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  • Flexible Mechanisms for an Efficient Climate Policy

    Cost Saving Policies and Business Opportunities

    Edición de Marcus Stronzik, Karl L. Brockmann ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    In the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, industrialized countries agreed on binding absolute targets for greenhouse gas emissions and on the admission of flexible market-economy instruments - such as emissions trading, joint implementation and the clean development mechanism - used for reaching the targets. The contributions in this volume reveal that flexible ... Leer más

    $49.49 USD

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  • What Has Nature Ever Done for Us?

    How Money Really Does Grow on Trees

    de Tony Juniper ...
    During recent years, environmental debate worldwide has been dominated by climate change, carbon emissions and the greenhouse effect. But a number of academic, technical, political, business and NGO initiatives indicate the emergence of a new wave of environmental attention focused on “natural capital,†“ecosystem services†and “biodiversity,†things nature does for us. In What Has Nature ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • Quarterly Essay 44 Man-Made World

    Choosing Between Progress and Planet

    de Andrew Charlton ...
    Series Libro 44 - Quarterly Essay
    Witnessing at first-hand the failure of the Copenhagen Climate Conference and wondering what went wrong, Andrew Charlton realised the truth of a colleague's words: 'The world is split between those who want to save the planet and those who want to save themselves.'In this groundbreaking essay, Charlton discusses the rift that will shape our future- progress versus planet- rich versus poor. In ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD

  • The Global Food Economy

    The Battle for the Future of Farming

    de Tony Weis ...
    The Global Food Economy examines the human and ecological cost of what we eat.The current food economy is characterized by immense contradictions. Surplus 'food mountains', bountiful supermarkets, and rising levels of obesity stand in stark contrast to widespread hunger and malnutrition. Transnational companies dominate the market in food and benefit from subsidies, whilst farmers in developing ... Leer más

    $28.39 USD

  • Transforming Water Management in South Africa

    Designing and Implementing a New Policy Framework

    Edición de Barbara Schreiner, Rashid M. Hassan ...
    Series Libro 2 - Global Issues in Water Policy
    One of the early set of reforms that South Africa embarked on after emerging from apartheid was in the water sector, following a remarkable, consultative process. The policy and legal reforms were comprehensive and covered almost all aspects of water management including revolutionary changes in defining and allocating rights to water, radical reforms in water management and supply institutions, ... Leer más

    $143.99 USD

  • Are We Running Out?

    The Sustainability of the World's Resources

    de Ingrid Bryan ...
    Do we have the resources to produce enough food for an expected world population of over 9 billion in 2050? Are modern agricultural practices sustainable? Do we have enough fresh water? What do we understand about climate change? Can we decarbonize the world economy? Can we save the oceans? Are genetically modified crops bad for the environment? Are we entering a new era of resource wars? These ... Leer más

    $8.69 USD

  • Successful Agricultural Innovation in Emerging Economies

    New Genetic Technologies for Global Food Production

    Edición de David J. Bennett, Richard C. Jennings ...
    World population is forecast to grow from 7 to 9 billion by 2050, 1 in 6 is already hungry and food production must increase by 70-100% if it is to feed this growing population. No single solution will solve this problem but recent developments in the genetic technologies of plant breeding can help to increase agricultural efficiencies and save people from hunger in a sustainable manner, ... Leer más

    $61.99 USD

  • Post-2020 Climate Action

    Global and Asian Perspectives

    Edición de Shinichiro Fujimori, Mikiko Kainuma, Toshihiko Masui ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book summarizes assessments of the Paris Agreement to provide an excellent introduction to this research field. The AIM/CGE (Asia-Pacific Integrated Modeling /Computable General Equilibrium) model, which is the core of AIM modeling framework, is used for the assessment.The first part focuses on global issues, presenting both short-term (a few decades) and long-term (century scale) assessments ... Leer más

    $134.09 USD

  • Joint Implementation to Curb Climate Change

    Legal and Economic Aspects

    Edición de Onno J. Kuik, Paul Peters, Nico Schrijver ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is about joint implementation. It addresses legal, economic and institutional questions which should be taken into account in setting up joint implementation projects and in developing criteria for joint implementation under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC). First, however, before going into any detail, we shall briefly sketch the background, quoting Daniel Bodansky: ... Leer más

    $89.09 USD

  • Use of Economic Instruments in Water Policy

    Insights from International Experience

    Edición de Alexandros Maziotis, Manuel Lago, Gonzalo Delacámara, Carlos M. Gómez, Jaroslav Mysiak ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book assesses both the effectiveness and efficiency of implemented Economic Policy Instruments (EPIs) in order to achieve water policy goals and identifies the preconditions under which they outperform alternative (e.g. regulatory) policy instruments and/or can complement them as part of complex policy mixes. The development of a consolidated assessment framework helps clarify (and where ... Leer más

    $89.09 USD

  • Water Policy in Canada

    Problems and Possible Solutions

    de Mohammed H. Dore ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book deals with the water policy and management in Canada. It discusses various problems and risks in the fresh and drinking water supply in the second largest country in the world. Mohammed Dore argues that water is underpriced and used wastefully in Canada. In selected case studies, he illustrates the major threats from human activity to Canadian freshwaters and drinking water resources, ... Leer más

    $89.09 USD

  • Tools to Aid Environmental Decision Making

    Edición de Virginia H. Dale, Mary R. English ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Environmental decision making is, like politics, mostly local. In fact, making decisions about the environment at the subnationallevel-in state, regional, and local jurisdictions-is a lot like politics. For resolving environ mental issues demands, but often resists, a balance between deeply held feelings and stark confrontations among opposing views. This volume describes tools that should make ... Leer más

    $49.49 USD