This study simulates the internalization of the external costs of major global environmental issues using an optimal economic growth model. We merged two existing models: an integrated assessment model (IAM) and a life-cycle impact assessment (LCIA) model. We sought to achieve simultaneously the...

A case study of the installation of a combined heat-and-power (CHP) facility as a potential clean-development mechanism (CDM) project in an industrial area in China was undertaken using a newly developed mathematical programming model. The model was developed to optimize the installation...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Status and current issues of studies on life satisfaction -- Chapter 3. Relationship between life satisfaction and economic growth -- Chapter 4. Relationship between level of life satisfaction and absolute and relative income -- Chapter 5. Analysis of...

Cause classification and preventive countermeasures of nuclear reactor accidents in China : comparative analysis with those of Japan and South Korea / Weisheng Zhou, Kang Tian, You Li, Jong-min, Choi Yanmin He, and Soocheol Lee -- Radioactive material leakage impact on Japan, South Korea, and...