Services and the Green Economy addresses a significant gap in the knowledge and understanding of sustainable economic development. Bringing together a range of expert contributions the book analyses the role of services and service industries in the transition to a greener economy. Framed by an...

Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Editors and Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction: Services and the Green Economy -- 1.1 Environmental Economic Geography from a Service Perspective -- 1.2 Defining the Service Economy: An Old Debate in 'Green' Clothing? --...

"Outlining how the concepts of green economy and green growth have become the forefront of policy and political debates within the last decade, this compelling Research Handbook investigates the policies and plans that utilise these concepts at both the local and global level to achieve a truly...