Environmental Economics

An overriding value of European legislation on waste management is the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) principle. For example, all economic ...

For pathways to be truly sustainable and advance gender equality and the rights and capabilities of women and girls, those whose lives and well-bei...

This book blends theory and practice to support courses in corporate social responsibility (CSR), business and society, and environmental managemen...

A water crisis on our immediate horizon is destined to hurt, even kill, millions of children, and the window of opportunity to do something about i...

This title was first published in 2000. Using the latest surveys and original data, this volume contrasts energy and environmental policies in West...

This title was first published in 2002. This convenient reference brings together notable contributions examining all aspects of the liability for ...

This title was first published in 2003. The 'Economics of Forestry' is a specialized subset of resource economics addressing a specific natural res...

On a global scale, sewage represents the main point-source of water pollution and is also the predominant source of nitrogen contamination in urban...

This book provides insight into the development of effective climate policy instrumentation in two divergent and mutually exclusive directions.Exam...

This unique collection of essays examines the environmental problems facing contemporary Nigeria. The relationship between environmental degradatio...

In recent years the concept of the resource nexus has been both hotly debated and widely adopted in research and policy circles. It is a powerful n...

This title was first published in 2000. Using the latest surveys and original data, this volume contrasts energy and environmental policies in West...

Addressing the apparent tensions between modernity and sustainability in Southeast Asia, this book offers novel insights into the global challenge ...

Around the world the focus is on the relationship between ethics and governance codes and how widely this should be interpreted. Sustainability ha...

Using case studies, the authors evaluate the potential attractiveness of incentive-based policies for the regulation of four specific toxic substan...

Circular Economy in the Construction Industry is an invaluable resource for researchers, policymakers, implementers and PhD and Masters-level stude...

Energy from wave and tidal power is a key component of current policies for renewable sources of energy. This book provides the first comprehensive...

This title was first published in 2003. Economists have had increasing success in arguing the merits of market-based approaches to environmental pr...

Eco-labelling programmes have been in existence for many years but their recent growth now extends to many products and services. The academic lite...

There has been a recent explosion of research incorporating a spatial dimension in environmental and natural resource economics, where the spatial ...

Biofuels are a renewable source of energy used mainly for transportation. They link together food, energy and natural resources sectors, and involv...

Soy in South America constitutes one of the most spectacular booms of agro-industrial commodity production in the world. It is the pinnacle of mode...

Rigorous, yet written in a way that facilitates understanding of complex material, Environmental Economics: An Integrated Approach provides practic...

Contract farming has received renewed attention recently as developing economies try to grapple with how to transform the agricultural sector and i...

There has been a recent resurgence of interest in wood energy as part of a sustainable range of renewable energy options. This book addresses the c...

We urgently need to transform to a low carbon society, yet our progress is painfully slow, in part because there is widespread public concern that ...

The embedding of energy efficiency in the management of individual housing organisations is crucial for the realization of current ambitious energy...

It is an unfortunate truth that our oceans offer valuable resources that are too often used unsustainably. Time and again this is due to the failur...

The fisheries sector is in crisis. Inappropriate subsidies to the fishing industry are a key factor responsible for worldwide fisheries depletion, ...

This book provides an evaluation of the science and policy debates on climate change and offers a reframing of the challenges they pose, as underst...

As progress towards a greater knowledge in sustainability science continues, the question of how better to integrate scientific progress with actua...

With a bias for action, this book offers valuable insights into the origins of the much-celebrated Danish design tradition and how it can be employ...

With a bias for action, this book offers valuable insights into the origins of the much-celebrated Danish design tradition and how it can be employ...

Integral Green Zimbabwe: An African Phoenix Rising by Ronnie Lessem, Alexander Schieffer and Liz Mamukwa is the first book in the Integral Green So...

Using a new methodology for foresight studies, this book presents new findings and policy recommendations to improve living conditions and make pro...

This book explores the determination of Chinas carbon emission targets, especially with regard to the allocation of responsibility of Chinas import...

The tools of environmental economics guide policymakers as they weigh development against nature, present against future, and certain benefits agai...

Tourism Policy and Planning: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow offers an introduction to the tourism policy process and how policies link to the strat...

The interrelationship among development, environment, and human needs is one of the key issues being faced by the world today. The Chilean economis...

The oil and gas industry is a complex sector with significant reach in terms of providing the energy needs of the global economy and the security, ...

The oil and gas industry is a complex sector with significant reach in terms of providing the energy needs of the global economy and the security, ...

Environmental finance and green banking are central drivers of the transition to a sustainable economy and essential components in solutions to cli...

Sustainability is part of every aspect of our life, with climate concerns shaping the future. Thus, it is important to understand how metaverse wil...

This book illustrates two approaches for firms to shape successful circular strategies, namely, the Circular Economy and Circular Districts. The fo...

Markets, Politics and the Environment answers three groups of question: What is planning? and as part of this What are its key features as a st...

This book draws on the expertise of faculty and colleagues at the Balsillie School of International Affairs to both locate the Sustainable Developm...