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Economy and ecosystems in change - Analytical and Historical Approaches (Hardcover): Jeroen C.J.M van den Bergh, Jan Van Der... Economy and ecosystems in change - Analytical and Historical Approaches (Hardcover)
Jeroen C.J.M van den Bergh, Jan Van Der Straaten
R4,237 Discovery Miles 42 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Economy and Ecosystems in Change addresses ecological problems from an economic perspective, and provides policy suggestions for resource management and environmental sustainability based on integrated, multidisciplinary information, methods and applications. The book begins by introducing the different approaches and applications within ecological economics and clarifying new elements and fundamental principles. This initial discussion includes a comparison between ecological and environmental economics and the evaluation and function of ecosystems. The authors then examine the macroeconomy-ecosystem relationship with reference to national and global processes, focusing specifically on employment versus sustainability, trade, industrial transformation and rural development. In the third part there is an evaluation of whether ecosystems and economics can be treated independently; it is argued that the integration of these fields provides more complete insights and information for addressing the complex relationships between human activities and natural processes. Finally, the authors consider the institutional environment and policies affecting public ecosystems subject to economic uses. Using case study evidence, they conclude that public policy often supports an unsustainable use of resources. To counter this the authors propose policy and management options based on natural resource accounts, practical policy objectives and the precautionary principle. Economy and Ecosystems in Change will be of interest to ecological, environmental and resource economists and policymakers.

Environment, Technology and Economic Growth - The Challenge to Sustainable Development (Hardcover): Andrew Tylecote, Jan Van... Environment, Technology and Economic Growth - The Challenge to Sustainable Development (Hardcover)
Andrew Tylecote, Jan Van Der Straaten
R3,364 Discovery Miles 33 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

At the end of the 20th century economists and policymakers face an unprecedented dual challenge: to avert ecological disaster and to end mass unemployment by accelerating and redirecting world economic growth.This major volume brings together contributions from environmental and technological economists. The first part discusses the ecological challenge to economists and policymakers and shows that both need a radical change in their approach. The second part discusses the institutional and legal changes which are necessary to address this challenge. The final part deals with the technological revolution, focusing on microelectronics and biotechnology, which is now transforming the world economy, and sets it in the context of long term fluctuations in economic growth and the relative stagnation since 1973. The protection of the environment, and economic growth with full employment are not necessarily opposed. On the contrary, as this volume demonstrates, what is required to return to full employment and more rapid growth is vigorous and concerted government action to give an 'eco-friendly' direction to technological and economic change.

Nature and Agriculture in the European Union - New Perspectives on Policies that Shape the European Countryside (Hardcover,... Nature and Agriculture in the European Union - New Perspectives on Policies that Shape the European Countryside (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Floor Brouwer, Jan Van Der Straaten
R3,547 Discovery Miles 35 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Nature and agriculture both shape the European countryside and one of the main challenges for the years to come will be to strengthen their interaction for the future development of rural areas. In this valuable and highly topical book, the authors demonstrate how economics and ecology can play a critical role in maintaining and sustaining this relationship.The book identifies the dilemmas facing European agriculture and explores their economic and ecological consequences. The authors believe a better understanding of these problems will be crucial in recognising the potential options for the future role of agriculture and nature policy and will guide the identification of suitable policy instruments. They highlight current threats to the relationship between agriculture and nature - such as abandonment and intensification - and demonstrate how these problems can be resolved by a rational policy mix. The book also provides extensive empirical evidence from four case studies and concludes by scrutinising the major changes in market conditions and the Common Agricultural Policy which could upset this important but fragile balance between agriculture and nature. Providing a state-of-the-art overview of current thinking on the relationship between agriculture and nature in the context of EU policy, this book will be welcomed by policymakers and those studying and working in the fields of agricultural and resource economics, geography, and agri-business.

