Improving Environment And Economy

Author : Cary Coglianese,Jennifer Nash
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136525070

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Leveraging the Private Sector by Cary Coglianese,Jennifer Nash Pdf

Leveraging the Private Sector offers the first sustained analysis of public and private sector initiatives designed to encourage firms and industries to use their own management expertise to improve their environmental performance. Cary Coglianese and Jennifer Nash bring together original empirical studies by the nation?s leading experts on recent public and private sector experiments. Do management-based strategies lead to improved environmental outcomes? What kinds of strategies hold the most promise? Leveraging the Private Sector addresses these questions through studies of state pollution prevention planning laws, private sector purchasing requirements, and federal risk management regulations, among others. The contributors show that efforts to leverage private sector experience and knowledge can have a distinctive contribution in the future of environmental protection. Ultimately, a firm's broader management practices shape its environmental performance. Public and private sector strategies that seek to influence these practices directly can help bring about further environmental improvements. This book breaks new ground by investigating a new and promising approach for advancing the economy and the environment.

Author : Jürg Klarer,Patrick Francis,Jim McNicholas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9638454660

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Improving Environment and Economy by Jürg Klarer,Patrick Francis,Jim McNicholas Pdf

Author : Pardeep Singh,Pramit Verma,Daniela Perrotti,K.K. Srivastava
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128223659

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Environmental Sustainability and Economy by Pardeep Singh,Pramit Verma,Daniela Perrotti,K.K. Srivastava Pdf

Environmental Sustainability and Economy contains the latest practical and theoretical concepts of sustainability science and economic growth. It includes the latest research on sustainable development, the impact of pollution due to economic activities, energy policies and consumption influencing growth and environment, waste management and recycling, circular economy, and climate change impacts on both the environment and the economy. The 21st century has seen the rise of complex and multi-dimensional pathways between different aspects of sustainability. Due to globalization, these relationships now work at varying spatiotemporal scales resulting in global and regional dynamics. This book explores the complex relationship between sustainable development and economic growth, linking the environmental and social aspects with the economic pillar of sustainable development. Utilizing global case studies and interdisciplinary perspectives, Environmental Sustainability and Economy provides a comprehensive account of sustainable development and the economics of environmental protection studies with a focus on the environmental, geographical, economic, anthropogenic and social-ecological environment. Includes extensive interdisciplinary coverage, including intersectional topics such as environmental pollution and economic growth, resource utilization and circular economy, climate change and emissions, and sustainable solutions and green behavior Discusses market innovations and strategies through the lens of global case studies in sustainability and economic growth Bridges the gap between environmental studies and economics to reflect sustainable practices for enhancing environmental protection in response to climate change

Author : Ramón López,Michael A. Toman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199297993

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Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability by Ramón López,Michael A. Toman Pdf

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Author : Edward B. Barbier,Anil Markandya
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136222184

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A New Blueprint for a Green Economy by Edward B. Barbier,Anil Markandya Pdf

Published in 1989, Blueprint for a Green Economy presented, for the first time, practical policy measures for 'greening' modern economies and putting them on a path to sustainable development. This new book, written by two of the Blueprint for a Green Economy authors, revisits and updates its main messages by asking, first, what has been achieved in the past twenty years, and second, what more needs to be done to generate a truly 'green economy' in the twenty-first century? Blueprint for a Green Economy had one over-arching theme. Making economies more sustainable requires urgent progress in three key policy areas: valuing the environment, accounting for the environment and incentives for environmental improvement. Today, with the threat of global warming, the decline in major ecosystems and their services, and fears over energy security, achieving these goals is even more vital. The current book first summarizes the main messages from Blueprint for a Green Economy and explains why, given rapid and widespread global environmental degradation, they are still relevant. The book then examines the progress since Blueprint for a Green Economy in implementing policies and other measures to improve environmental valuation, accounting and incentives. Although much has been accomplished, additional advances are still required to green economies successfully. The book highlights the new policies and approaches needed for economic management of today's environmental concerns. Over twenty years later, A New Blueprint for a Green Economy once again emphasizes practical policies for greening modern economies, and explains why such an economic roadmap to a greener future is essential, if modern economies are to develop successfully and sustainably.

Author : Rüdiger Pethig
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789401583176

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Valuing the Environment: Methodological and Measurement Issues by Rüdiger Pethig Pdf

During the last decades, environmental economics as a science has been very successful in improving our understanding of environment-economy interdepen dence. Using conventional economic methodology, environmental aspects have been explicitly incorporated into economic models making use of the concept of externality. This concept was already familiar to economists long before evidence of severe environmental deterioration found its way into the headlines and peo ple's awareness. But before that time, external effects were not considered as being empirically very relevant, they seemed to be -like the example of the bees and the fruit trees - somewhat bucolic in nature. All that changed dramatically when it was no longer possible (or easy) to ignore the large-scale environmental disruption with its negative feedback on consumers and producers caused by growing pollution and excessive use of environmental resources. In diagnosing the discrepancy between private and social cost as the cause of the problem, the externality paradigm proved very useful. The correct diagnosis implies the straightforward cure to internalise all external cost, namely the damage cost of pollution. But it is one thing to identify the qualitative nature of the problem at an abstract conceptual level and quite another thing to place specific money values on pollution damage and society's valuation of the environment, respectively, in the context of specific pollution (control) problems. Very often it is controversial not only how inefficient the no-policy situation is but also what exactly the net benefit of any public action of reducing pollution is.

