regulator Relationships 4. Changing Business–Regulator Relations in German and UK Telecommunication and Energy Sectors David Coen 5. Managing Regulatory Developments in Rail: Compliance and Access Regulation in Germany and the UK Adrienne Héritier Part III: Implementation and Refining Policy 6. The Politics for a Sustainable Energy Industry: Renewable Energy Policy in the United Kingdom and in Germany André Suck 7. Public Services: The Role of the European Court of Justice in Correcting the Market Leonor Moral Soriano 8. Conclusion: Refining Regulatory Regimes Adrienne Héritier Bibliography Index
£115.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Tourism and Sustainable
Book SynopsisTourism is both a growth industry and the world's number one export earner. It is therefore no surprise that the role of tourism is increasingly gaining prominence in the debate over how we can move towards more sustainable patterns of development. An enormous literature has emerged on the three pillars of sustainable development - environment, culture and economics - and on how tourism impacts and interacts with them. This timely and original book is firmly grounded in the theory and application of economics, in contrast to much of the previous research which has tended to adopt an environmental or sociological perspective. Although economics has increasingly become a technical subject, this accessible book aims to present important economics results and relate them explicitly to the policy debate. Using a coherent analytical framework, this unique approach offers prescriptions for moving tourism, and economic development more generally, closer to a sustainable ideal. The authors begin by studying the macroeconomic effect of tourism in terms of growth performance and sources of growth. They also examine how the tourism-growth link is affected by the role of imports in the economy, and how tourism impacts upon land use. Further chapters investigate the important issue of forecasting visitor numbers and explore the need for a comprehensive accounting framework to take account of ecologically sustainable tourism. The authors also examine the microeconomic aspects of sustainable tourism and analyse the increasing popularity of environmentally friendly holidays. Sustainable tourism is a fast-growing subject and this book provides an insightful introduction to the critical economic issues involved. It will interest and inform a broad and varied readership including researchers, students and policymakers interested in tourism economics and tourism management, as well as environmentalists, geographers and development scholars.Trade Review'The book represents a valuable contribution to the literature on sustainable tourism. While much has been written on the economics of tourism in general, relatively little research has been undertaken on the economic dimension of sustainable tourism and its environmental dimensions. The papers in this volume go some way to fill this gap.' -- Larry Dwyer, Journal of Sustainable TourismTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. An Investigation on the Growth Performance of Small Tourism Countries 2. Forecasting International Tourism Demand and Uncertainty for Barbados, Cyprus and Fiji 3. Land, Environmental Externalities and Tourism Development 4. Tourism, Increasing Returns and Welfare 5. How to Develop an Accounting Framework for Ecologically Sustainable Tourism 6. The Effect of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events on Tourism 7. Sustainable Tourism and Economic Instruments: International Experience and the Case of Hvar, Croatia 8. Tourism and Sustainable Development: Lessons from Recent World Bank Experience 9. Using Data Envelopment Analysis to Evaluate Environmentally Conscious Tourism Management 10. A Tale of Two Tourism Paradises: Puerto Plata and Punta Cana – The Determinants of Room Price in the Dominican Republic Using a Hedonic Function Approach 11. A Choice Experiment Study to Plan Tourism Expansion in Luang Prabang, Laos Index
£117.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustainable Resource Management: Reality or
Book SynopsisThis provocative book examines the broad and complex conceptual issues that must be addressed in order to achieve sustainable development. It begins with several case studies that reflect innovative policy and strategic initiatives within the corporate and public sectors, followed by a sector-by-sector analysis of specific opportunities and challenges within the critical resource domains of energy and global climate, human health, fisheries, agriculture, biodiversity, and forestry. It concludes by discussing how to measure and assess national economic and corporate activity, and whether humanity is itself capable of making the changes necessary to guarantee its own survival.The contributors illustrate, on the one hand, the spark of human ingenuity and invention which holds out a promise of success, but expose, on the other hand, the mindsets, myths and new conventional wisdom which characterize the emerging domain of sustainable development and which pose a daunting and potentially insurmountable challenge to its achievement. They determine that nothing short of a revolution in the way we produce goods and services, structure corporate decision making, and view our relationship with the natural environment will guarantee sustainable development. Central to this conclusion is a realization that many of the reigning beliefs that guide our actions today must be critically re-examined and, if necessary, rejected and replaced. A challenge to the tenets of current conventional wisdom, Sustainable Resource Management will be of great interest to students and scholars of business, resource and environmental economics, and resource management.Trade Review'This collection by an important group of practitioners and scholars ultimately provides an accessible introduction to a range of approaches for addressing critical problems in environmental and resource management.' -- J. Booker, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Introduction PART II: SOME SUCCESSES ON THE ROAD TO SUSTAINABILITY Introduction 1. Emissions Trading: US Experience Implementing Multi-State Cap and Trade Programs Brian J. McLean 2. Green Tax Reforms in OECD Countries: An Overview Jean-Philippe Barde and Nils Axel Braathen 3. Mid-Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise Ray Anderson PART III: CHALLENGES WITHIN SPECIFIC RESOURCE DOMAINS Introduction SECTION A. ENERGY AND GLOBAL CLIMATE 4. Reconciling Global Warming and Increasing Energy Demand Burton Richter SECTION B. HUMAN HEALTH 5. Global Consumption from the Perspective of Population Health Clyde Hertzman SECTION C. FISHERIES 6. Fisheries and Coastal Ecosystems: The Need for Integrated Management Daniel Pauly and Ratana Chuenpagdee SECTION D. AGRICULTURE 7. Fatal Harvest: Old and New Dimensions of the Ecological Tragedy of Modern Agriculture Miguel A. Altieri SECTION E. BIODIVERSITY 8. Is Conservation a Lost Cause? Anthony R.E. Sinclair SECTION F. FORESTRY 9. The Myth, Reality and Social Process of Sustainable Forest Management Jane Lister 10. Sustainability: A Focus on Forests and Forestry J.P. (Hamish) Kimmins 11. Tropical Forest Management Systems as Economic and Sustainable Roger A. Sedjo PART IV: THE CONCEPTUAL CHALLENGES Introduction 12. Accounting for the Environment: Can Industrial Ecology Pay Double Dividends for Business? W.G.B. Smith 13. Better Financial Disclosure Protects Investors and the Environment Robert Repetto 14. The Challenge of the 21st Century: Setting the Real Bottom Line David T. Suzuki 15. Is Humanity Fatally Successful? William E. Rees 16. Measuring Genuine Progress Ronald Colman CONCLUDING COMMENTS Index
