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The Wonderful Circles of Oz - A Circular Economy Story (Paperback): Ken Webster, Alex Duff The Wonderful Circles of Oz - A Circular Economy Story (Paperback)
Ken Webster, Alex Duff
R1,019 Discovery Miles 10 190 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Written by a leading influencer in the circular economy who is widely credited for reframing the concept, the book presents complex ideas in an accessible fictional story. The book significantly increases Circular Economy literacy, awareness and appeal, in particular reaching a broader audience than those who are professional economists. Enables non-economists to frame sustainable solutions in economic terms. Gives a sense of hope to widespread societal malaise and concern about sustainability urgencies.

Carbon Finance - How Carbon and Stock Markets are affected by Energy Prices and Emissions Regulations (Hardcover, 1st ed.... Carbon Finance - How Carbon and Stock Markets are affected by Energy Prices and Emissions Regulations (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Yulia Veld-Merkoulova, Svetlana Viteva
R3,605 Discovery Miles 36 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Maximizing reader insights into the methodologies and cutting-edge research concerning the financial aspects of carbon markets, this book analyzes the economic and financial effects of carbon trading and regulations on the stock market prices of individual companies as well as the joint effects of regulations and of the prices of oil and gas on the prices and volatility of the traded carbon securities. Focussing on the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), which is the most developed carbon trading scheme worldwide, the results obtained for the EU ETS are used as a benchmark for the new carbon markets being developed in North America and worldwide. After reading this book, the reader will: * Learn how the European market for carbon emission allowances work; * Be aware of the institutional development of the market and of the regulatory environment of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme; * Get acquainted with the regression methodologies used to evaluate the impact of regulatory and other events on energy and financial markets; * Become familiar with the recent research results on the links between carbon market regulations, energy prices and the returns and volatility of carbon-linked financial instruments and stock market prices; * Get informed about the possibilities of carbon emissions regulations and their impact on financial markets. This book will be instrumental for the market regulators, researchers and advanced students interested in energy finance, and for the finance practitioners and investors in the energy and carbon intensive industries.

Growth versus the Environment: Is there a Trade-off? (Hardcover, 1998 ed.): Per Kageson Growth versus the Environment: Is there a Trade-off? (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
Per Kageson
R4,434 Discovery Miles 44 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Economic growth and the environment is a complex and much debated issue. Per K geson's book has a broader approach than earlier studies on this subject as he relates the analysis of present-day problems and trends (1960-2010) to clearly defined long-term objectives based on the concept of sustainable development. The present volume covers the use of non-renewable resources in the OECD countries in a global perspective, while the regional environmental impact of economic growth is discussed in a European context. The book also includes an analysis of the potential conflict between pollution abatement costs and economic growth.

Water Resources and Coastal Management (Hardcover): R.K. Turner, Ian J. Bateman Water Resources and Coastal Management (Hardcover)
R.K. Turner, Ian J. Bateman
R7,554 Discovery Miles 75 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Water Resources and Coastal Management presents a comprehensive and unique collection of articles which provide an interdisciplinary perspective on the science and management of global coastal resources. This important volume comprises five main sections. Part I reviews basic scientific concepts and underpinning knowledge of the processes at work in this dynamic environment. Part II considers how the natural variability of coastal zone environments has been unsustainably exacerbated by development and exploitation of such resources. Parts III and IV focus upon the various aspects of the management response options that could or have been deployed both in developed and developing countries. Finally, Part V examines the management issues that surround regional seas and their, often international, resource regions.

