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Does pollution hinder urban competitiveness?
Kahn, Matthew E.; Lozano Gracia, Nancy; Soppelsa, Maria E. - 2019
This paper surveys the recent literature exploring the causes of urban pollution in the developing world and the … implications of such pollution for a city's competitiveness. Within a system of cities, cities compete for jobs and people. Those … pollution inhibit urban competitiveness? Second, why is this effect likely to grow in importance over time? Third, why have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005055
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Food in a Planetary Emergency
Marinova, Dora; Bogueva, Diana - 2022
Part I: Global Perspectives -- Chapter 1. Sustainability and a Planetary Diet -- Chapter 2. Climate and Food -- Chapter 3. Food and Environmental Emergency -- Chapter 4. Reducing Food Waste and Packaging -- Part II: Industry and Marketing Perspectives -- Chapter 5. Circular Agriculture --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013192329
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Energy Transition : Economic, Social and Environmental Dimensions
Khan, Syed Abdul Rehman (ed.); Panait, Mirela (ed.);  … - 2022
Energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable power -- Geopolitics of energy transition and industrial ecology -- Alternative Energy as a Promising Venue for China-Russia Collaboration -- Renewable energy systems in emerging economies -- Energy Transition for cooking in rural India: Analyzing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013349749
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Economics of the SDGs : Putting the Sustainable Development Goals into Practice
Barbier, Edward B.; Burgess, Joanne C. - 2021 - 1st ed. 2021.
Historical Context of the SDGs: Introduction to the SDGs -- The SDGs and the Systems Approach to Sustainability -- Analytical Framework and Economic Assessment: Key Indicators for the SDGs -- Trends in Key SDG Indicators -- An Analytical Framework for Assessing Progress -- Applying the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012596804
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Sustainable and smart cities
Kahn, Matthew E. - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010367289
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Structural Change, Productivity, and Climate Nexus in Agriculture : An Eastern European Perspective
Baležentis, Tomas; Štreimikienė, Dalia; … - 2021 - 1st ed. 2021.
Chapter 1: Introduction and Key Findings -- Chapter 2; Sustainability of Agriculture: Energy Use and Climate Change Mitigation Issues -- Chapter 3: Modelling Production Technology for Development of Agricultural Sector -- Chapter 4: Structural Dynamics in Agriculture -- Chapter 5: Footprint of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012585243
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Whole Earth : Beyond the Entitlement of the Property Owner
Davis, Ann E. - 2022
Part I: Basic Framework -- Chapter 1.: Beyond Reification: Envisioning the Earth -- Chapter 2: The Modern Institution of Science -- Chapter 3: The History of Political Economy -- Part II. Conceptual Development and Critique of Capitalism -- Chapter 4: Fictitious Capital: Money, the Symbol and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013275866
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Trade in a "green growth" development strategy : global scale issues and challenges
De Melo, Jaime - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009632263
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New Developments in Eco-Innovation Research
Horbach, Jens (ed.); Reif, Christiane (ed.) - 2018
Eco-innovations are crucial for reducing the environmental damages arising from economic activities, and are one of the main drivers of a successful transition towards sustainable development and remedying essential climate change problems. This book provides an overview of recent advances in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396880
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Sustainability and Financial Risks : The Impact of Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Social Inequality on Financial Markets
Migliorelli, Marco (ed.); Dessertine, Philippe (ed.) - 2020 - 1st ed. 2020.
1. An Overview of the Sustainability-Financial Risk Nexus -- 2. The Impact of Climate Change on the Banking and Insurance Industries -- 3. The Transition to a Low-carbon Economy and Stranded Assets -- 4. Sustainability-related Risks, Risk Management Frameworks and Financial Disclosure -- 5....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012399737