1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910132295003321

Autore

Cohen Steven

Titolo

Sustainability policy : hastening the transition to a cleaner economy / / Steven Cohen, William Eimicke, Allison Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-118-91638-7

1-119-20944-7

1-118-91639-5

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 p.)

Disciplina

301.310973

Soggetti

Sustainable development - United States

United States Economic policy 2009-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Sustainability Policy: Hastening the Transition to a Cleaner Economy; Contents; Preface: The Role of Government in the Transition to a Sustainable Economy; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: What is Sustainability Management?; Introduction; The Challenges of Sustainability; Sustainability Management; The Evolution of the Environmental Movement; The Sustainability Perspective; Evolution of Organizational Management; The Growing Momentum behind Sustainability Management; The Expansion of Corporate Sustainability; Sustainable Cities; Measuring Sustainability; Toward a Sustainable, Renewable Economy

Chapter 2: Why We Need Sustainability Public PolicyIntroduction; The Need for a Renewable Energy Economy; The Different Functions of the Public, Private, and Nonprofit  Sectors; Limitations of the Private Sector in Addressing Long-Term Sustainability; Role of the Government in Building a Sustainable Economy; Funding Basic Science; Funding Infrastructure; Providing Incentives for Private Investment; Setting and Enforcing Rules to Protect the Environment; Sustainability Metrics and Management; Transferring Technology to the Developing World; Public-Private Partnerships



Working to Ensure the Transition is Well ManagedChapter 3: Policy Levers for Sustainability; Introduction; What Is Working?; Public Investment and Spending; Investment in Scientific Research and Development; Public Procurement; Case Study: Defense Investments in Clean-Energy Technology; Market-Based Tools; Case Study: The Production Tax Credit; Cap and Trade or Tradable Pollution Permit Systems; Regulations and Standards; What Is Not Working?; Fossil Fuel Industry Support; All of the Above Energy Policy; Regulatory Capture and Regulatory Failure

Case Study: Regulatory Capture in the Minerals Management ServiceFederal Regulatory Failure; What Is Possible?; Taxes; Cap and Trade; Case Study: the European Union Emissions Trading System; Infrastructure; High-Speed Rail; Electrification of Vehicle Transportation; The Smart Grid; The Promise of Federally Led Sustainability; Chapter 4: Policy Levers for Sustainability; Introduction; Energy Policies; Regulatory Tools and Standards; Regional Cap and Trade Systems; Case Study: California's Cap and Trade; Renewable Portfolio Standards; Energy Efficiency Resource Standards; Building Codes

Grid StandardsFeed-In Tariffs; Financial Tools and Mechanisms; Tax Credits, Rebates, and Subsidies; Public Benefit Funds; Case Study: New York Systems Benefit Charge; Green Banks; On-Bill Financing; Property Assessed Clean Energy; Transportation Policies; Emission Standards; Fuel Efficiency; Transportation and Climate Initiative; Climate Adaptation and Infrastructure Policies; Climate Adaptation Planning; Energy Infrastructure; Water and Wastewater Infrastructure; Facilitating Innovation; Chapter 5: Policy Levers for Sustainability; Introduction; Why Cities?

Why Are Cities Taking the Lead in Sustainability?

Sommario/riassunto

A complete guide to sustainability policy at the federal, state, and local levels Sustainability Policy: Hastening the Transition to a Cleaner Economy is a fundamental guide for public sector professionals new to sustainability policy development, implementation, strategy, and practice. Featuring detailed cases highlighting innovative sustainability initiatives, this book explores the elements that constitute effective policy, and the factors that can help or hinder implementation and adoption. Readers gain insight into policies in effect at the federal, state, and local levels, in the areas o



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910824935103321

Autore

Lawrence D. H (David Herbert), <1885-1930.>

Titolo

Aaron's rod / / D. H. Lawrence

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Auckland, New Zealand] : , : The Floating Press, , 1922

2010

ISBN

1-77651-205-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (585 pages)

Disciplina

813.54

Soggetti

Runaway husbands

Male friendship

Bohemianism

English fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Sommario/riassunto

In Aaron's Rod, literary master D.H. Lawrence spins an engaging picaresque tale of the talented English amateur flutist Aaron Sisson and his travels. Aaron escapes a life of drudgery and a loveless marriage and journeys to Italy, crossing paths with a writer who many critics regard as an autobiographical stand-in for Lawrence himself along the way.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910144365203321

Titolo

University of Kansas paleontological contributions Article

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Lawrence], : University of Kansas Paleontological Institute, 1969-

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

560.82

Soggetti

Paleontology - United States

Paleontology

Paléontologie - États-Unis

Paléontologie

paleontology

Paleontologie

Periodicals.

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Issues have individual titles: Vertebrata, Protista, Anthropoda, etc. each with their own numbering.



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910337702703321

Autore

Muinzer Thomas L.

Titolo

Climate and Energy Governance for the UK Low Carbon Transition : The Climate Change Act 2008 / / by Thomas L Muinzer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019

ISBN

9783319946702

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 146 p. 1 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

363.7387456

Soggetti

Ecology

Climatology

Environmental policy

Environmental law

Environmental law, International

Energy policy

Environmental Sciences

Climate Sciences

Environmental Policy

Environmental Law

International Environmental Law

Energy Policy, Economics and Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Foreword; Lord Deben -- 1 Background to the Climate Change Framework -- 2 The Content of the Act -- 3 Multilevel Drivers: The International Level, and the Devolved Level (Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales) -- 4 Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

The UK Climate Change Act was the first case of a country implementing blanket legally binding long-term emissions reduction targets in order to combat climate change. This book provides the first accessible and in-depth analysis of the UK's complex Climate Change Act framework, presenting the discussion in a clear and interdisciplinary manner designed to open the workings of the



challenging framework to a broad audience. It discusses the political 'story' surrounding the framework, and its treatment in scholarly environmental literature; analyses the technical content of the Act; explores the framework's international significance, and its internal 'subnational' dimensions and impact, engaging the UK's devolved jurisdictions of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. This first, much-needed interdisciplinary treatment of the framework is both introductory and analytical in nature and will be of interest to scholars, practitioners and general readers of environmental studies, policy and governance. .