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Governance for Sustainable Development - The Challenge of Adapting Form to Function (Hardcover, illustrated edition): William... Governance for Sustainable Development - The Challenge of Adapting Form to Function (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
William M. Lafferty
R4,046 Discovery Miles 40 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This 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.

The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2004/2005 - A Survey of Current Issues (Hardcover): Tom... The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2004/2005 - A Survey of Current Issues (Hardcover)
Tom Tietenberg, Henk Folmer
R4,918 Discovery Miles 49 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This major annual publication provides a state-of-the-art survey of contemporary research on environmental and resource economics by some of the leading experts in the field. The critical issues addressed in this year's volume include: * contingent valuation * environmental policy, technological change and economic growth * land use decisions and policy * sustainability indicators * value transfer and environmental policy * joint implementation in climate change policy * environmentally harmful subsidies.

Heat, Power and Light - Revolutions in Energy Services (Paperback): Roger Fouquet Heat, Power and Light - Revolutions in Energy Services (Paperback)
Roger Fouquet
R1,403 Discovery Miles 14 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What happens when a radically-new fuel or technology transforms the energy system? How does the energy system evolve at different stages of economic development? What are the implications for people's lives and their environment? Building on an award-winning article, in this exciting book Roger Fouquet investigates the impacts of technological innovations and economic development over the last seven hundred years on our ability to provide heat, power, transport and light. Using a unique data set, collected over a decade, the analysis identifies the forces driving revolutions in energy services. It highlights the tendency of markets to produce ever-cheaper energy services, which in turn incite greater energy consumption. It also examines how these revolutions affect people's well-being and the environment. The framework, analysis and insights in this book offer an original perspective on future energy markets, transitions to low-carbon economies and strategies for addressing climate change. Heat, Power and Light is an invaluable and unique contribution to this profoundly important topic. As such it will appeal to a wide audience of energy economists, climate change analysts, policymakers, economic and technology historians and economists more broadly.

Agriculturally Important Microorganisms - Commercialization and Regulatory Requirements in Asia (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016):... Agriculturally Important Microorganisms - Commercialization and Regulatory Requirements in Asia (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Harikesh Bahadur Singh, Birinchi Kumar Sarma, Chetan Keswani
R5,462 Discovery Miles 54 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The main focus of this book is to survey the current status of research, development and use of agriculturally important microorganisms in Asian countries and develop a strategy for addressing critical issues various policy constraints due to which bio-pesticides have found limited applications. In this book the editors have tried to develop a consensus on issues of such as quality requirements, quality control, regulatory management, commercialization and marketing of agriculturally important microorganisms in Asian countries. All these issues are discussed at national level by competent authorities of Asian countries including India, China, Malaysia, Iran, Taiwan, Israel, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Philippines.

The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2003/2004 - A Survey of Current Issues (Paperback): Henk... The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2003/2004 - A Survey of Current Issues (Paperback)
Henk Folmer, Tom Tietenberg
R1,924 Discovery Miles 19 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This major annual publication provides a state-of-the-art survey of contemporary research on environmental and resource economics by some of the leading experts in the field. The critical issues addressed in this year's volume include: the management of high seas fisheries; choosing environmental risks; the stability and design of international environmental agreements; managing environmental risk through insurance; motor vehicles and the environment; recreation demand models; stated preference methods for environmental valuation; pollution control policy in developing countries.

