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This edited volume provides both a broad overview of cooperation
patterns in the UNFCCC climate change negotiations and an in-depth
analysis of specific coalitions and their relations. Over the
course of three parts, this book maps out and takes stock of
patterns of cooperation in the climate change negotiations since
their inception in 1995. In Part I, the authors focus on the
evolution of coalitions over time, examining why these emerged and
how they function. Part II drills deeper into a set of coalitions,
particularly "new" political groups that have emerged in the last
rounds of negotiations around the Copenhagen Accord and the Paris
Agreement. Finally, Part III explores common themes and open
questions in coalition research, and provides a comprehensive
overview of coalitions in the climate change negotiations. By
taking a broad approach to the study of coalitions in the climate
change negotiations, this volume is an essential reference source
for researchers, students, and negotiators with an interest in the
dynamics of climate negotiations.
This edited volume provides both a broad overview of cooperation
patterns in the UNFCCC climate change negotiations and an in-depth
analysis of specific coalitions and their relations. Over the
course of three parts, this book maps out and takes stock of
patterns of cooperation in the climate change negotiations since
their inception in 1995. In Part I, the authors focus on the
evolution of coalitions over time, examining why these emerged and
how they function. Part II drills deeper into a set of coalitions,
particularly "new" political groups that have emerged in the last
rounds of negotiations around the Copenhagen Accord and the Paris
Agreement. Finally, Part III explores common themes and open
questions in coalition research, and provides a comprehensive
overview of coalitions in the climate change negotiations. By
taking a broad approach to the study of coalitions in the climate
change negotiations, this volume is an essential reference source
for researchers, students, and negotiators with an interest in the
dynamics of climate negotiations.
Against all odds, the CDM has shown that market mechanisms for
greenhouse gas reduction in developing countries can work.
Nevertheless, as Paula Castro explains convincingly, the CDM is no
'magic bullet'. Advanced developing countries need to be 'weaned
off' the CDM in order to take up commitments, while the monetary
incentive from emission credit sales is insufficient to put least
developed countries on a low-emission pathway. However, experience
from the CDM remains critical in designing new market mechanisms.'
- Axel Michaelowa, University of Zurich, SwitzerlandIn this
groundbreaking book, Paula Castro presents the first systematic
categorization of positive and negative incentives generated by the
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) for climate change mitigation in
the Global South. To reduce the cost of meeting their greenhouse
gas emission reduction commitments under the Kyoto Protocol,
industrialized countries may rely on the CDM, a market instrument
that allows them to count emission reductions from projects in
developing countries as their own. Presented in four core empirical
chapters, the book critically reviews whether and how the CDM
creates incentives or disincentives for developing country action
towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and draws lessons for
the future international climate change regime. Recommendations and
discussion on the reform of the CDM invoke debate on the future of
this policy in developing countries, which is vital material for
both policymakers and international institutions introducing
similar instruments. Students and researchers working on topics
related to environmental politics, climate policy, environmental
economics and environmental science will also find this resource
invaluable. Contents: 1. Introduction to the Clean Development
Mechanism 2. Conceptual Framework 3. Will Preferential Access
Measures Overcome Barriers to CDM Projects in Least Developed
Countries? 4. Discounting Emission Credits and Competitiveness of
Different CDM Host Countries 5. Does the CDM Discourage Emission
Reduction Targets in Advanced Developing Countries? An Analysis of
the Low-hanging Fruit Issue 6. Do Domestic Renewable Energy
Promotion Policies Lead to More CDM Projects? 7. Concluding Remarks
References
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Industrial Engineering and Operations Management - XXVI IJCIEOM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 8-11, 2020 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Antonio Marcio Tavares Thome, Rafael Garcia Barbastefano, Luiz Felipe Scavarda, Joao Carlos Goncalves dos Reis, Marlene Paula Castro Amorim
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R3,762
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This volume gathers selected peer-reviewed papers presented at the
XXVI International Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and
Operations Management (IJCIEOM), held on July 8-11, 2020 in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. The respective chapters address a range of timely
topics in industrial engineering, including operations and process
management, global operations, managerial economics, data science
and stochastic optimization, logistics and supply chain management,
quality management, product development, strategy and
organizational engineering, knowledge and information management,
work and human factors, sustainability, production engineering
education, healthcare operations management, disaster management,
and more. These topics broadly involve fields like operations,
manufacturing, industrial and production engineering, and
management. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable resource
for those engaged in optimization research, operations research,
and practitioners alike.
