Technological And Environmental Policy

Author : Carlos Montalvo Corral
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015055476389

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Environmental Policy and Technological Innovation by Carlos Montalvo Corral Pdf

Surrendering to the notion that governments lack the political independence to set and enforce environmental standards, Corral (Institute for Strategy, Technology, and Policy at the TNO, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research) asks if it is possible to influence the technological and organizational innovative behavior of firms by means other than regulation. Addressing environmental and technology policy analysts, practitioners, and lobbyists, he presents a behavioral simulation model that he hopes can be used to harmonize long-term societal interests with short-term firm interests. The model attempts to link firms' ultimate behavior to their perceptions of environmental risk, economic risk, community pressure, market pressure, regulatory pressure, technological capabilities, and organizational capabilities. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Jane Roberts
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780415198851

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Environmental Policy by Jane Roberts Pdf

'Environmental Policy' clearly explains how the social sciences relate to environmental policy-making and how they can be used to achieve policies for a sustainable future.

Author : G.J. Schrama,S. Sedlacek
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401702652

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Environmental and Technology Policy in Europe by G.J. Schrama,S. Sedlacek Pdf

This book contains six studies on various national environmental policies and environment -oriented technology policy systems in Austria, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom, sandwiched between this introductory and a concluding chapter. These studies were conducted as part of the ENVINNO research project, "Towards an Integration of Environmental and Ecology-Oriented Technology Policy: Stimulus and Response in Environment Related Innovation Networks", which formed part of the Targeted Social and Economic Research (TSER) Programme of Directorate-General XII of the European Commission, now 1 Directorate-General for Research. We like to thank Mrs. Genevieve Zdrojewski of GD Directorate-General Research for her kind support of our research project. The project was carried out between 1998 and 2001 by research teams from the six countries. The co-ordinating institute was the Department of Environmental Economics and Management at the Vienna University of 2 Economics and Business Administration. At this place we want to mention all researchers involved in the ENVINNO project and we want to thank them all for their contributions to this book and the project and for the good time we have had performing the project and meeting each other at regular intervals in Vienna (A), Enschede (NL), Berlin (D), and Sevilla (E). Department of Environmental Economics and Management at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration in Austria: • Univ. Prof. Dr. Uwe Schubert, • Mag. Judith Kock, • Mag. Jiirgen Mellitzer, 1 Under contract-number SOEI-CT98-110S. 2 The project website is http://www.wu-wien.ac.atiwwwu/institute/iuwIENVINNO.

Author : Johannes Eugster
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781513589930

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The Impact of Environmental Policy on Innovation in Clean Technologies by Johannes Eugster Pdf

This paper studies the effect of climate change mitigating policies on innovation in clean energy technologies. Results suggest that the tightening of environmental policies since the early 1990s have made a statistically and economically significant contribution to the increase in clean innovation. These effects generally materialized quickly, within 2 to 3 years of the policy change, and were driven by individually significant marginal effects of both market-based policies – such as feed-in tariffs and trading schemes – as well as non-market policies, such as R&D subsidies or emission limits. Looking at electricity innovation in particular, the paper finds that the estimated effect on total innovation is positive on net, meaning that increased innovation in clean and grey technologies is not offset by a decrease in innovation in dirty technologies. From a policy point of view, the paper’s results call for strong policy efforts to decisively shift innovation towards clean technologies.

Author : David Wallace
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 185383288X

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Environmental Policy and Industrial Innovation by David Wallace Pdf

How can policy-makers pursue environmental goals while simultaneously keeping the burdens on industry to a minimum? Why does innovation play the key role in this balancing act, and what are the implications for the development of sustainable industrial societies? This book examines the evolution of environmental policy in 6 OECD countries. Through numerous examples, it contrasts the widely-varying political and regulatory styles and their consequences for innovation. Two industry-specific case studies provide a transnational perspective on the co-evolution of technology and environmental policy. The book concludes that innovation can be successfully harnessed by setting credible, long-term environmental goals and ensuring that regulatory instruments are grounded in flexibility, dialogue and trust.