£139.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Institutions and Sustainable Transport:
Book SynopsisThis unique book examines the role of institutions in transport regulation within a sustainability and comparative Trans-Atlantic framework. With contributions from leading experts in the field, three areas of analysis are provided: barriers to implementation of reforms, regulatory issues and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). The discussion on barriers focuses on political and public acceptance, as well as equity and environmental justice. Regulatory reform analyses include comparative discussions of railroad and airline deregulation in North America and Europe which are complimented with analyses of EU integration and transport regulation for sustainability, transport pricing and inter country competition. Finally, infrastructure finance and evaluation frameworks for PPP form the topical focus for a comprehensive assessment of PPP within the transport sector.Scholars and advanced students in engineering, public policy, planning, policy and international business will find Institutions and Sustainable Transport of great interest, as will national and sub-national transport senior planners and policy advisors in Europe and North America, and analysts and strategic planners for logistics organizations.Trade Review'The book treats an important topic in a novel way. The novelty comes to a large extent from the format of having European researchers write together with researchers from North America on an applied topic. This setup provides some interesting perspectives on the differences in problem formulation and scientific analysis on the two sides of the Atlantic.' -- Folke Snickars, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden'This excellent volume is a landmark in the challenging and multifaceted field of institutions and transport. It brings together the work of leading experts from Europe, the United States and Canada to provide a superb overview of transatlantic perspectives on the role of institutional change, regulatory reform and public-private cooperation in supporting efficiency, equity and sustainability, in various transport markets and networks. This prestigious book will serve as an illuminating source of ideas and insights for planners, policy makers and those working on the international research frontier, now and in the future.' -- Aura Reggiani, University of Bologna, Italy'This an outstanding and very needed work. Not only is it comprehensive, it links critical infrastructure to management institutions that are essential to its regulation and effective operations. Rietveld and Stough bring a new and fresh perspective to this centrally important issue. I would recommend the book not only to students and faculty but to the thoughtful practitioner who is interested in the broad issue of institutional sustainability in the light of infrastructure management. Transportation is the focus but the broad issues of institutions is the crux of the analysis. It is the best and most up-to-date work in the field that is empirically based.' -- Kingsley E. Haynes, George Mason University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Institutions and Regulatory Reform in Transport: An Introduction Piet Rietveld and Roger R. Stough PART I: BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION IN TRANSPORT 2. Making Sustainable Transport Politically and Publicly Acceptable: Lessons from the EU, USA and Canada David Banister, John Pucher and Martin Lee-Gosselin 3. Equity and Environmental Justice in Sustainable Transportation: Toward a Research Agenda Elizabeth Deakin 4. Successes and Failures in Innovations Toward Sustainable Transport Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh, Eveline S. van Leeuwen, Frans H. Oosterhuis, Piet Rietveld and Erik T. Verhoef 5. US and European Responses to Uncertainty About Intelligent Transportation Systems: A Comparative Analysis Jonathan L. Gifford and Vincent Marchau PART II: REGULATORY REFORM 6. Rail Reform in Europe: Issues and Research Needs Chris Nash and Cesar Rivera-Trujillo 7. US Railroad Productivity and Deregulation: A Brief Summary of Findings John D. Bitzan 8. Airlines: Sustainable Development in a Transatlantic Context Kenneth Button 9. Integration: An Instrument for Sustainability of Urban Mobility Systems Rosário Macário 10. Transport Pricing when Several Governments Compete for Transport Tax Revenue Bruno De Borger and Stef Proost PART III: PUBLIC–PRIVATE COOPERATION 11. Public and Private Roles in Transport Network Development Steve Lockwood 12. Private Sector Finance of Transport Infrastructure: Progress and Prospects Roger Vickerman 13. A Framework for Assessing Public–Private Partnerships David Levinson, Reinaldo C. Garcia and Kathy Carlson Index
£116.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Governance for Sustainable Development: The
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
£38.90
CABI Publishing Sustainable Forestry: From Monitoring and
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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CABI Publishing Sustainable Farmland Management: New
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
£98.68
CABI Publishing Tourism, Recreation and Sustainability: Linking
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
£91.58
CABI Publishing Economics of Regulation in Agriculture:
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
£98.68
CABI Publishing Quest for Sustainable International Fisheries
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
£113.99
CABI Publishing Microbial Biotechnology: Energy and Environment
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
£108.90
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd In Search of Sustainable Water Management:
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
£38.95
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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
£126.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Leadership for Sustainable Futures: Achieving
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
£38.90
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustainable Development in Water-Stressed
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
