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Multinational Enterprises and the Challenge of Sustainable Development
Edited by John R. McIntyre, Silvester Ivanaj, Vera Ivanaj
Transnational corporations play a role in the design, diffusion, and consolidation of sustainable development in the context of globalization and multinational firms. In this timely book European and American contributors analyze this ro...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Changing Climate, Changing Economy
Edited by Jean-Philippe Touffut
How did climate change become an economic issue? Why is economic discourse so influential on the public policy of climate change? How can it best contribute to the scientific and public debates? Nine eminent scholars explain in this book... -
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EU Regulation of GMOs
Maria Lee
This book explores the EU’s elaborate regulatory framework for GMOs, which extends far beyond the process of their authorisation (or not) for the EU market, embracing disparate legal disciplines including intellectual property, consumer ...eBook:Find out more$62.36
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Governing the Environment
Edited by Albert Breton, Giorgio Brosio, Silvana Dalmazzone, Giovanna Garrone
Environmental policy, focusing on the control of pollution and on over-exploitation, easily overlooks the extensive range of interconnections between economic activities and natural systems. In this timely book, a number of specialists e...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Promoting Sustainable Electricity in Europe
Edited by William M. Lafferty, Audun Ruud
This is a timely and comparative assessment of initiatives to promote renewable electricity sources (RES-E) in eight European countries. Carried out by the ProSus research programme at the University of Oslo in cooperation with leading r...eBook:Find out more$71.96
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Handbook on Contingent Valuation
Edited by Anna Alberini, James R. Kahn
The Handbook on Contingent Valuation is unique in that it focuses on contingent valuation as a method for evaluating environmental change. It examines econometric issues, conceptual underpinnings, implementation issues as well as alterna...eBook:Find out more$71.96
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Pricing Nature
Nick Hanley, Edward B. Barbier
The textbook is aimed at students on inter-disciplinary courses as well as those studying environmental economics, welfare economics and public policy. It will also be of interest to people in the policy community, NGOs and consultancy s...eBook:Find out more$49.56
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Greening the Car Industry
John Mikler
This ground-breaking book will be of great benefit to students and academics, particularly those with an interest in comparative politics, public policy and international political economy. It may also serve as a resource for courses on ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Climate Change and Agriculture
Robert Mendelsohn, Ariel Dinar
Despite its great importance, there are surprisingly few economic studies of the impact of climate on agriculture and how agriculture can adapt under a variety of conditions. This book examines 22 countries across four continents, includ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Distributional Impacts of Climate Change and Disasters
Edited by Matthias Ruth, María E. Ibarrarán
Climate change tends to increase the frequency and intensity of weather-related disasters, which puts many people at risk. Economic, social and environmental impacts further increase vulnerability to disasters and tend to set back develo...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Contemporary Issues in International Environmental Law
Malgosia Fitzmaurice
The central aim of this insightful book is to illuminate how many concepts in international environmental law such as the precautionary principle and sustainable development are taken for granted. These problematic issues are very much s...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Natural Disaster Analysis after Hurricane Katrina
Edited by Harry W, Richardson, Peter Gordon, James E. Moore II
This influential book explores the key policy implications arising from Hurricane Katrina. Leading scholars from fields as diverse as decision analysis, risk management, economics, engineering, transportation, urban planning and sociolog...