"Evaluation is increasingly important for finding sustainable solutions for the people and the planet, based on a systematic analysis of what works, for whom, and under what circumstances, and to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, as they pertain to the...

Recent advances in evolutionary theory have important implications for environmental economics. A short overview is offered of evolutionarythinking in economics. Subsequently, major concepts and approaches inevolutionary biology and evolutionary economics are presented andcompared. Attention is...

This book provides novel and in-depth perspectives on evaluating environment and sustainability issues in developing countries. Evaluating Environment in International Development focuses on the approaches and experiences of leading international organizations, not-for-profits, and multilateral...

Sustainable development is the globally embraced paradigm for integrating environment and development policies. Agreement ends with attempts atoperationalizing the elusive notion of sustainability. A contentious debate among'environmentalists' and 'environmental economists' has brought about a...

2015 endet die Frist für die Umsetzung der im Jahr 2001 gesetzten Millenniums-Entwicklungsziele. Die Idee dabei war, die Lebensbedingungen vieler Menschen weltweit zu verbessern. Dazu wurde ein Ansatz mit acht übergeordneten Zielen und Teilzielen entworfen. Der Beitrag widmet sich der Frage,...

Vor nunmehr 40 Jahren erschien ein Text, der in vielerlei Hinsicht bahnbrechend war und der es wert ist, in Erinnerung gerufen zu werden. 1966 formulierte Kenneth E. Boulding in seinem Aufsatz »The Economics of the Coming Spaceship Earth« bemerkenswerte Visionen zur Bewirtschaftung der Erde...

Economic globalization affects the environment and sustainable development in several ways and through various channels. The purpose of this paper is to review the key links between globalization and the environment. The paper intends to consider the major issues in multilateral economic...