Environmental Policy and Societal Aims (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999): D. Requier-Desjardins,... Environmental Policy and Societal Aims (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999)
D. Requier-Desjardins, Clive Spash, Jan Van Der Straaten
R2,979 Discovery Miles 29 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Sustainable development and environmental improvement are often regarded as intrinsically valuable a priori. As a result, the policies by which these goals are to be attained is often inadequately scrutinised. In this book, ecological economics addresses the institutional and policymaking aspects of environmental problems, thus covering a broad socioeconomic research agenda, in contradistinction to mainstream economic approaches. The approach advocated here is open to differing viewpoints on the same issue, sees conflict resolution as a social process, and accepts the need for research into political-economic issues, according a prominent position to the aims of society itself. An in-depth analysis of the policy process is followed in order to understand the pitfalls and barriers that will confront society on the road to sustainable development. Readership: The broad approach advocated will appeal to all involved in environmental problems - decision makers, NGO members, and academic scholars.

Tourism and the Environment - Regional, Economic and Policy Issues (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992):... Tourism and the Environment - Regional, Economic and Policy Issues (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992)
Helen Briassoulis, Jan Van Der Straaten
R1,524 Discovery Miles 15 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The issue of maintaining a balanced relationship between tourism and the environment has received considerable attention since the 1970s. However, only in the 1980s and 1990s did it become a topic of systematic academic inquiry and research, distinguished from the broader area of the environmental impacts of recreation and leisure activities. This volume dwells on the environmental and economic impacts of tourism and is divided as follows: Part 1: Introduction and Overview Part 2: Tourism and the Environment: General Considerations Part 3: Regional Issues Part 4: Economic Issues Part 5: Policy Issues The work is complemented by a subject index.

Sustainable Development: Concepts, Rationalities and Strategies (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1998):... Sustainable Development: Concepts, Rationalities and Strategies (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1998)
Sylvie Faucheux, Martin O'Connor, Jan Van Der Straaten
R4,498 Discovery Miles 44 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

3 decision support techniques that do not depend exclusively on market incentives and monetary valuation. The World Conservation Strategy published by the mCN (1980) recognised the full dimensions of these problems, and introduced the concept of sustainable development, placing the emphasis on the exploitation of natural systems and the use of biological natural resources within limits so that the availability of these resources for use by future generations would not be jeopardised by the current use of them. At this time, the imposition of quotas and the definition of critical loads and environmental standards were suggested as the sorts of instruments necessary to cope with the problems of limited availability of environmental resources. Although the mCN publication did not obtain a high international profile, the idea of policy norms to respect critical loads has become quite widely accepted in the environmental policymaking of Western countries. This has often put the policy agencies in difficult situations. Polluting industries are inclined to argue that the critical loads are defined too restrictively. The complexity and time lags of ecological effects makes it hard to say exactly what constitutes a critical load beyond which there will be irreversible damage, and lobbying interests can play on these uncertainties to try and weaken the environmental standards. In addition, polluting industries can use the argument of negative impacts on "the economy" (particularly as regards employment and export prospects) to blackmail governments, regulatory agencies and the general public.

Tourism and the Environment - Regional, Economic, Cultural and Policy Issues (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed.... Tourism and the Environment - Regional, Economic, Cultural and Policy Issues (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2000)
Helen Briassoulis, Jan Van Der Straaten
R5,789 Discovery Miles 57 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

There is a complex relationship between the environment and the development of tourism, which this book discusses in a thorough and informative manner. Specialists from several disciplines pay attention to the challenges of sustainable tourism, devoting their full attention to cultural, regional and policy issues. This is a revised edition that has been expanded to 22 contributions, with inclusion of the cultural element. All chapters have been updated to include new data and information added to the existing body of literature in the last 7 years. It includes new developments and new insights into the relationship between tourism and the environment. An invaluable sequel to the first edition.

Cultural Landscapes and Land Use - The Nature Conservation - Society Interface (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original... Cultural Landscapes and Land Use - The Nature Conservation - Society Interface (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004)
Martin Dieterich, Jan Van Der Straaten
R4,470 Discovery Miles 44 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Cultural landscapes are created by people, and used by people, but still decidedly rich in biodiversity, and in harmony with nature. The landscapes of fairy tales, without dragons. Socio-economic complexity on top of biological diversity is the challenge nature conservation faces in the context of cultural landscape.