Economics and Environmental Change - The Challenges We Face (Hardcover): Clement A. Tisdell Economics and Environmental Change - The Challenges We Face (Hardcover)
Clement A. Tisdell
R2,967 Discovery Miles 29 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this innovative book, Clement Tisdell adopts a holistic approach, combining economic, social, biophysical and historical considerations to analyse the economic origins of major contemporary environmental problems, especially those associated with climate change. The ability of humankind to respond effectively to these problems is assessed in a unique and lucid fashion. The depth and nature of social embedding is identified as the major (but not the only) barrier to dealing with human-induced environmental change. In a thought-provoking manner, the book provides discussions of: the relationships between the nature of economic development, social and environmental change; the limited policy guidance provided by debates about the desirability of sustainable development; the shortcomings of economic criteria for valuing environmental and social change; and social embedding as the prime impediment to humanity responding adequately to many of its current environmental problems. Given its interdisciplinary nature, this book will appeal to economists, sociologists, geographers, social historians and political scientists alike. Natural scientists who are interested in socio-economic aspects of environmental change will also find this a captivating read.

Economic Globalisation - Social Conflicts, Labour and Environmental Issues (Hardcover): Clem Tisdell, Raj K. Sen Economic Globalisation - Social Conflicts, Labour and Environmental Issues (Hardcover)
Clem Tisdell, Raj K. Sen
R3,956 Discovery Miles 39 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this book a distinguished group of international contributors, from both developing and higher income countries, identify and discuss major social conflicts, labour and distributional concerns, environmental issues and impacts arising from the very rapid increase in globalisation experienced since the early 1970s. Issues considered include possible alternatives to globalisation; cultural and linguistic inequalities associated with globalisation, consequences of growing regionalism and economic inequality between and within nations. Poverty, international migration, biodiversity conservation, natural resource sustainability, and global trade in genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are also discussed. A substantial introductory chapter provides a significant overview of the rate and process of economic globalisation and integrates the contributions and their interconnections for the reader. Economic Globalisation offers policy proposals and responses and represents divergent views and rigorous theoretical analysis. Economists, particularly those with an interest in international economics, labour, environmental and ecological economics, macroeconomics and social economics will all find this book of great interest.

The Economics of Hydroelectric Power (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Brian K. Edwards The Economics of Hydroelectric Power (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Brian K. Edwards
R2,845 Discovery Miles 28 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Despite the extensive body of literature on energy economics, very little economics research has been conducted that focuses specifically on dams and hydroelectric power. Brian Edwards addresses this deficiency by examining the multiple roles that dams play, as well as the role of hydroelectric power within the context of the energy industry. Brian Edwards provides an in-depth analysis of how dams are used in water management, flood control and irrigation, as well as the environmental impacts of their construction and operation. He examines the types of restrictions imposed on operators to mitigate impacts, and the resulting tradeoffs between achieving hydroelectric generation and environmental management objectives. Also covered is the role of hydroelectric power in both a regulatory framework and within the context of the energy industry deregulation that has occurred in the US and other countries. A simple dynamic model of a hydroelectric generating facility forms the basis for other models discussed. Case studies of dams operated by the United States Department of Energy are also included. Environmental economists, researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and those interested in natural resources and the energy industry will find this a unique and valuable study.

New Dimensions in Ecological Economics - Integrated Approaches to People and Nature (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Stephen... New Dimensions in Ecological Economics - Integrated Approaches to People and Nature (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Stephen Dovers, David I. Stern, Michael D. Young
R3,030 Discovery Miles 30 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Drawing on the biophysical sciences, public policy, geography, economics, exploratory research and the behavioural sciences, this book offers reviews and prescriptions for the future of ecological economics, placing particular emphasis on complex sustainability problems. The book is divided into three broad parts: challenges and reviews, reorientations and openings, and frameworks and applications. To begin, the authors illustrate the limitations of ecological economics by highlighting the lack of theory and method, the need for greater interdisciplinary co-operation and the domination by economists from developed nations. They move on to present strategies to address these shortcomings by focusing on interdisciplinary methods and their theoretical basis, discussing the future prospects for ecological economics, and addressing a host of ecological economic issues from a variety of natural and social science perspectives. They aim to challenge the notion of ecological economics by addressing 'what it is', and asking 'what it could be'. The book expands current thinking on ecological economics by exploring existing avenues for integrative and interdisciplinary research and discovering new overlaps with a range of other disciplines. It will appeal to ecological and environmental economists, and academics and researchers of the social sciences, particularly environmental science and geography.

