Environmental Sociology
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Economic Instruments of Pollution Control in an Imperfect World
Tingsong Jiang
In this book, Tingsong Jiang extensively discusses the wider issues of economic instruments of pollution control as well as paying specific attention to the control of carbon dioxide emissions in China. -
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Global Warming and the Asian Pacific
Edited by Ching-Cheng Chang, Robert Mendelsohn, Daigee Shaw
This unique book examines the problem of global warming from the perspective of Asian Pacific countries. The unprecedented economic and demographic growth over the past two decades has increased the importance of the Asian Pacific region...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Economics of Water Management in Developing Countries]()
The Economics of Water Management in Developing Countries
Edited by Phoebe Koundouri, Panos Pashardes, Timothy M. Swanson, Anastasios Xepapadeas
The increasing scarcity of water resources (in terms of quantity and quality) is one of the most pervasive natural resource allocation issues facing development planners throughout the world. This problem is especially prevalent in less ... -
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Negotiating Environmental Change
Edited by Frans Berkhout, Melissa Leach, Ian Scoones
This book by leading researchers presents a critical review of debates in environmental social science over the past decade. Three broad areas are covered in ten chapters: the problems of scientific uncertainty and its role in shaping en...eBook:Find out more$59.96
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Research in Corporate Sustainability
Edited by Sanjay Sharma, Mark Starik
This insightful book presents studies from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives: Human Resources Management, Strategy, Operations Management, Accounting, International Business, Marketing, and Development. It represents the latest s...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Economic Valuation of the Environment and Public Policy
Noboru Hidano
The importance of the hedonic valuation approach in public policy evaluation and environmental value estimation is now widely accepted. This book is especially designed to illustrate the basic assumptions of the hedonic approach and high...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Status, Growth and the Environment
Kjell Arne Brekke, Richard B. Howarth
Applied welfare economics proceeds from the assumption that preferences are fixed and independent of social context. Social psychologists and anthropologists, in contrast, interpret preferences as being strongly shaped by culture and the... -
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Implementing Sustainable Development
Edited by Hussein Abaza, Andrea Baranzini
Decision-makers increasingly seek to design environmental and development policies that will support sustainable development. Thus, practical tools to help formulate sustainable development policies and clear methods to assess their acce...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Globalisation and Sustainable Development in Latin America
Edited by Suranjit Kumar Saha, David Parker
The core objective of this book is to illustrate how the forces of globalisation impact upon the prospects for sustainable development using Latin America, one of the major emerging regions of the world, as a case study. -
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Human Security and the Environment
Edited by Edward A. Page, Michael R. Redclift
In the post-Cold War era, the pre-eminent threats to our security derive from human degradation of vital ecosystems as well as the possibility of war and terrorist attack. This substantial book examines this new ‘security-environment’ pa...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Valuing Cultural Heritage
Edited by Ståle Navrud, Richard C. Ready
What value do we place on our cultural heritage, and to what extent should we preserve historic and culturally important sites and artefacts from the ravages of weather, pollution, development and use by the general public? This innovati...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Water Systems
Edited by Aaron T. Wolf
This important collection reprints the most significant papers and case studies on the prevention and resolution of conflict over water resources. It focuses in particular on the human dynamics that are involved when conflicts over water...
