LEADER 05545nam 22007095 450 001 9910254870703321 005 20221121174659.0 010 $a3-319-18666-3 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-18666-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000463300 035 $a(EBL)3568233 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001546943 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16141548 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001546943 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14796462 035 $a(PQKB)11513937 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-18666-5 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3568233 035 $a(PPN)188456953 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000463300 100 $a20150807d2016 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTowards global sustainability $eissues, new indicators and economic policy /$fby Paul J.J. Welfens, Jens K. Perret, Tony Irawan, Evgeniya Yushkova 205 $a1st ed. 2016. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (175 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-319-18665-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aGreen Modernization Issues and Sustainability Indicators -- Traditional approaches to Environmental Degradation and Innovation Theory References -- Green Innovation Dynamics -- New Indicator Concept -- The Methodology of the EIIW-vita Indicator -- General Sustainability Trends for Key Countries in the World Economy -- Why the Global Sustainability Perspective is Important for Asian Countries -- Policy Conclusions. 330 $aThis study develops a new indicator for national and global sustainability. The main components of the EIIW-vita indicator are: the share of renewable energy, the genuine savings rate, and the relative "green export" position of the respective countries; it is in line with OECD requirements on composite indicators. As green exports are related to technological progress and environmental-friendly products, there is also a Schumpeterian perspective of this indicator. An extended version furthermore looks at water productivity. The analysis highlights the BRIICS countries as well as the US, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the UK, and Japan. Moreover the special challenges and dynamics of ASEAN countries and Asia are discussed. The book derives key implications for economic and environmental policy and shows that the new global sustainability indicator is not only relevant for green progress, but also useful as a signal for international investors. The construction of the EIIW-vita global sustainability indicator is such that investors, citizens, and governments can easily interpret the results. Correlation analysis of the new sustainability indicator with the human development index indicates complementarity, so that a new hybrid superindicator can be constructed. Sustainability rhetoric dominates environmental policy. This fresh assessment of key "pillars" of sustainable economic performance and growth is a valuable contribution to greening the economy, the leitmotiv of the latest Rio Earth Summit. The book places the discussion of sustainability on solid data. The rather surprising results of its new sustainability index should make policy makers rethink their environmental and economic strategies. Prof. Dr. Peter Bartelmus Columbia University, New York Many people put the economy first when sustainability concerns are raised, while environmental indicators are often developed without a sense of socio-economic performance. This important new book bridges the gap. It sheds light on crucial indicators such as renewable energies, exporting green goods and services, genuine savings, and water productivity. And it helps to observe the impressive changes at a global scale and in countries such as China. A must read for all experts interested in those issues. Prof. Dr. Raimund Bleischwitz University College London. 606 $aEnvironmental economics 606 $aSustainable development 606 $aClimate change 606 $aEconomic policy 606 $aEnvironmental Economics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W48000 606 $aSustainable Development$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U34000 606 $aClimate Change Management and Policy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/314000 606 $aEconomic Policy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W34010 606 $aClimate Change$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U12007 615 0$aEnvironmental economics. 615 0$aSustainable development. 615 0$aClimate change. 615 0$aEconomic policy. 615 14$aEnvironmental Economics. 615 24$aSustainable Development. 615 24$aClimate Change Management and Policy. 615 24$aEconomic Policy. 615 24$aClimate Change. 676 $a330 700 $aWelfens$b Paul J.J$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0122459 702 $aPerret$b Jens K$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 702 $aIrawan$b Tony$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 702 $aYushkova$b Evgeniya$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910254870703321 996 $aTowards Global Sustainability$92252184 997 $aUNINA