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Díaz López, Fernando J. (ed.); Mazzanti, Massimiliano (ed.) - 2023

"Through careful investigation into the role of eco-innovation as a catalysing factor in the societal transition towards sustainability, this Handbook proposes more appropriate measures of innovation as a driver of change. It examines innovation from various perspectives, including labour,...

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Chinese economic development and the environment

Managi, Shunsuke - 2009

Over the past two decades, China has become an economic powerhouse. However, as the world's largest producer of CO2 emissions, the scale and seriousness of China's environmental problems are clearly evident. This pioneering book provides an economic analysis of the significant environmental and...

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Weak versus strong sustainability : exploring the limits of two opposing paradigms

Neumayer, Eric - 2010 - 3rd ed

This insightful book explores the limits of the two opposing paradigms of sustainability in an accessible way. It examines the availability of natural resources for the production of consumption goods and services, and the environmental consequences of economic growth. The critical forms of...

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Agriculture, trade, and the environment : the impact of liberalization on sustainable development

Antle, John M. (ed.); Lekakēs, Iōsēph N. (ed.); … - 1998

This timely book focuses on the liberalization of agricultural policy and questions whether it is compatible with the goal of achieving economic and environmental sustainability in the European Union. It presents an invaluable contribution to the growing literature on the sustainability and...

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Green national accounting and sustainability

Löfgren, Karl-Gustaf - 2011

Concerns about natural resource scarcity, together with the increased awareness of environmental problems, has led to widespread interest in green accounting, which attempts to extend the standard national accounts to include the yields from natural and environmental resources. For this volume,...

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Evolutionary economics and environmental policy : survival of the greenest

Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den (contributor) - 2007

1. Introduction -- 2. Evolutionary economics -- 3. Environmental policy and transition management from an evolutionary perspective -- 4. Evolutionary policy for energy innovations -- 5. Case studies -- 6. Summary and conclusions.

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Industrial ecology : towards closing the materials cycle

Ayres, Robert U.; Ayres, Leslie; Frankl, Paolo; Lee, Howard - 1996

Industrial Ecology is perhaps the first serious attempt to go beyond general statements regarding the desirability of 'clean technology' and to assess realistically and quantitatively the range of practicable possibilities for reducing materials extraction, consumption and waste. This major new...

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Environmental co-operation and institutional change : theories and policies for European agriculture

Hagedorn, Konrad (ed.) - 2002

Although the history of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is dominated by a process of centralisation, growing pressures to integrate agri-environmental problems into the CAP have revealed the need to embrace decentralised approaches in an efficient federal structure. Indeed, in recent years...

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The Asia recovery : issues and aspects of development, growth, trade and investment

Tran-van-Hoa (contributor) - 2001

This book explores in-depth the major issues and important aspects of this economic recovery and its potential impact on growth, development, trade and investment. Expert contributors also discuss the global directions in international economic and financial relations, corporate and public...

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Innovation systems for development : making research and innovation in developing countries matter

Göransson, Bo (contributor); Brundenius, Claes (contributor) - 2016

development goals / Claes Brundenius -- 3. Emerging innovation systems in developing countries: Bolivia, Vietnam, Tanzania and … Védia and Raúl Rubín De Célis Cedro -- 5. The national innovation system in Vietnam and its relevance for development / Tran …) in four developing countries - Bolivia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Vietnam. Dedicated chapters on each country identify the …

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