Carbon markets - both emission trading systems and baseline and
credit systems - are an increasingly common policy instrument being
introduced to address climate change mitigation. However, their
design is crucial to ensure that they deliver cost-effective
emission reductions while maintaining environmental integrity. This
Element puts together a comprehensive, principle-based overview of
the risks and abuses to environmental integrity and cost
effectiveness that have emerged for carbon markets at all
jurisdictional levels around the world, provides concrete examples,
and offers effective policy and governance solutions to overcome
such risks. This title is also available as Open Access on
Cambridge Core.
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Industrial Engineering and Operations Management - XXVI IJCIEOM (2nd Edition), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 22-24, 2021 (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Antonio Marcio Tavares Thome, Rafael Garcia Barbastefano, Luiz Felipe Scavarda, Joao Carlos Goncalves dos Reis, Marlene Paula Castro Amorim
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This proceedings volume gathers together selected peer-reviewed
papers presented at the second edition of the XXVI International
Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations
Management (IJCIEOM), which was virtually held on February 22-24,
2021 with the main organization based at the Pontifical Catholic
University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Works cover a range of topics
in industrial engineering, including operations and process
management, global operations, managerial economics, data science
and stochastic optimization, logistics and supply chain management,
quality management, product development, strategy and
organizational engineering, knowledge and information management,
sustainability, and disaster management, to name a few. These
topics broadly involve fields like operations, manufacturing,
industrial and production engineering, and management. This book
can be a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in
optimization research, operations research, and correlated fields.
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Industrial Engineering and Operations Management - XXVI IJCIEOM (2nd Edition), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 22-24, 2021 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Antonio Marcio Tavares Thome, Rafael Garcia Barbastefano, Luiz Felipe Scavarda, Joao Carlos Goncalves dos Reis, Marlene Paula Castro Amorim
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R5,901
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This proceedings volume gathers together selected peer-reviewed
papers presented at the second edition of the XXVI International
Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations
Management (IJCIEOM), which was virtually held on February 22-24,
2021 with the main organization based at the Pontifical Catholic
University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Works cover a range of topics
in industrial engineering, including operations and process
management, global operations, managerial economics, data science
and stochastic optimization, logistics and supply chain management,
quality management, product development, strategy and
organizational engineering, knowledge and information management,
sustainability, and disaster management, to name a few. These
topics broadly involve fields like operations, manufacturing,
industrial and production engineering, and management. This book
can be a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in
optimization research, operations research, and correlated fields.
This book collects wide-ranging contributions such as case studies,
reviews, reports on technological developments, outputs of
research/studies, and examples of successful projects, presenting
current knowledge and raising awareness to help the agriculture and
forestry sectors find solutions for mitigating climate variability
and adapting to change. It brings the topic of ecosystem services
closer to education and learning, as targeted by the Framework
Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement, the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development and the EU Biodiversity Strategy
to 2020. Climate change and its impacts on agriculture and
agroforestry have been observed across the world during the last 50
years. Increasing temperatures, droughts, biotic stresses and the
impacts of extreme events have continuously decreased agroforestry
systems' resilience to the effects of climate change. As such,
there is a need to adapt farming and agroforestry systems so as to
make them better able to handle ever-changing climate conditions,
and to preserve habitats and ecosystems services.
This Handbook approaches sustainable development in higher
education from an integrated perspective, addressing the dearth of
publications on the subject. It offers a unique overview of what
universities around the world are doing to implement sustainable
development (i.e. via curriculum innovation, research, activities,
or practical projects) and how their efforts relate to education
for sustainable development at the university level. The Handbook
gathers a wealth of information, ideas, best practices and lessons
learned in the context of executing concrete projects, and assesses
methodological approaches to integrating the topic of sustainable
development in university curricula. Lastly, it documents and
disseminates the veritable treasure trove of practical experience
currently available on sustainability in higher education.