Author : Gerhard Banse
Publisher : edition sigma
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Environmental policy
ISBN : 9783894049362

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Technological and Environmental Policy by Gerhard Banse Pdf

Technologie- und Umweltpolitik als Mittel gesellschaftlicher Gestaltung wird in den Landern Mittel- und Osteuropas in immer hoherem Masse wissenschaftlich anerkannt, gesellschaftlich gefordert und politisch gewollt, auch um den Anschluss an die entsprechende westeuropaische Politik herzustellen. Dabei geht es um die Reflexion der Folgen und die Behandlung von Fragen der gesellschaftlichen Einbettung bei Technisierungsprojekten. Gegenstand der Beitrage in diesem Band ist die gesellschaftliche Implementation und Integration von technischen Innovationen einschliesslich der technischen Begleitforschung in ausgewahlten Landern Ostmittel- und Osteuropas. Dabei geht es in erster Linie um die Identifizierung von Feldern des gesellschaftlich erwunschten technologischen Fortschritts; um das Aufzeigen von Gestaltungspotentialen und -hemmnissen; und um die Benennung politischer Handlungsspielraume, -optionen und -erfordernisse. Der in dieser Form nahezu einmalige internationale Vergleich erlaubt es, die Bedingungen der Einfuhrung, der Gestaltung und der gesellschaftlichen Integration von Technologien umfassend zu klaren; damit sind auch Ruckschlusse und Impulse fur nationale Konzepte und Strategien moglich.

Author : René Kemp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015038594407

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Environmental Policy and Technical Change by René Kemp Pdf

This work assesses the impact of environmental policy on technical change in the development of clean technologies. It focuses in particular on the possibility of inducing radical change in technology policy, in contrast to the current regulatory practices which lead to the modification of existing products.

Author : David Wallace
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351382915

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Environmental Policy and Industrial Innovation by David Wallace Pdf

This book, originally published in 1995, examines the evolution of environmental policy in 6 OECD countries. Through numerous examples, it contrasts the widely-varying political and regulatory styles and their consequences for innovation. Two industry-specific case studies provide a transnational perspective on the co-evolution of technology and environmental policy. The book concludes that innovation can be successfully harnessed by setting credible, long-term environmental goals and ensuring that regulatory instruments are grounded in flexibility, dialogue and trust.

Author : Basanta Kumara Behera,Ram Prasad
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128191040

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Environmental Technology and Sustainability by Basanta Kumara Behera,Ram Prasad Pdf

Environmental Technology and Sustainability: Physical, Chemical and Biological Technologies for Clean Environmental Management provides a dependable source of information on the fundamental scientific evidence involved in environmental protection and sustainable development. The book provides the basic natural sciences that underpin the understanding, development and application of environment technologies that support a clean inhabitable world that includes environmental technologies and sustainable, renewable energy systems. It considers the science and technology for environmental benefits, including the development of both smarter, cleaner technologies for environmental protection, conservation, and more. Provides methods and processes for CO2 Sequestration Focuses on technologies for reducing greenhouse gases and for biofuel production Outlines issues surrounding contaminated water and provides solutions for water management Describes problems facing air pollution, including sources and mitigation Includes contaminated soil management

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264046825

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OECD Studies on Environmental Innovation Environmental Policy, Technological Innovation and Patents by OECD Pdf

This report presents three case studies to illustrate the relationship between environmental policy and technological innovation.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000-12-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264188457

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Innovation and the Environment by OECD Pdf

A workshop proceedings address questions that lead to a better understanding of the interaction between innovation and the environment and explored elements of "best practice" policies that can stimulate innovation for the environment and shift our development path towards sustainability.