Economics and Policy of Energy and Environmental Sustainability (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Narendra N. Dalei, Anshuman Gupta Economics and Policy of Energy and Environmental Sustainability (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Narendra N. Dalei, Anshuman Gupta
R4,055 Discovery Miles 40 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the linkages among economic development, energy, and environment. An increase in economic activity is correlated with a higher level of energy consumption, which in turn leads to an increase in environmental pollution. Due to the influence of greenhouse gases, the higher the concentration of pollutants in the atmosphere, the higher the temperature, which ultimately leads to climate change. Under these imminent dangers, the role of economic and energy efficiency policies becomes important for ecological sustainability. The present policies, however, in various instances, have failed to address these issues. Hence, this book embarks not only to suggest modifications to improve the efficacy of the current policies but also to recommend to the policymakers, new and more effective policies for their respective countries. The book is bifurcated into two sections: The Economics and Policy of Sustainable Energy section discusses renewable energy policy responses to observed Impact of climate change using DPSIR Framework; the energy utilization strategies for transportation and commercial activities of Charland Bangladesh; the relationship of market globalization with the Indian energy sector; the socioecological effects of globalization from an energy perspective brought to a local standpoint; the seasonal disaster-induced energy consumption strategies of the char-dwellers of Bangladesh with respect to their domestic chores and agricultural activities; trends in GDP growth and energy usage in India; cross-border trade of electricity; and the events that the oil and gas industry has already faced and possible strategies it can adopt to overcome the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Economics and Policy of Environmental Sustainability section analyses topics such as the role of hyper-globalization in spreading the pandemic across countries as threat to human ecology; the current scenario of environmental consequences, and future prospects of plastic pollution; the surface air temperature anomalies over selected countries of Africa; the impaired roles of the female gender in community natural resource exploitation in Ndop; the operational expansion strategies for garnering better output in terms of livelihood and conservation; opportunity for environmental justice and rethinking global community; linking indigenous traditional knowledge and sustainable development goals in the North-Western Himalayas; and recommendations to manage dry forest carbon stock. This book is a rich resource for policymakers, guiding them through untraveled pathways. Moreover, it is an extremely helpful resource for researchers, practitioners, industry professionals as well as students in the fields of energy, environment, and sustainable development with flavour of economics and policy.

Applications of the Input-Output Framework (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Kakali Mukhopadhyay Applications of the Input-Output Framework (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Kakali Mukhopadhyay
R2,944 Discovery Miles 29 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a fresh perspective on the ever-growing relevance of input-output analysis in problem solving. It is based on the "19th National Conference of the Input-Output Research Association of India (IORA)", held in 2017 in Mumbai, India. The conference promoted the exchange of ideas on input-output analysis and related methods among economists, government officials, policymakers, academicians and industrialists. The book captures the unique ideas of prominent scholars, extends the basic "input-output framework," analytical tool, outlines the possible impacts of some major policy decisions adopted by the Government of India, and puts forward concrete policy suggestions. In addition, it highlights the versatility of the Leontief model, which is currently being extended to cover a diverse spectrum of policy issues, ranging from agricultural productivity to science and technology and from carbon hotspots to energy and environmental consequences. A perfect blend of theory and application, the book provides a realistic outlook on sensitive economies and interdependencies between sectors.

Revisiting Electricity Market Reforms - Lessons for ASEAN and East Asia (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Han Phoumin, Rabindra Nepal,... Revisiting Electricity Market Reforms - Lessons for ASEAN and East Asia (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Han Phoumin, Rabindra Nepal, Fukunari Kimura, Gazi Salah Uddin, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary
R2,897 Discovery Miles 28 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book combines the fundamentals of industrial organization theories based on microeconomic foundations, applied econometrics and environmental and natural resource economics in undertaking a comprehensive review of reforms of the power sector and its impact on industrial and socio-economic performance. The book provides the reader with the intellectual groundwork necessary for understanding the workings and interactions of today's reforming power markets such as in the ASEAN and East Asia that are striving to achieve the energy policy trilemma of affordability, energy sustainability and energy security. The topics addressed in this book include application of welfare theorems such as competition in and for the market in the electricity sector, market failures such as lack of electricity access, analysis of forecasting models under volatility, energy resource allocation such as renewable energy and competitive market designs of energy markets. Country-specific and region-specific case studies are used to analyze the progress and outcomes of market-driven electricity reforms across the reforming and advanced electricity markets. Therefore, the book derives policy lessons and provides policy recommendations in reforming power markets for the ASEAN and East Asia taking stock of more than three decades of global experience with power sector reforms. The electricity markets case studies are carefully chosen and supported by extensive data analyses as appropriate. This book on energy economics and policy is highly recommended to readers who seek an in-depth and up-to-date integrated overview about the evolving literature and status on electricity market reforms with a particular reference to Asia.

