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Obesity Epidemic and the Environment: Latin America and the
Caribbean Region provides a broad analysis of the macroeconomic
impact of the obesity epidemic on environmental degradation in the
LAC region. Case studies combine theory and practice to achieve
critical conclusions (and subsequent policy implications),
providing useful tools for those working on actual health, energy
and environmental challenges. Written for researchers,
policymakers, international organizations and practitioners in
various fields, especially those in public health, health
economics, energy and environmental economics and social sciences,
this book thoroughly highlights the obesity epidemic in this
region. In the LAC region, obesity has become a public health
issue. The increase of this problem is related to the economic
gains obtained from the process of liberalization and
privatization, the increase of foreign investment, and
infrastructure investments.
This book explores the potential for renewable energy development
and the adoption of sustainable production processes in Latin
America and the Caribbean. By examining the energy transition
process, the impact of environmental degradation, and the
relationship between renewable energy sources and economic growth,
the effects of increased globalisation and liberalisation in this
part of the world are analysed. Particular attention is given to
renewable energy investment, the energy-economics growth nexus, the
impact of trade openness, and the mitigation of carbon emissions.
This book aims to highlight econometric techniques that can be used
to tackle issues relating to globalisation, the energy transition,
and environmental degradation. It will be relevant to researchers
and policymakers interested in energy and environmental economics.
Physical Capital Development and Energy Transition in Latin America
and the Caribbean introduces the reader to applied theory and
potential solutions to manage the transition from fossil energies
to renewables given the resource wealth and infrastructural
limitations of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. The
work presents consistent empirical approaches and relevant
econometric approaches grounded in case studies that offer
realistic portrayals of complex multidisciplinary phenomena. It
provides policymakers with the knowledge needed for economic
decision-making, especially regarding the energy transition and the
physical capital development in the LAC (and similar developing
regions). The work concludes by road mapping future LAC physical
capital investment options to promote 21st-century sustainable
energy development.
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