Environmental Thought (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Edward A. Page, John Proops Environmental Thought (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Edward A. Page, John Proops
R3,656 Discovery Miles 36 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

During the past twenty years there has been an explosive growth in research into environmental issues from a social science perspective. Ecological economics, in particular, has emerged as a true transdiscipline which seeks to conceptualise environmental concerns, thus allowing for the formulation of appropriate policy measures. This volume takes stock of this emerging body of work and offers an authoritative insight into current environmental thought. The book is divided into three broad sections: Disciplinary Approaches, Concepts and Issues. Under the heading of disciplinary approaches, the authors review the state of environmental thinking in the diverse fields of philosophy, politics, sociology, economics and law. The concepts addressed include the precautionary principle, sustainable development, environmental security and ecological modernisation. Finally, in the last section, they assess a range of crucial environmental issues such as consumption, biodiversity, global climate change and population. Each of the specially commissioned chapters is written by a recognised expert in the field, while the book as a whole offers a unique interdisciplinary perspective. Ecological economists, environmental researchers and environmental policy analysts will all find this an accessible and highly rewarding introduction to contemporary environmental thinking.

Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol - The Role of Institutions and Instruments to Control Global Change (Hardcover,... Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol - The Role of Institutions and Instruments to Control Global Change (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Michael Faure, Joyeeta Gupta, Andries Nentjes
R3,958 Discovery Miles 39 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Kyoto Protocol was a milestone event in the process of getting global climate change on to the political agenda and taking the first tentative steps towards internationally co-ordinated action. This book brings together researchers from the disciplines of law, economics, political science and sociology to analyse the instruments which have been set up to manage climate change and the institutional shifts that are required for the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs). The authors highlight the need for an adequate implementation structure and well designed flexible instruments to enable emissions targets to be achieved. They discuss the level of international coordination which is required for the smooth operation of flexibility mechanisms and the importance of ensuring these instruments fit within existing national structures. In some countries, there are concerns that the introduction of cap and credit trading programmes may require an overhaul of existing environmental legislation. Technical innovations will also have a critical role to play in preparing the ground for increasingly ambitious controls of GHGs. The authors emphasise the need for an evolutionary development of instruments to support such innovations and the potentially vital roles of firms and governments to help their quick diffusion. This book presents an unusual, fascinating and highly instructive mixture of approaches which will be readily accessible to a broad array of readers from a variety of scientific backgrounds. It will prove invaluable to economists, political and social scientists, lawyers, practitioners and decision-makers involved with climate change policy and international environmental law.

The New Economics of Outdoor Recreation (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Nick Hanley, W. D. Shaw, Robert E. Wright The New Economics of Outdoor Recreation (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Nick Hanley, W. D. Shaw, Robert E. Wright
R3,807 Discovery Miles 38 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This innovative book presents a series of up-to-date analyses of the economics of outdoor recreation. The distinguished group of authors covers real-world recreation management issues and applies economic understanding to these problems. An extensive introduction by the editors details the historical background of economists' interests in this subject, and reveals how economics can provide practical insights into improving how we manage our natural recreation areas.The book is divided into three parts, each of which focuses on a specific environmental resource: mountains, forests, and rivers and the sea. An array of valuation methods - including stated preference and revealed preference techniques - are then applied to various outdoor recreation activities which occur in these different settings. These include such diverse pursuits as rock climbing, skiing, fishing, hunting and whale watching. The authors clearly demonstrate how recreation modelling can offer a productive link between people (their preferences and behaviour) and the natural environment. With extensive empirical examples from Europe and North America, this book will be of great value to economists, governments and NGOs who are interested in the environment, development and tourism. It will also be a valuable source of reference for policymakers concerned with land use and natural resource management, and students of environmental and resource economics.