This book is an attempt to approach this complexity and provide a theoretical background as well as guidelines and examples for hands-on solutions. It draws on inputs from scientists, administrators, independent consultants and politicians from Europe and the United States. With a particular emphasis on agriculture it attempts to merge disciplines such as philosophy, law, planning, economics and conservation biology toward a common goal: nature conservation and the preservation of biological diversity in landscapes under the pressure of human usage.

Sustainability in Question - The Search for a Conceptual Framework (Hardcover): Joerg Koehn, John M Gowdy, Friedrich... Sustainability in Question - The Search for a Conceptual Framework (Hardcover)
Joerg Koehn, John M Gowdy, Friedrich Hinterberger, Jan Van Der Straaten
R3,881 Discovery Miles 38 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores approaches to sustainability by linking the economy, society and the environment. The international group of experts uses concepts of sustainability from the physical and social sciences to develop a framework for creating policies for sustainability. Sustainability in Question goes beyond much of the existing literature on sustainability taking into account culture, institutions, knowledge and traditions. It sheds new light on the ability of humans to create institutional and social arrangements which are able to adapt to changing conditions. The authors consider the current state of environmental and institutional sustainability within the context of economic activity and public policy. They recognise that some of the basic economic notions such as universal substitutability, methodological individualism and the superiority of the price mechanism may be misplaced in the case of environmental protection. Sustainability in Question will be welcomed by those interested in environmental economics, science, management and environmental studies, as well as by those working in the fields of ecological economics, natural resource economics and environmental sociology.

Cultural Landscapes and Land Use - The Nature Conservation - Society Interface (Hardcover, 2004 ed.): Martin Dieterich, Jan Van... Cultural Landscapes and Land Use - The Nature Conservation - Society Interface (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
Martin Dieterich, Jan Van Der Straaten
R4,635 Discovery Miles 46 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Cultural landscapes are created by people, and used by people, but still decidedly rich in biodiversity, and in harmony with nature. The landscapes of fairy tales, without dragons. Socio-economic complexity on top of biological diversity is the challenge nature conservation faces in the context of cultural landscape.

This book is an attempt to approach this complexity and provide a theoretical background as well as guidelines and examples for hands-on solutions. It draws on inputs from scientists, administrators, independent consultants and politicians from Europe and the United States. With a particular emphasis on agriculture it attempts to merge disciplines such as philosophy, law, planning, economics and conservation biology toward a common goal: nature conservation and the preservation of biological diversity in landscapes under the pressure of human usage.

Tourism and the Environment - Regional, Economic, Cultural and Policy Issues (Hardcover, 2nd rev. ed. 2000): Helen Briassoulis,... Tourism and the Environment - Regional, Economic, Cultural and Policy Issues (Hardcover, 2nd rev. ed. 2000)
Helen Briassoulis, Jan Van Der Straaten
R5,999 Discovery Miles 59 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

There is a complex relationship between the environment and the development of tourism, which this book discusses in a thorough and informative manner. Specialists from several disciplines pay attention to the challenges of sustainable tourism, devoting their full attention to cultural, regional and policy issues. This is a revised edition that has been expanded to 22 contributions, with inclusion of the cultural element. All chapters have been updated to include new data and information added to the existing body of literature in the last 7 years. It includes new developments and new insights into the relationship between tourism and the environment. An invaluable sequel to the first edition.