Systems Science: Theory, Analysis, Modeling, and Design (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): George E. Mobus Systems Science: Theory, Analysis, Modeling, and Design (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
George E. Mobus
R3,780 Discovery Miles 37 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book describes a comprehensive approach to applying systems science formally to the deep analysis of a wide variety of complex systems. Detailed 'how-to' examples of the three phases (analysis-modeling-design) of systems science are applied to systems of various types (machines, organic (e.g. ecosystem), and supra-organic (e.g. business organizations and government). The complexity of the global system has reached proportions that seriously challenge our abilities to understand the consequences of our use of technology, modification of natural ecosystems, or even how to govern ourselves. For this reason, complex mathematics is eschewed when simpler structures will suffice, allowing the widest possible audience to apply and benefit from the available tools and concepts of systems science in their own work. The book shows, in detail, how to functionally and structurally deconstruct complex systems using a fundamental language of systems. It shows how to capture the discovered details in a structured knowledge base from which abstract models can be derived for simulation. The knowledge base is also shown to be a basis for generating system design specifications for human-built artifacts, or policy recommendations/policy mechanisms for socio-economic-ecological systems management. The book builds on principles and methods found in the authors' textbook Principles of Systems Science (co-authored with Michael Kalton), but without prerequisites. It will appeal to a broad audience that deals with complex systems every day, from design engineers to economic and ecological systems managers and policymakers.

Modern Time Series Analysis in Forest Products Markets (Hardcover, 1999 ed.): Jens Abildtrup, F. Helles, Per Holten-Andersen,... Modern Time Series Analysis in Forest Products Markets (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)
Jens Abildtrup, F. Helles, Per Holten-Andersen, Jakob Fromholt Larsen, Bo Jellesmark Thorsen
R4,414 Discovery Miles 44 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Since 1993 a major research programme, "Stochastic Decision Analysis in Forest Management" has been running at Department of Economics and Natural Resources, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL), Copenhagen, in collaboration with Institute of Mathematical Statistics, University of Copenhagen (KU). The research is funded by the two Universities; The Danish Agricultural and Veterinary Research Council; The Danish Research Academy; The National Forest and Nature Agency; and Danish Informatics Network in the Agricultural Sciepces (DINA). A first international workshop in the research programme was held 5 - 8 August, 1996 at Eldrupgaard, Denmark, within the frameworkofacollaborationagreementbetween University of California at Berkeley (UCB) and the Danish Universities, and funded by The Danish Research Academy and the L0venholm Foundation. Having participated in the workshop, Professor Peter Berck (UCB) suggested that the papers be published along with selected papers in the same scientific field, i.e. mainly cointegration analysis of time series in forestry. The editors express their sincere appreciations to the many persons who have contributed to the realisation of the present book: participants in the research programme and the workshop, in particular Professors S0ren Johansen (KU) and Peter Berck (UCB); authors outside the programme/workshop; reviewers of the papers not previously published, in particuler Associate Professors Niels Haldrup (Aarhus University) and Henrik Hansen (KVL); and finally Mrs Mette Riis and Lizzie Rohde who did the tedious work of giving the papers a uniform style. Copenhagen, October 1998.

A Triple Bottom Line Analysis of Global Consumption - Economic, Environmental, and Social Effects of Pre-Pandemic World Trade... A Triple Bottom Line Analysis of Global Consumption - Economic, Environmental, and Social Effects of Pre-Pandemic World Trade 1990-2015 (Hardcover)
Joy Murray, Anne Owen, Moana Simas, Arunima Malik
R3,421 Discovery Miles 34 210 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book adds a whole new dimension to the editors' previous work on the social, economic, and environmental effects of global trade. For the first time it brings all three pillars of sustainability together into one coherent multiregional input-output (MRIO) framework. It shows the power of MRIO analysis to illuminate the local and global interdependencies of economic, environmental, and social systems and the benefits to be gained through analysing all three together. Change one thing and everything else changes. With chapters from around 60 researchers across 34 countries, this book illustrates the effect of natural resources and government policy settings 1990-2015 on the balancing act that was-and is-global trade. It provides a holistic systems' view of how supply chains work, revealing how easily they can become fragmented and out of kilter. And within all the chaos of COVID-19 it shows how MRIO is the one tool that can help rebuild a post-pandemic global economy into a fairer, safer world.