Author : Gene Desfor,Roger Keil
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2004-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0816523738

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Nature and the City by Gene Desfor,Roger Keil Pdf

Pollution of air, soil, and waterways has become a primary concern of urban environmental policy making, and over the past two decades there has emerged a new era of urban policy that links development with ecological issues, based on the notion that both nature and the economy can be enhanced through technological changes to production and consumption systems. This book takes a new look at this application of "ecological modernization" to contemporary urban political-ecological struggles. Considering policy processes around land-use in urban watersheds and pollution of air and soil in two disparate North American "global cities," it criticizes the dominant belief in the power of markets and experts to regulate environments to everyoneÕs benefit, arguing instead that civil political action by local constituencies can influence the establishment of beneficial policies. The book emphasizes ÔsubalternÕ environmental justice concerns as instrumental in shaping the policy process. Looking back to the 1990sÑwhen ecological modernization began to emerge as a dominant approach to environmental policy and theoryÑDesfor and Keil examine four case studies: restoration of the Don River in Toronto, cleanup of contaminated soil in Toronto, regeneration of the Los Angeles River, and air pollution reduction in Los Angeles. In each case, they show that local constituencies can develop political strategies that create alternatives to ecological modernization. When environmental policies appear to have been produced through solely technical exercises, they warn, one must be suspicious about the removal of contention from the process. In the face of economic and environmental processes that have been increasingly influenced by neo-liberalism and globalization, Desfor and KeilÕs analysis posits that continuing modernization of industrial capitalist societies entails a measure of deliberate change to societal relationships with nature in cities. Their book shows that environmental policies are about much more than green capitalism or the technical mastery of problems; they are about how future urban generations live their lives with sustainability and justice.

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Policy Division
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1996-11-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309175210

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Linking Science and Technology to Society's Environmental Goals by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Policy Division Pdf

Where should the United States focus its long-term efforts to improve the nation's environment? What are the nation's most important environmental issues? What role should science and technology play in addressing these issues? Linking Science and Technology to Society's Environmental Goals provides the current thinking and answers to these questions. Based on input from a range of experts and interested individuals, including representatives of industry, government, academia, environmental organizations, and Native American communities, this book urges policymakers to: Use social science and risk assessment to guide decision-making. Monitor environmental changes in a more thorough, consistent, and coordinated manner. Reduce the adverse impact of chemicals on the environment. Move away from the use of fossil fuels. Adopt an environmental approach to engineering that reduces the use of natural resources. Substantially increase our understanding of the relationship between population and consumption. This book will be of special interest to policymakers in government and industry; environmental scientists, engineers, and advocates; and faculty, students, and researchers.

Author : Chelsea Schelly,Aparajita Banerjee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351584760

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Environmental Policy and the Pursuit of Sustainability by Chelsea Schelly,Aparajita Banerjee Pdf

It is increasingly apparent that human activities are not suitable for sustaining a healthy global environment. From energy development to resource extraction to use of land and water, humans are having a devastating effect on the earth’s ability to sustain human societies and quality lives. Many approaches to changing the negative environmental consequences of human activities focus on one of two options, emphasizing either technological fixes or individual behavior change to reduce environmental harms through sustainable consumption habits. This book takes a different approach, focusing on the role of environmental policy in shaping the possibilities for and creating hindrances to pursuing more sustainable use of environmental resources. This unique compilation examines environmental policy through empirical case studies, demonstrating through each particular example how environmental policies are formed, how they operate, what they do in terms of shaping behaviors and future trajectories, and how they intersect with other social dynamics such as politics, power, social norms, and social organization. By providing case studies from both the United States and Mexico, this book provides a cross-national perspective on current environmental policies and their role in creating and limiting sustainable human futures. Organized around four key parts – Water; Land; Health and Wellbeing; and Resilience – and with a central theme of environmental justice and equity, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental policy and sustainability.

Author : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ; [Washington, D.C. : OECD Publications and Information Center, sales agent]
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Political Science
ISBN : WISC:89033917592

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Environmental Policy and Technical Change by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Pdf