Sustainable Development: Concepts, Rationalities and Strategies (Hardcover, 1998 ed.): Sylvie Faucheux, Martin O'Connor,... Sustainable Development: Concepts, Rationalities and Strategies (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
Sylvie Faucheux, Martin O'Connor, Jan Van Der Straaten
R4,692 Discovery Miles 46 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

3 decision support techniques that do not depend exclusively on market incentives and monetary valuation. The World Conservation Strategy published by the mCN (1980) recognised the full dimensions of these problems, and introduced the concept of sustainable development, placing the emphasis on the exploitation of natural systems and the use of biological natural resources within limits so that the availability of these resources for use by future generations would not be jeopardised by the current use of them. At this time, the imposition of quotas and the definition of critical loads and environmental standards were suggested as the sorts of instruments necessary to cope with the problems of limited availability of environmental resources. Although the mCN publication did not obtain a high international profile, the idea of policy norms to respect critical loads has become quite widely accepted in the environmental policymaking of Western countries. This has often put the policy agencies in difficult situations. Polluting industries are inclined to argue that the critical loads are defined too restrictively. The complexity and time lags of ecological effects makes it hard to say exactly what constitutes a critical load beyond which there will be irreversible damage, and lobbying interests can play on these uncertainties to try and weaken the environmental standards. In addition, polluting industries can use the argument of negative impacts on "the economy" (particularly as regards employment and export prospects) to blackmail governments, regulatory agencies and the general public.

Economic Growth and Valuation of the Environment - A Debate (Hardcover): Ekko C. van Ierland, Jan Van Der Straaten, Herman... Economic Growth and Valuation of the Environment - A Debate (Hardcover)
Ekko C. van Ierland, Jan Van Der Straaten, Herman Vollebergh
R4,217 Discovery Miles 42 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The debate on the valuation of nature and the environment, sustainable national income and economic growth is one of prime importance in environmental economics. Economic Growth and Valuation of the Environment deals with the fundamental approaches to calculating sustainable national income and their implications for the valuation of the environment. Leading economists present their views on how the UN system of national accounts could be adjusted to include environmental impacts and the depletion of natural resources. The discussion centres on the appropriateness of national income as an indicator for welfare, and specific attention is paid to the question of how to value changes in environmental quality or emissions of pollutants. Centred around the topics raised by the seminal publications of Roefie Hueting, this book will be of great interest to environmental economists and students focusing on environmental and natural resource economics. Environmental policymakers will welcome the lively and up-to-date discussion of a range of policy issues.

Environmental Policy and Societal Aims (Hardcover): Denis Requier-Desjardins, Clive L. Spash, Jan Van Der Straaten Environmental Policy and Societal Aims (Hardcover)
Denis Requier-Desjardins, Clive L. Spash, Jan Van Der Straaten
R3,260 Discovery Miles 32 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Preface; D. Requier-Desjardins, et al. Environmental Policy and Societal Aims; D. Requier-Desjardins, et al. Industry Preferences for Instruments of Environmental Policy; B. Dijkstra, A. Nentjes. A Carbon/Energy Tax for Sustainable Development; N. Gouzee, S. Willems. The Use of National Savings in Sustainability Analysis; A.C. Hansen. Sustainable Development and Ecological Modernisation; M.J. Cohen. Localized Technical Change and the Efficient Control of Global Warming; F. Ferrante. Do Local Authorities Have a Part to Play in a Sustainable Development? S. Krarup. Sustainability and Civic Participation in Environmental Local Auditing. Contributions from the Experience in Catalonia; M.A. Alio, et al. Local Sustainable Development: How Can Equity Issues Be Examined at the Local Level? J. Corbett, H. Voisey. Cultural Empowerment: (Re)Building Locality and Facilitating Collective Vision as Interventions Toward Sustainable Rural Development; N. Mack. Qualitative Growth - Employment: A Revised Relationship; L. Grimal, C. Kephaliacos. From the Expected to the Desired Future of Passenger Transport. A Stakeholder Approach; S.A. Rienstra, P. Nijkamp. Sustainable Development and Social Justice: The Tool of the Reduction in Income Inequalities; J.M. Harribey. Index.

Classics in Environmental Studies - An Overview of Classic Texts in Environmental Studies (Paperback, 3rd ed.): Nico Nelissen,... Classics in Environmental Studies - An Overview of Classic Texts in Environmental Studies (Paperback, 3rd ed.)
Nico Nelissen, Jan Van Der Straaten, Leon Klinkers
R593 Discovery Miles 5 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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