Human Awareness, Energy and Environmental Attitudes (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Boris Abersek, Andrej Flogie Human Awareness, Energy and Environmental Attitudes (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Boris Abersek, Andrej Flogie
R4,043 Discovery Miles 40 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book raises awareness about environmental issues that result from energy production, extraction and conversion, and examines the attitudes people have about these issues. It discusses societal and educational relations associated with energy and environmental issues, focusing on philosophical, sociological and psychological views, and provides an analysis of how the individual and the society perceive, process and analyze the information on this subject. The authors present the concept of environmentally conscious engineering, discussing various forms of energy extraction and production, and detail alternative, under-researched and unaffordable solutions, such as nuclear fusion and artificial photosynthesis. The book also touches on topics such as the storage of energy and greenhouse gases, recycling and reuse of energy waste, and energy saving and efficiency. The book will be of interest to students and researchers of environmentally conscious engineering, energy use, and human dimensions of ecology and the environment, as well as NGOs, policy makers, and environmental activists.

Energy Poverty Alleviation - New Approaches and Contexts (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Carlos Rubio-Bellido, Jaime Solis Guzman Energy Poverty Alleviation - New Approaches and Contexts (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Carlos Rubio-Bellido, Jaime Solis Guzman
R3,719 Discovery Miles 37 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents research on energy poverty alleviation, approaching the complex phenomenon topic holistically and with heterogeneity. It includes contributions from research teams studying the topic at a national, regional and local levels worldwide. The book is divided in two main blocks. The first part, New Approaches, involves novel assessments and concepts from a global and multidisciplinary point of view. The second part, Contexts, offers new theoretical diagnoses focused on case studies of different scales from around the world, and concepts for future trends. Energy Poverty Alleviation will be of interest to policy makers, stakeholders, academics and researchers with knowledge in the energy poverty field.

Climatenomics - Washington, Wall Street and the Economic Battle to Save Our Planet (Paperback): Bob Keefe Climatenomics - Washington, Wall Street and the Economic Battle to Save Our Planet (Paperback)
Bob Keefe; Foreword by Tom Steyer
R523 R481 Discovery Miles 4 810 Save R42 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The battle against climate change is no longer just an environmental or social issue. As shareholders demand corporations protect assets against climate change and the economic impact of environmental disasters suck billions of dollars out of the economy, capitalism itself has become an ally. The economic impact of climate change is rattling the foundation of our economy at its very core. It's blowing up centuries-old industries from automobiles to oil and gas, creating new opportunities for investors and entrepreneurs. It's costing Americans billions of dollars each and every year. And most importantly, it's forcing politicians to pass long-overdue policies that will transform our businesses, our lives and our future like never before. The good news about this economic earthquake is that it just might be the thing that saves our planet. This is the first book to lay out how climate change has become an economic issue above all and how that has changed everything from the business to politics to the outlook for the future. Bob Keefe, executive director of E2, a national, nonpartisan organization dedicated to providing business perspectives on environmental issues, shows readers how this new reality will impact their industries, businesses, jobs, and communities and transform our country's economy. Climatenomics will be essential reading for anyone who cares about business, politics, or the future of our planet.

Economic Policies for Sustainability and Resilience (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Philip Arestis, Malcolm Sawyer Economic Policies for Sustainability and Resilience (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Philip Arestis, Malcolm Sawyer
R4,708 Discovery Miles 47 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the issues caused by climate change and environmental degradation, alongside the economic policies that can help secure an environmentally sustainable future. Through examining sustainability and resilience, the neoliberal globalised trading system and recent economic policies are questioned to inquire into whether capitalist economies are compatible with addressing climate change. Prolonged economic growth, forms of ownership, economic equality, the global ecosystem, universal basic services, the Green New Deal, and inclusive growth, are also discussed. Economic Policies for Sustainability and Resilience aims to provide policy options to develop sustainable and resilient market economies. It will be relevant to students, researchers, and policymakers interested in the political economy, environment economics, and economic policy.