The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2003/2004 - A Survey of Current Issues (Hardcover, New... The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2003/2004 - A Survey of Current Issues (Hardcover, New edition)
Henk Folmer, Tom Tietenberg
R5,338 Discovery Miles 53 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This major annual publication provides a state-of-the-art survey of contemporary research on environmental and resource economics by some of the leading experts in the field. The critical issues addressed in this year's volume include: the management of high seas fisheries choosing environmental risks the stability and design of international environmental agreements managing environmental risk through insurance motor vehicles and the environment recreation demand models stated preference methods for environmental valuation pollution control policy in developing countries.

The Economic Analysis of Environmental Policy and Law - An Introduction (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Michael Faure, Goeran... The Economic Analysis of Environmental Policy and Law - An Introduction (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Michael Faure, Goeran Skogh
R3,956 Discovery Miles 39 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Although many books focus on law and economics, and environmental economics, this is one of the first to combine the two topics in a fully integrated and comprehensive manner. The authors successfully bridge the gap between the disciplines of environmental law and traditional economics in a lucid and highly accessible style. The Economic Analysis of Environmental Policy and Law covers many of the recent advances in the field and attempts to integrate some of the most crucial legal and economic instruments which, in the authors' view, have not yet been subjected to proper analysis. These include zoning, expropriation, licensing, third party liability, safety regulation, mandatory insurance and criminal sanctions. The authors pay particular attention to the interrelationships of these instruments and their various economic effects. Using a comparative law and economics methodology, they are also able to incorporate environmental law with international policy and investigate the many diverse rules of the legal system and their implementation in different countries. Crucially, the authors do not consider economics as the exclusive determinant in legal rule-making. They also highlight the need for ethical considerations and illustrate the potential limitations of pure economic analysis. The book assumes no prior knowledge of economics and will prove informative and rewarding for students of law and the social and natural sciences, especially those with an interest in environmental policy. With an extensive reference list and detailed notes on further reading material, this book will also serve as a stimulating introduction to the discipline of law and economics for environmental, political and legal practitioners.

The Open Economy and the Environment - Development, Trade and Resources in Asia (Hardcover): Ian Coxhead, Sisira Jayasuriya The Open Economy and the Environment - Development, Trade and Resources in Asia (Hardcover)
Ian Coxhead, Sisira Jayasuriya
R3,152 Discovery Miles 31 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Deforestation and agricultural land degradation are major problems in developing countries. While they have attracted much attention, most analyses and policy recommendations examine them in isolation from their broader economic and policy setting. This path breaking and timely book takes an economy-wide approach to the analysis of developing-country resource degradation problems. The Open Economy and the Environment asks what globalization means for environmental quality and the use of natural resources in developing economies. The authors develop theoretical models that trace the effects of trade and trade liberalization on sectoral resource allocation, factor returns, income and welfare, as well as incentives to clear forest and degrade agricultural land. The models reflect important developing economy features including spatial distinctions between uplands and lowlands, open-access forest resources and the special features of domestic food markets. The authors also analyze representative economy submodels, explore empirical cases based on applied general equilibrium models of Asian economies, and examine welfare and environmental implications of migration, trade liberalization and development policy. Researchers and graduate educators in agricultural, development, environmental and international economics, will find the core subject matter of this book of great interest, as will economists specializing in Asian economies.