Author : Shunsuke Managi
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : 184980740X

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Technology, Natural Resources and Economic Growth by Shunsuke Managi Pdf

Through a combination of global data analysis and focused country level analysis, this timely book provides answers to the most pertinent country and industry specific questions defining the current relationship between technology, natural resources and economic growth. Shunsuke Managi takes a distinctive approach by focusing on the design and implementation of environmental regulations that encourage technological progress and, in doing so, looks at ways to ensure productivity improvements in the face of increasingly stringent environmental regulations and natural resource depletion. The findings in this important book demonstrate how successful environmental policies can contribute to efficiency by encouraging, rather than inhibiting, technological innovation. Technology, Natural Resources and Economic Growth will provide a valuable resource for a wide readership including postgraduate students, researchers, academics and policy makers working in the fields of environmental and ecological economics.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264400344

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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Belgium 2021 by OECD Pdf

Belgium has made progress in decoupling several environmental pressures from economic growth, in improving wastewater treatment and in expanding protected areas. Regions have achieved high levels of recovery and recycling, and have pioneered circular economy policies. However, further efforts are needed to progress towards carbon neutrality, reduce air and water pollution, reverse biodiversity loss and consolidate results of circular economy initiatives.

Author : Indur M. Goklany
Publisher : Cato Institute
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781930865983

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The Improving State of the World by Indur M. Goklany Pdf

Relying on a wealth of data, Goklany shows how innovation, increases in affluence, and key institutions have combined to address environmental degradation that sometimes results from growth. The evidence on the use of cropland, trends in air pollution, and diverse experiences in water usage counters the gloomy outlook of some environmentalists. Goklany explains why the state of the world is improving and offers a realistic assessment of the sustainability of the human enterprise, setting priorities for dealing with such challenges as climate change.

Author : Robert Devine
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780593311172

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The Sustainable Economy by Robert Devine Pdf

An original, engaging guide to creating a sustainable economy that will combat global warming while also improving our quality of life. Pick an environmental issue. Maybe air pollution, toxic waste, or deforestation. These all seem like solid choices, but none of these is actually an environmental problem--at least, not at its heart. Deep down, they are economic problems. Nearly all the issues we classify as environmental stem from defects in the DNA of America's current market system. This is emphatically true of our greatest environmental threat: global warming. With a focus on climate change, journalist and author Robert S. Devine reveals the fundamental flaws in the economy that enable environmental degradation. The Sustainable Economy is a book about economics, but it skips the equations and eases through the jargon, opting instead for compelling stories and surprising humor. Readers will encounter high-tech narwhals, struggling coal workers, orbiting giant mirrors, the kids who are suing the U.S. government over climate policy, and vanishing Alaskan towns. The Sustainable Economy looks at many of the most pressing climate issues, such as melting ice caps and farm-killing droughts, but by viewing them through the revealing lens of economics, the book delivers a fresh perspective. Devine shows how the basic mechanisms of supply and demand fail when it comes to global warming and the environment. Fortunately, he also lays out a path to an improved economy that can boost our well-being while also fostering a healthy environment. Most importantly, The Sustainable Economy shows how we can overcome the political and personal obstacles blocking progress toward a sustainable, just, and prosperous economy.

Author : Clara Inés Pardo Martínez,Alexander Cotte Poveda
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000461749

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Environment and Innovation by Clara Inés Pardo Martínez,Alexander Cotte Poveda Pdf

This book seeks to show the role of sustainability and innovation in the business and productive sector as good strategy to improve performance and contribute to growth and sustainable development through innovative strategies applied to the management process. Different public and private organizations seek to maintain their business and market share, while developing strategies to improve environmental performance through innovation and address new challenges that seek a productive sector responsible on environmental issues. This book offers an analysis of the relationship between sustainability and innovation in production with the aim to offer strategies to improve sustainability performance.

Author : Heidi Wittmer,Haripriya Gundimeda
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781136344596

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The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Local and Regional Policy and Management by Heidi Wittmer,Haripriya Gundimeda Pdf

In this volume of the TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) publication series, the key concepts of the project are applied to local and regional policy and public management. The aim is to show that by taking nature's benefits into account, decision makers can promote local development to ensure human well-being and economic growth and stability, while maintaining environmental sustainability. The book explores the potential for local development provided by an approach based on nature. It offers examples of successful implementation of this approach from across the world, highlighting the importance of local decision making in management and planning. It provides tools and practical guidance for reform, and throughout the volume the economic benefits of environmental consideration at a local level are expounded. This book is intended to offer inspiration and practical suggestions for the improvement and sustainable management of the environment and human well-being. The local aspect of this book complements the focus of the previous three volumes, completing the set to provide a comprehensive approach to simultaneously improving and maintaining economic and environmental stability, as well as human well-being.

Author : Mohan Munasinghe
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0821323520

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Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development by Mohan Munasinghe Pdf

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Author : Robert C. Brears
Publisher : Springer
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319718880

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Natural Resource Management and the Circular Economy by Robert C. Brears Pdf

This book provides insight into how governments are using a variety of innovative fiscal and non-fiscal instruments to develop circular economies with significant economic and environmental benefits. It emphasises the urgent need for these circular economies and to move away from our current, linear model that has led to environmental degradation, volatility of resource prices and supply risks from uneven distribution of natural resources. Natural Resource Management and the Circular Economy illustrates how governments have promoted the development of an economy that can provide substantial net material savings; mitigate price volatility and supply risks; and improve ecosystem health and long-term resilience of the economy. Through a series of case studies, it details the various innovative policy instruments which can be utilised, including regulations; market-based instruments; incentives; research and innovation support; information exchanges; and support for voluntary approaches. The book also proposes a series of best practices for different countries, both developed and developing, who are implementing their circular economy.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264190504

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OECD Green Growth Studies Material Resources, Productivity and the Environment by OECD Pdf

This book provides a factual analysis of material flows and resource productivity in OECD countries in a global context.