Environmental Economics (Hardcover, 2012 ed.): Hans Wiesmeth Environmental Economics (Hardcover, 2012 ed.)
Hans Wiesmeth
R1,546 Discovery Miles 15 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This text provides an analysis and investigation of the most essential areas of environmental theory and policy, including international environmental problems. The approach is based on standard theoretical tools, in particular equilibrium analysis, and aims to demonstrate how economic principles can help to understand environmental issues and guide policymakers. Current topics including climate change, overfishing and integrated approaches to environmental policies are carefully analyzed in this framework, and a multitude of practical examples from various parts of the world is presented.

Fragile Futures - The Uncertain Economics of Disasters, Pandemics, and Climate Change (Hardcover): Vito Tanzi Fragile Futures - The Uncertain Economics of Disasters, Pandemics, and Climate Change (Hardcover)
Vito Tanzi
R504 R466 Discovery Miles 4 660 Save R38 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book revisits a distinction introduced in 1921 by economists Frank Knight and John Maynard Keynes: that between statistically predictable future events ('risks') and statistically unpredictable, uncertain events ('uncertainties'). Governments have generally ignored the latter, perceiving phenomena such as pandemics, natural disasters and climate change as uncontrollable Acts of God. As a result, there has been little if any preparation for future catastrophes. Our modern society is more interconnected and more globalized than ever. Dealing with uncertain future events requires a stronger and more globally coordinated government response. This book suggests a larger, more global government role in dealing with these disasters and keeping economic inequalities low. Major institutional changes, such as regulating the private sector for the common good and dealing with special harms, risks and crises, especially those concerning climate change and pandemics, are necessary in order to achieve any semblance of future progress for humankind.

Investment Treaty Law and Climate Change (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Tomas Restrepo Rodriguez Investment Treaty Law and Climate Change (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Tomas Restrepo Rodriguez
R4,601 Discovery Miles 46 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book deals with the question whether the investment treaty law system could be harmonized with the climate change international legal framework and the climate interest that lies beyond. The answer to this research question is divided into three parts. The first examines the relevance of the climate change international legal framework in investment treaty disputes as a natural pre(logical)interpretative stage. The second focuses on the BIT's content-interpretation, which is the orthodox approach to solve the fragmentation between the system of investment treaty law and the system of international climate change law. Finally, the third part tackles this fragmentation through a heterodox approach that is grounded in the direct application of climate change principles through law ascertainment. Apart from concluding that harmonization between investment treaty law and international climate change law is possible through the orthodox approach to the expropriation and the FET standards, as well as through the direct application of the climate change precautionary principle and the CBDRRC principle heterodox approach, the book suggests that tribunals are expected soon to openly address climate change disputes in their rulings.

Soil-Water, Agriculture, and Climate Change - Exploring Linkages (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Swatantra Kumar Dubey, Prakash... Soil-Water, Agriculture, and Climate Change - Exploring Linkages (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Swatantra Kumar Dubey, Prakash Kumar Jha, Pankaj Kumar Gupta, Aliva Nanda, Vivek Gupta
R3,729 Discovery Miles 37 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents an exploration of linkages among soil-water, agriculture, and climate change with a special focus on thematic areas for assessment, mitigation, and management of natural resources under climate change conditions. This book covers advances in modelling approaches, including machine learning (ML)/ artificial intelligence (AI) applications; GIS and remote sensing; sensors; impacts of climate change on agriculture; subsurface water; contaminants; and socio-economic impacts, which are lacking in a more comprehensive manner in the previous titles. This book encompasses updated information as well as future directions for researchers working in the field of management of natural resources. The goal of this book is to provide scientific evidence to researchers and policymakers and end-to-end value chain practitioners which may help in reducing the overall adverse impacts of climate change on water resources and the related mitigation strategies. This book focuses on the knowledge, modern tools, and techniques, i.e., machine learning, artificial intelligence, etc. for soil-water, agriculture, and climate change. Further, nature-based solutions for management of natural resources with special targets on contaminants, extreme events, disturbances, etc. will be targeted. The book provides readers with the enhanced knowledge for application of engineering principles and economic and regulatory constraints to determine a soil-water, agriculture production action strategy, and select appropriate technologies to implement the strategy for a given data set at a site. It would also cover the application of laboratory, modeling, numerical methods for determination and forecasting of climate change impacts, agriculture production, pollution, soil health, etc. Overall, it provides hydrologists, environmental engineers, administrators, policy makers, consultants, and industrial experts with essential support in effective management of soils health, agricultural productions, and mitigation of extreme climatic events.