Sepp Holzer's Permaculture - A Practical Guide for Farmers, Smallholders and Gardeners (Paperback): Sepp Holzer Sepp Holzer's Permaculture - A Practical Guide for Farmers, Smallholders and Gardeners (Paperback)
Sepp Holzer
R621 R509 Discovery Miles 5 090 Save R112 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Sepp Holzer farms steep mountainsides in Austria 1,500 meters above sea level. His farm is an intricate network of terraces, raised beds, ponds, waterways and tracks, well covered with productive fruit trees and other vegetation, with the farmhouse neatly nestling amongst them. This is in dramatic contrast to his neighbors' spruce monocultures.In this book, Holzer shares the skill and knowledge acquired over his lifetime. He covers every aspect of his farming methods, not just how to create a holistic system on the farm itself, but how to make a living from it. Holzer writes about everything from the overall concepts, down to the practical details.In Sepp Holzer's Permaculturereaders will learn:

How he sets up a permaculture system

The fruit varieties he has found best for permaculture growing

How to construct terraces, ponds, and waterways

How to build shelters for animals and how to work with them on the land

How to cultivate edible mushrooms in the garden and on the farm

and much more

Holzer offers a wealth of information for the gardener, smallholder or alternative farmer yet the book's greatest value is the attitudes it teaches. He reveals the thinking processes based on principles found in nature that create his productive systems. These can be applied anywhere.

Economic Valuation with Stated Preference Techniques - A Manual (Hardcover): Ian J. Bateman, Richard T. Carson, Brett Day,... Economic Valuation with Stated Preference Techniques - A Manual (Hardcover)
Ian J. Bateman, Richard T. Carson, Brett Day, Michael Hanemann, Nick Hanley, …
R4,461 Discovery Miles 44 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This manual offers a detailed, up-to-date explanation of how to carry out economic valuation using stated preference techniques. It is relevant for the application of these techniques to all non-market goods and services including air and water quality; provision of public open space; health care that is not sold through private markets; risk reduction policies and investments not provided privately; provision of information as with the recorded heritage, the protection of cultural assets and so on. The resulting valuations can be used for a number of purposes including, but not limited to, demonstrating the importance of a good or service; cost-benefit analysis; setting priorities for environmental policy; design of economic instruments; green national/corporate accounting, and natural resource damage assessment. Compiled by the leading experts in the field, this manual starts by explaining the concepts. It shows how to choose the most appropriate technique and how to design the questionnaires. Detailed advice on econometric analysis is provided, as well as explanation of the pitfalls that need to be avoided.

Environmental Policy and Technological Innovation - Why Do Firms Adopt or Reject New Technologies? (Hardcover, illustrated... Environmental Policy and Technological Innovation - Why Do Firms Adopt or Reject New Technologies? (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Carlos Montalvo Corral
R3,449 Discovery Miles 34 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For over 30 years environmental policy has developed under the assumption that self-interest explains firms' environmental behaviour and that the problem of pollution can be rectified by technological fixes. This policy paradigm has been proved wrong: entrenched antagonism between firms and regulators, and greater environmental harm, have proved to be the dominant outcomes. This book re-focuses environmental policy analysis by demonstrating how behavioural models can be applied within the field to better understand the propensity of the firm to engage in pro-environmental, innovative activities. The book develops an essential tool for environmental policy analysis in the context of technical change. A rigorous theoretical and methodological framework is applied to identify sources of firms' willingness (or resistance) to engage in cleaner production and to evaluate under which conditions the firm's pro-environmental, innovative behaviour may be fostered. The author undertakes extensive research through a case study of the In-Bond industry in Mexico and assesses the significance and relationship of individual factors relating to a firm's innovative behaviour towards 'greener' production. The model developed helps to understand the planned behaviour of the firm in specific contexts, to shape and guide empirical inquiry, and to produce useful corporate and public policy recommendations. Environmental Policy and Technological Innovation comprehensively explores the factors which can influence a firm's behavioural approach towards developing clean technologies. Unlike many other studies on environmental policy, it addresses the origin of the problems and not just the symptoms. It will become an indispensable companion for local, national and international environmental regulators, environmental policymakers and analysts, and those interested in technological innovation and technology policy.

