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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR ENERGY
Diana, Perticas - In: Annals of Faculty of Economics 1 (2012) 1, pp. 358-364
specific approach for the implementation of these relatively new concepts (e.g. sustainable development, pollution, ecological … thing which should be mentioned is that with the increasing energy demand, pollution levels will increase too. But we must … not forget that the worldâ€(tm)s population is growing rapidly and the level of pollution per capita increased we might …
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THE THEORY OF THE FIRM AND THE EVOLUTIONARY GAMES
Nicoleta, Sirghi - In: Annals of Faculty of Economics 1 (2013) 1, pp. 533-542
The neoclassical theory of the firm deals with the pattern of perfect competition, within which the perfect information available to economic agents provides instant allocation of production factors and access to economic goods. The Austrian School (C. Menger, L. von Mises, Hayek, etc.)...
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The Opportunities for Sustainable Urban Transportation in Medium-Sized Cities in Latin American and the Caribbean
Bleviss, Deborah; Group, BBG - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004
The purpose of this report is to carry out for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) a strategic analysis of specific medium-sized cities in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region that could present opportunities for linking greenhouse gas mitigation and sustainable urban...
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Human-Driven Disasters: Violent Conflict, Terrorism and Technology
Coletta, Nat J. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004
The intended goal of this paper is to expand the IDB's current disaster policy in the area of human-driven disasters. This paper explores and expands on the definition and scope of "human-driven" disasters in order to strengthen the policy in its present area of "unexpected" disasters. This...
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Responding to Climate Change: A Proposed Framework for Action
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2000
For the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean to respond effectively to the Climate Change challenge, they need to be able to understand what the impacts of Climate Change may be for each country and the extent of each country's contribution to the problem before they can define and...
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Scoping Post 2012 Climate Instruments: Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs): Case Study for Opportunities in Urban Transport in Brazilian Cities
Hidalgo, Darío; Lindau, Luis A.; Faccini, Daniela; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
Developing countries offer great climate change mitigation potential through enhanced transport systems that also support local environmental, economic, transport, social and urban development objectives. One of the instruments to support GHG mitigation efforts and development goals by...
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The Use of Subsidies to Achieve Efficient Resource Allocation in Upland Watersheds
Hueth, Darrell L. - Inter-American Development Bank - 1995
suasion, taxes, and marketable pollution permits) to achieve more efficient resource use. …
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Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) of Project Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures: Implementation Guideline
Dixon, John A. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
This paper provides guidance to Bank staff on how to conduct an expanded, comprehensive economic cost-benefit analysis (CBA) in order to measure net benefits from a project taking both project and environmental factors into account, as required under Directives B.5 and B.9 in the Bank's...
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Managing the Environmental and Social Impacts of a Major IDB Financed Road Improvement Project in Panama: The Case of Darién
Redwood, John - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
The Environment and Safeguards Group (ESG) of the IDB has examined how potential environmental and social risks of major Bank-supported road improvement investments in natural resource rich and socio-culturally diverse "frontier" regions have been identified and addressed in various parts of...
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Principles, Practices, and Challenges for Green Infrastructure Projects in Latin America
Quintero, Juan David - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This paper proposes a concept of green infrastructure, centered on a multi-level approach to infrastructure development that addresses these impacts. The paper argues that only multi-level solutions, encompassing national policy, sector planning, and sound project engineering, will be able to...
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