Linking the Natural Environment and the Economy: Essays from the Eco-Eco Group (Hardcover, 1991 ed.): Carl Folke, Tomas Kaberger Linking the Natural Environment and the Economy: Essays from the Eco-Eco Group (Hardcover, 1991 ed.)
Carl Folke, Tomas Kaberger
R5,758 Discovery Miles 57 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A River Lost - The Life and Death of the Columbia (Paperback, Revised and Updated): Blaine Harden A River Lost - The Life and Death of the Columbia (Paperback, Revised and Updated)
Blaine Harden
R434 R365 Discovery Miles 3 650 Save R69 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

After two decades, Washington Post journalist Blaine Harden returned to his small-town birthplace in the Pacific Northwest to follow the rise and fall of the West s most thoroughly conquered river. To explore the Columbia River and befriend those who collaborated in its destruction, he traveled on a monstrous freight barge sailing west from Idaho to the Grand Coulee Dam, the site of the river s harnessing for the sake of jobs, electricity, and irrigation. A River Lost is a searing personal narrative of rediscovery joined with a narrative of exploitation: of Native Americans, of endangered salmon, of nuclear waste, and of a once-wild river. Updated throughout, this edition features a new foreword and afterword."

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Kentaka Aruga Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Kentaka Aruga
R2,724 Discovery Miles 27 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This textbook discusses environmental and natural resource economics. It presents foundational knowledge for applying economics to understand environmental economics as well as for managing environmental problems and optimizing the level of natural resource extraction. Environmental and Natural Resource Economics bridges knowledge between the major natural environmental issues and which economic policies could be applied for reducing human impacts on such issues. It is distinctive from other environmental economics textbooks by covering not only basic concepts introduced in environmental economics but also explains economic models developed in resource economics for optimizing the use of non-renewable and renewable resources for sustainability. This textbook will help students understand how to apply economics for utilizing policies to mitigate environmental issues caused from the output side of economic activities such as emitting pollutants or generating wastes and those derived from the input side such as natural resource extractions.

Earth Economics - An Introduction to Demand Management, Long-Run Growth and Global Economic Governance (Paperback): Peter A.G.... Earth Economics - An Introduction to Demand Management, Long-Run Growth and Global Economic Governance (Paperback)
Peter A.G. van Bergeijk
R1,004 Discovery Miles 10 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Taking stock of emerging planet data and analysing policies during the global crisis, Earth Economics provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to basic macroeconomic concepts, methods and principles, and their application to real world data.Written principally for students seeking an introduction to macroeconomics, this book offers a completely new angle to policy, with a focus on the truly global level. Underpinned by empirical orientation of state-of-the-art data, it introduces earth economics as the study of the economy of our planet from the perspective of an autarkic system (a 'closed economy'), focussing on policymaking that improves global rather than national welfare. Key features include: - A discourse on issues fundamental to the understanding of macroeconomics. - An introduction to economists' tools and concepts. Non-economists will learn how to survive in a discussion with economists: where to ask questions, where to listen, where to skip and where to ignore. - Presentation of extensive and wide-ranging data in a consistent and comprehensive framework. - In-depth treatment of key concepts including: aggregates, autarky, closed economies, current accounts, earth economics, data, macroeconomics, microeconomics, development and global public goods. - Provision of a thorough, working understanding of the subject matter via exercises set throughout the book, including: questions on the text, calculations, formulating arguments and preparation, analysis and interpretation of data and figures. See the companion website - www dot eartheconomics dot info for updates and additional information. Contents: Preface 1. Introduction: It is the Only One We Have 2. Planet Accounts Part I: Short-term Fluctuations and Demand Management 3. Earth's Business Cycle 4. Why I = S and What That Means: The Building Blocks of Macroeconomic Analysis 5. Investment, the IS Curve, and Product Market Equilibrium 6. What About Government? 7. Money Matters! The LM Curve and Money Market Equilibrium 8. Eartheconomic Demand and Supply 9. Puzzling Disagreements Part II: Long Run 10. Long-Run Growth 11. Development and Change 12. Limits to Growth? Part III: Earth Governance and Global Public Goods 13. Global Public Goods 14. Global Peers: An Agenda References Index