Environmental Economics for Sustainable Growth - A Handbook for Practitioners (Paperback): Anil Markandya, Patrice Harou,... Environmental Economics for Sustainable Growth - A Handbook for Practitioners (Paperback)
Anil Markandya, Patrice Harou, Lorenzo G. Bellu, Vito Cistulli
R1,945 Discovery Miles 19 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Environmental Economics for Sustainable Growth is a specially designed handbook for trainers, practitioners and government advisors involved in environmental policy making. It will enable professionals to initiate and implement environmental economic studies and identify policies and investments which will ensure sustainable development in their respective countries. The book focuses on economic tools but also encompasses ecological and sociological perspectives, all of which are essential to any successful environmental policy. The authors highlight the major issues in environmental policy making and the analysis of projects with environmental impacts. Features include: * sustainable development in a global context * macroeconomic policies and the environment * environmental policies and priorities * legal and institutional dimensions * integration of environmental assessment into project analysis * valuation techniques and case studies. This handbook will be of immense use in the training of policymakers, practitioners, and students of environmental policy as well as development managers and scholars working in the areas of environment and development.

Abiotic Stress Management for Resilient Agriculture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Paramjit Minhas, Jagadish Rane, Ratna Kumar... Abiotic Stress Management for Resilient Agriculture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Paramjit Minhas, Jagadish Rane, Ratna Kumar Pasala
R5,740 Discovery Miles 57 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book offers a state-of-the-art overview of on abiotic stresses in terms of the challenges; scope and opportunities; copping strategies for adaptation and mitigation using novel tools for building resilience in agricultural crops and livestock; as well as for policy implementation. Divided into four major parts: advances and prospects for understanding stress environments; adaptation and mitigation options; crop-based mitigation strategies; and mitigation options in animal husbandry, the book focuses on problem-solving approaches and techniques that are essential for the medium to long-term sustainability of agricultural production systems The synthesis and integration of knowledge and experiences of specialists from different disciplines offers new perspectives in the versatile field of abiotic stress management, and as such is useful for various stakeholders, including agricultural students, scientists, environmentalists, policymakers, and social scientists.

Controlling Global Warming - Perspectives from Economics, Game Theory and Public Choice (Hardcover): Christoph Boehringer,... Controlling Global Warming - Perspectives from Economics, Game Theory and Public Choice (Hardcover)
Christoph Boehringer, Michael Finus, Carsten Vogt
R3,480 Discovery Miles 34 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Global warming is widely considered to be one of the most serious environmental problems for current and future generations. Moreover, the apparent failure of the Kyoto Protocol to effect a meaningful reduction in greenhouse gas emissions has increased the importance of economic research into new ways to control global warming. In this exhaustive study, the authors break new ground by integrating cutting edge insights on global warming from three different perspectives: game theory, cost-effectiveness analysis and public choice. For each perspective the authors provide an overview of important results, discuss the theoretical consistency of the models and assumptions, highlight the practical problems which are not yet captured by theory and explore the different applications to the various problems encountered in global warming. They demonstrate how each perspective has its own merits and weaknesses, and advocate an integrated approach as the best way forward. They also propose a research agenda for the future which encompasses the three methods to create a powerful tool for the analysis and resolution of global pollution problems. Surveying a large amount of literature and providing plentiful examples of potential applications, this extensive book combines three branches of economic research on global warming into one accessible volume. It will be widely read by students and scholars in environmental courses, environmental and resource economists, and those working in governmental and non-governmental organisations concerned with international environmental problems.

Sustainable Development and Tropical Agri-chains (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Estelle Bienabe, Alain Rival, Denis Loeillet Sustainable Development and Tropical Agri-chains (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Estelle Bienabe, Alain Rival, Denis Loeillet
R5,565 Discovery Miles 55 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book links tropical agri-chain dynamics - with which CIRAD and AFD have been involved for decades - to that of sustainable development. Increased environmental and social concerns urge agri-chain actors and development practitioners to design innovations, and public and private actors to invent regulations in connection with agri-chains to improve sustainability.With a view to contributing towards implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this book examines the different roles of agri-chains: as vectors of development, as spaces of innovation, as objects of evaluation, and as arenas of regulation. It builds upon the findings and experiences of CIRAD and its researchers together with their Southern partners, and of AFD and its officers.Linking agricultural production with the other economic sectors, agri- chains are key spaces where local and global challenges to sustainability meet and where local and global actors experiment interlinked or common solutions.

