Economic instruments of pollution control in an imperfect world

theory and implications for carbon dioxide emissions control in China

This volume 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. The book begins with a general analysis of economic instruments of pollution control, and is followed by the ...

Eco-efficiency,regulation and sustainable business

towards a governance structure for sustainable development

This book presents important new research on applied eco-efficiency concepts throughout Europe. The aim of eco-efficiency is to achieve market-based measures of environmental protection, in order to enhance the prospects for sustainable development and achieve positive economic and ecological benefits. The distinguished authors discuss a ...

Institutional change for sustainable development

This volume presents a flexible conceptual framework for comprehending institutional dimensions of sustainability, emphasising the complexity of instututional systems, and highlighting the interdependence between policy learning and institutional change. This framework is applied and developed through the analysis of five significant arenas of institutional and ...

Recent developments in environmental economics

This two volume collection includes the most important and influential contributions to environmental economics during the last ten years. The articles cover a broad range of topics and the collection gives an excellent overview over the present state of knowledge in the field. These timely ...

The global politics of the environment

Debates about the causes and impacts of global environmental degradation go to the heart of economic and political systems and raise fundamental questions about power and inequity in a globalized world. The comprehensively revised 2nd edition of this popular text provides wide-ranging coverage of the ...

Governing through markets

forest certification and the emergence of non-state authority

In recent years a startling policy innovation has emerged within global and domestic environmental governance: certification systems that promote socially responsible business practices by turning to the market, rather than the state, for rule-making authority. This book documents five cases in which the Forest Stewardship ...

The green state

rethinking democracy and sovereignty

What would constitute a definitively "green" state? In this important new book, Robyn Eckersley explores what it might take to create a green democratic state as an alternative to the classical liberal democratic state, the indiscriminate growth-dependent welfare state, and the neoliberal market-focused state--seeking, she ...

Medio ambiente y sociedad

la civilización industrial y los límites del planeta

Las sociedades industriales han eludido los límites de sus entornos locales obteniendo recursos cada vez más lejanos hasta hacerse dependientes de los servicios naturales del planeta entero. Es así como pudieron hacerse la ilusión de que las restricciones naturales se habían esfumado. El conjunto de ...

Green giants

environmrntal policies of the United States and the European Union

The United States in recent years has been abandoning its historical role as a leader in environmental regulation. At the same time, the European Union, spurred by political integration, has enacted many new environmental laws and assumed a leadership role in promoting global environmental sustainability ...

Political ecology

a critical introduction

This text presents a critical survey of the burgeoning field of political ecology, an interdisciplinary area of research which connects politics and economy to problems of environmental control and ecological change. Provides the first full history of the development of political ecology over the last ...

Earthly politics

local and global in environmental governance

Globalization today is as much a problem for international harmony as it is a necessary condition of living together on our planet. Increasing interconnectedness in ecology, economy, technology, and politics has brought nations and societies into ever closer contact, creating acute demands for cooperation. Earthly ...

Understanding environmental pollution

a primer

Understanding Environmental Pollution systematically introduces pollution issues to students and others with little scientific background. The first edition received excellent reviews, and the new edition has been completely refined and updated. The book moves from the definition of pollution and how pollutants behave, to air ...

Making technology work

applications in energy and the environment

This book presents fifteen cases of technology applications in the energy and environment sectors, including solar, wind, fuel cell, nuclear, coal combustion and emission control technologies. The case studies demonstrate the importance of an interdisciplinary approach, integrating technical and non-technical aspects of the problem. They ...

Corporate environmentalism and public policy

This is the first book to provide a hard-headed economic view of the voluntary approaches to environmental issues, especially toxic chemicals, waste disposal and global warming, that have become prominent in recent years. Corporate environmental initiatives are seen as a tool for influencing the behaviour ...

Organic farming

policies and prospects

Food retailers in Europe, including supermarkets, have responded to rapidly rising demand for organic produce. The organic sector has moved from a marginal production fad to a serious subject of policy concern for politicians and public servants involved in European agricultural policy. Drawing on a ...

Land and forest economics

This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the important issues of land use and forest economics. The authors employ economic tools to study the allocation of land among alternative activities such as agriculture, grazing and forestry which impact upon the landscape. Contents: Preface 1. Introduction ...

Las guerras del agua

contaminación, privatización y negocio

En Las guerras del agua, Vandana Shiva utiliza su notable conocimiento de la ciencia y la sociedad para analizar la histórica erosión de los derechos de acceso al agua por parte de las comunidades humanas. Al analizar el comercio internacional del agua, incluyendo su embalsamiento ...

The triple bottom line

does it all add up?: assessing the sustainability of business and CSR

In this text leading experts examine the implications of the idea of the "triple bottom line" - the business strategy that delivers simultaneous financial, social and environmental benefits - showing what it has already achieved by stimulating change and bringing business to appreciate the importance and benefits ...

Environmental economics and policy

The Sixth Edition of this best-selling text introduces students to a thorough study of environmental and natural resource economics. In continuing the trend toward a more international focus, Teitenberg pays increased attention to environmental problems and policies in Eastern and Western Europe, China, and developing ...

People and environment

a global approach

People and Physical Environment, A Global Approach provides an introduction to the main areas of environmental concern for geographers, environmental scientists and planners at the beginning of the twenty- first century. These include: Pollution of the atmosphere and its impact on our climate; The exploitation ...