This Handbook approaches sustainable development in higher
education from an integrated perspective, addressing the dearth of
publications on the subject. It offers a unique overview of what
universities around the world are doing to implement sustainable
development (i.e. via curriculum innovation, research, activities,
or practical projects) and how their efforts relate to education
for sustainable development at the university level. The Handbook
gathers a wealth of information, ideas, best practices and lessons
learned in the context of executing concrete projects, and assesses
methodological approaches to integrating the topic of sustainable
development in university curricula. Lastly, it documents and
disseminates the veritable treasure trove of practical experience
currently available on sustainability in higher education.
This book gathers interdisciplinary reflections from researchers,
educators, and other experts on the subject of biodiversity closer
to education and learning. The book also highlights its role as an
added value to strategic principles for healthy ecosystems and
sustainable human development. It promotes critical thinking and
foster practices and attitudes for Education for Sustainable
Development reconciling education with principles of human
behaviour and nature. Readers especially find this book a timely
resource in light of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020,
the Aichi Targets, and the new EU biodiversity strategy "Our life
insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to
2020". Along with the challenge of ecosystems and public health,
biodiversity conservation is essential for humanity's continued
security and sustainability, as it touches on all aspects of
people's lives.
This Handbook approaches sustainable development in higher
education from an integrated perspective, addressing the dearth of
publications on the subject. It offers a unique overview of what
universities around the world are doing to implement sustainable
development (i.e. via curriculum innovation, research, activities,
or practical projects) and how their efforts relate to education
for sustainable development at the university level. The Handbook
gathers a wealth of information, ideas, best practices and lessons
learned in the context of executing concrete projects, and assesses
methodological approaches to integrating the topic of sustainable
development in university curricula. Lastly, it documents and
disseminates the veritable treasure trove of practical experience
currently available on sustainability in higher education.
This Handbook approaches sustainable development in higher
education from an integrated perspective, addressing the dearth of
publications on the subject. It offers a unique overview of what
universities around the world are doing to implement sustainable
development (i.e. via curriculum innovation, research, activities,
or practical projects) and how their efforts relate to education
for sustainable development at the university level. The Handbook
gathers a wealth of information, ideas, best practices and lessons
learned in the context of executing concrete projects, and assesses
methodological approaches to integrating the topic of sustainable
development in university curricula. Lastly, it documents and
disseminates the veritable treasure trove of practical experience
currently available on sustainability in higher education.
This book gathers interdisciplinary reflections from researchers,
educators, and other experts on the subject of biodiversity closer
to education and learning. The book also highlights its role as an
added value to strategic principles for healthy ecosystems and
sustainable human development. It promotes critical thinking and
foster practices and attitudes for Education for Sustainable
Development reconciling education with principles of human
behaviour and nature. Readers especially find this book a timely
resource in light of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020,
the Aichi Targets, and the new EU biodiversity strategy "Our life
insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to
2020". Along with the challenge of ecosystems and public health,
biodiversity conservation is essential for humanity's continued
security and sustainability, as it touches on all aspects of
people's lives.
Considered one of the global environmental problems,
desertification - land degradation in arid regions - has been high
in the international agenda since the 1970s. However, its solution
is far from being achieved, partly due to its complex and
site-specific chain of causes and partly to the inefficacy of the
institutional arrangements devised to tackle it: the UN Convention
to Combat Desertification and its national implementation. Drawing
on the literature on governance for natural resource management,
this book analyses the desertification control strategy in Peru
focusing on Apurimac, a poor region in the southern Andes suffering
land degradation due to frequent droughts, sloping terrain,
inadequate irrigation practices, deforestation and pasture burning.
Using secondary literature, interviews with authorities and
participatory workshops with farmers, the linkages between
organisations and institutions for managing natural resources in
the region and their relation with the formal strategy to combat
desertification are explored. This book is of interest to
policy-makers and practitioners in the field of rural development
and natural resource management in mountain areas.
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