Greening the Budget - Budgetary Policies for Environmental Improvement (Hardcover): J.Peter Clinch, Kai Schlegelmilch, Rolf... Greening the Budget - Budgetary Policies for Environmental Improvement (Hardcover)
J.Peter Clinch, Kai Schlegelmilch, Rolf Ulrich Sprenger, Ursula Triebswetter
R3,809 Discovery Miles 38 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Greening the Budget regards the fundamental cause of environmental degradation as government and market failure and proposes the use of budgets as an instrument of environmental policy to rectify this problem. The book focuses on the elements of the public budget which currently affect the environment and explores the scope for greening both revenue and expenditure through specific measures. The authors begin by considering the effects of removing environmentally damaging subsidies and the potential for correcting market failure by way of appropriate pricing. They go on to examine the introduction of new taxes following the 'polluter pays' principle and, in contrast, the allocation of incentives for those who take the environmentally preferred course of action. They also explore the environmental and budgetary implications of European Union financial transfers by looking at a case study of the agricultural sector. The book concludes by addressing public purchasing and administration. This book will be of particular interest and value to scholars of environmental economics, researchers involved in environmental policy, and environmental consultants, practitioners and policymakers.

Environment and Agriculture in a Developing Economy - Problems and Prospects for Bangladesh (Hardcover, illustrated edition):... Environment and Agriculture in a Developing Economy - Problems and Prospects for Bangladesh (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Mohammad Alauddin, Mosharaff Hossain
R3,301 Discovery Miles 33 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book comprehensively examines the performance of Bangladeshi agriculture in light of the most recent thinking on economic development and the environment. It both analyses the experience during the last five decades and discusses the major issues and challenges with special emphasis on the prospects for sustainable agricultural development in the future. The authors emphasise the importance of distributional aspects of environmental change and development in relation to employment and poverty and also focus on gender issues - often ignored in traditional theory. Many of the issues that arise in Bangladesh in connection with the agricultural-development nexus are not unique to the country. Parallels exist elsewhere in the developing world and as such Bangladesh is useful as an example from which to draw conclusions about much of the developing world. Environment and Agriculture in a Developing Economy will therefore be of particular interest to developmental and environmental economists as well as international organisations and NGOs committed to environment and development issues.

Environmental Policy, Sustainability and Welfare - An Economic Analysis (Hardcover): Thomas Aronsson, Kenneth Backlund,... Environmental Policy, Sustainability and Welfare - An Economic Analysis (Hardcover)
Thomas Aronsson, Kenneth Backlund, Karl-Gustaf Loefgren
R2,854 Discovery Miles 28 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This comprehensive and accessible textbook addresses important relationships between economics and environmental policy, especially highlighting the role of taxation. It also connects environmental policy to social accounting by describing how measures of welfare and sustainable development depend on whether policies successfully internalize market failures. The authors discuss how the modern literature on environmental taxation and tradable permits has evolved. Environmental taxation is examined from a purely corrective perspective, and as part of a broader system of optimal taxation that reflects distributional objectives. Cost benefit rules of environmental policy reforms are also examined in various contexts. Key features include: ? Examination of optimal tax policy in static and dynamic general equilibrium models with environmental externalities? Examination of cost benefit rules for environmental policy reforms? Essential historical background to the modern literature on environmental policy? Discussion of measures of welfare and sustainable development? Environmental policy from a fiscal federalism perspective. This textbook will be essential reading for those studying environmental economics and environmental policy, working effectively as both an in-depth supplementary text in general courses on environmental economics and a strong main source for environmental policy courses.

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