International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2016 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Harald Ginzky, Irene L. Heuser, Tianbao Qin,... International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2016 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Harald Ginzky, Irene L. Heuser, Tianbao Qin, Oliver C Ruppel, Patrick Wegerdt
R4,538 R3,609 Discovery Miles 36 090 Save R929 (20%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first volume of the International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy includes an important discussion on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals that are the basis for the post-2015 development agenda up to the year 2030; the Yearbook focuses in particular on Goal 15, which includes achieving a "land degradation-neutral world." It also provides a comprehensive and highly informative overview of the latest developments at the international level, important cross-disciplinary issues and different approaches in national legislation. The book is divided into four sections. Forewords by internationally renowned academics and politicians are followed by an analysis of the content and structure of the Sustainable Development Goals with regard to soil and land as well as the scientific methods for their implementation. In addition, all relevant international regimes are discussed, including the latest developments, such as the decisions made at the 12th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The next section deals with cross-disciplinary issues relevant to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals like the right to food, land tenure, migration and the "Economics of Land Degradation" initiative. The last section gathers reports on the development of national legislation from various nations and supra-national entities, including Brazil, China, the European Union, Mongolia, Namibia and the United States. Addressing this broad range of key topics, the book offers an indispensible tool for all academics, legislators and policymakers working in this field. The "International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy" is a book series that discusses the central questions of law and politics with regard to the protection and sustainable management of soil and land - at the international, national and regional level.

Economics of Power Systems (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Makoto Tanaka, Antonio J. Conejo, Afzal S. Siddiqui Economics of Power Systems (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Makoto Tanaka, Antonio J. Conejo, Afzal S. Siddiqui
R3,066 Discovery Miles 30 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book describes the latest microeconomic concepts and operations research (OR) techniques needed to comprehend the design and operation of power markets, as well as the actions of their agents: producers, consumers, operators, and regulators. This is critical when it comes to addressing a constantly evolving power system environment that incorporates an increasing number of no-marginal-cost renewable sources, increasingly competitive storage facilities, increasingly responsive demands, and widespread communication channels that allow distributed decision-making. Such evolving environments call for a re-examination of the microeconomic concepts and OR techniques required by graduate students and practitioners in the electric energy field. This accessible, tutorial-style book features numerous illustrative examples to help readers grasp the economic concepts and OR procedures used by power market professionals. The authors explian these concepts and procedures and present a vision of a renewable-dominated marketplace. Each chapter also includes exercises.

Barite-Fluorite Mineralization in Southeast Sichuan, Yangtze Block, China (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Hao Zou, Shou-Ting Zhang,... Barite-Fluorite Mineralization in Southeast Sichuan, Yangtze Block, China (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Hao Zou, Shou-Ting Zhang, Min Li, Zhan-Zhang Xu
R3,362 Discovery Miles 33 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book describes the mineralization process of barite-fluorite deposits in southeastern Sichuan, Yangtze Block, China. Mainly through systematic field geological surveys and detailed indoor research work, the typical barite-fluorite deposits in this area were analyzed using a variety of analysis methods such as single fluid inclusion LA-ICP-MS composition analysis, trace rare earth element analysis, H-O-S-Sr isotope analysis, F element content analysis, and Sm-Nd geochronological analysis. By in-depth analysis of the ore-forming environment, mineralization process and geological characteristics of barite-fluorite deposits, the following were determined: (1) the source of ore-forming fluids of barite-fluorite deposits and (2) the migration, concentration, enrichment, and evolution of ore-forming sources, exploring the formation mechanism of barite-fluorite deposits. Summarizing the mineralization regularity of the deposit in this area of China provides a new insight and basis for the study of similar types of deposits in the world.

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