£94.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Work, Leisure and the Environment: The Vicious
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
£90.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Corporate Governance of Sustainability: A
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
£105.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Managing the Transition to Renewable Energy:
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
£136.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Private Institutions and Global Governance: The
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
£102.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustainable Growth and Economic Development: A
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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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustainable Automobile Transport: Shaping Climate
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
£110.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development:
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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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Modelling Sustainable Development: Transitions to
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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ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Sustainable Geography
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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ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Circular Economy, Industrial Ecology and Short
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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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Wealth, Welfare and Sustainability: Advances in
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
£33.95
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustainable Cities: Diversity, Economic Growth
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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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Human Rights and Environmental Sustainability
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
£94.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Governance by Evaluation for Sustainable
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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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Environment, Technology and Economic Growth: The
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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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Valuation for Sustainable Development: Methods
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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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Transition to a Sustainable Society: A
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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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable
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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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Environmental Valuation, Economic Policy and
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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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Modelling Global Change: The Art of Integrated
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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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustainability and Firms: Technological Change
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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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustaining Development: Environmental Resources
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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Texas Review Press Resurrecting Trash: Dan Phillips and the Phoenix
Book SynopsisThe Phoenix Commotion is a local building initiative created to prove that constructing homes with recycled and salvaged materials has a viable place in the building industry. This process uses only apprentice labor and teaches marketable skills to anyone with a work ethic who is willing to swing a hammer. By keeping labor costs low and using donated or found materials, the homes created are truly affordable. (www.phoenixcommotion.com)This book is an examination of the history of Phoenix Commotion and the philosopy of Dan Phillips, the prime mover of the enterprise. Here readers will be introduced to the major projects of Phillips and Phoenix Commotion: the story behind them and the specifics of these unique structures, complete with black-and-white and color plates.Trade ReviewI have watched Dan Phillips at work for nearly forty years, and I must say that he constantly surprises me with his ability to create something magnificent out of "trash" others have consigned to the city dump or left at the curb to be hauled off. License plates, shattered tiles, bottle caps, wine corks, gnarled bois d'ark limbs, sawed-off ends of timber--in the hands of this master craftsman all become the finest of building materials. He is a magician in the world of home construction. In this book you will learn all about Dan and be introduced to some of his remarkable projects."--Paul Ruffin, Director, Texas Review Press“Dan Phillips combines the passion of an artist with the wisdom of a philosopher to create inimitable living spaces that are as full of life and personality as the people who inhabit them. Harnessing the power of apprentice labor provided by an army of willing novices, Dan fashions structures from salvaged materials that become affordable yet aesthetically unique homes for artists, single parents, and families with low incomes. This book will open your eyes to the uplifting spirit of Dan Phillips, who chooses to see the possibilities rather than the limitations in both the buildings and the builders as he quietly goes about the business of improving the planet, one project at a time.”–Don R. Bates, for the editors
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Harvard Graduate School of Design Desert Tourism: Tracing the Fragile Edges of
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Center for Global Development Identification Revolution: Can Digital ID be
Book SynopsisSome 600 million children worldwide do not legally exist. Without verifiable identification, theyand unregistered adultscould 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 expendituressometimes supported by donor governments or agenciesappear 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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Business Expert Press Human Resource Management for Organizational Sustainability
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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