Accounting and Statistical Analyses for Sustainable Development : Multiple Perspectives and Information-Theoretic Complexity Reduction |
Autore | Lemke Claudia |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 pages) |
Collana | Sustainable Management, Wertschöpfung und Effizienz |
Soggetto topico | Environmental economics |
Soggetto non controllato |
Environmental Economics
Sustainability Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Composite indicators Multilevel perspective Principal component analysis Information theory Open Access |
ISBN | 3-658-33246-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Foreword -- Acknowledgement -- Table of contents -- List of abbreviations -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of equations -- List of symbols -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background and motivation -- 1.2 Research question and aim of the dissertation -- 1.3 Procedure -- Chapter 2 Conceptual framework of sustainable development -- 2.1 Definition of sustainable development and sustainability -- 2.2 The three contentual domains of sustainable development -- 2.2.1 Environmental protection -- 2.2.2 Social development -- 2.2.3 Economic prosperity -- 2.2.4 Integration of the three contentual domains -- 2.3 Stakeholders and change agents of sustainable development -- 2.3.1 The multilevel perspective -- 2.3.2 Corporate sustainability -- 2.3.3 Political goal setting: The United Nations's (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- 2.3.4 Sustainability science -- 2.4 Summary -- Chapter 3 Measuring and assessing contributions to sustainable development -- 3.1 Principles of sustainable development measurement and assessment methods -- 3.2 Overview of quantitative sustainable development assessment methods -- 3.3 Sustainable development indicators -- 3.3.1 Corporate indicator frameworks -- 3.3.2 Meso-level indices -- 3.3.3 Macro-level indices -- 3.4 Summary -- Chapter 4 Methodology -- 4.1 Overview of sustainable development indices' calculation steps and methodological requirements -- 4.2 Methodological evaluation of sustainable development indices -- 4.3 Methodology of the Multilevel Sustainable Development Index (MLSDI) -- 4.3.1 Collection of sustainable development key figures -- 4.3.2 Preparation of sustainable development key figures -- 4.3.2.1 Meso-level transformation to macro-economic categories -- 4.3.2.2 Macro-level transformation of statistical classifications -- 4.3.3 Imputation of missing values.
4.3.3.1 Characterisation of missing values -- 4.3.3.2 Single time series imputation: Various methods depending on the missing data pattern -- 4.3.3.3 Multiple panel data imputation: Amelia II algorithm -- 4.3.3.4 Statistical tests of model assumptions -- 4.3.4 Standardisation to sustainable development key indicators -- 4.3.5 Outlier detection and treatment -- 4.3.5.1 Characterisation of outliers -- 4.3.5.2 Univariate Interquartile Range (IQR) method -- 4.3.6 Scaling -- 4.3.6.1 Characterisation of scales -- 4.3.6.2 Rescaling between ten and 100 -- 4.3.7 Weighting -- 4.3.7.1 Overview of weighting methods -- 4.3.7.2 Multivariate statistical analysis: Principal Component Analysis (PCA) -- 4.3.7.3 Multivariate statistical analysis: Partial Triadic Analysis (PTA) -- 4.3.7.4 Information theory: Maximum Relevance Minimum Redundancy Backward (MRMRB) algorithm -- 4.3.7.5 Statistical tests of model assumptions -- 4.3.8 Aggregation -- 4.3.9 Sensitivity analyses -- 4.4 Summary and interim conclusion -- Chapter 5 Empirical findings -- 5.1 Data base, objects of investigation, and time periods -- 5.2 Sustainable development key figures -- 5.2.1 Collection and preparation of sustainable development key figures -- 5.2.2 Imputation of missing values -- 5.3 Sustainable development key indicators -- 5.3.1 Alignment of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) disclosures -- 5.3.1.1 Environmental sustainable development key indicators -- 5.3.1.2 Social sustainable development key indicators -- 5.3.1.3 Economic sustainable development key indicators -- 5.3.2 Summary statistics of the sustainable development growth indicators -- 5.3.3 Outlier detection and treatment -- 5.3.4 Empirical findings of the cleaned and rescaled sustainable development key indicators -- 5.3.4.1 Summary statistics. 5.3.4.2 Comparative analysis of the selected branches -- 5.4 Weighting -- 5.4.1 The Principal Component (PC) family's eigenvalues and explained cumulative variances -- 5.4.2 The Maximum Relevance Minimum Redundancy Backward (MRMRB) algorithm's discretisation and backward elimination -- 5.4.3 Comparative analysis of weights -- 5.4.4 Statistical tests of the Principal Component (PC) family -- 5.5 Empirical findings of the four composite sustainable development measures -- 5.5.1 Summary statistics -- 5.5.2 Comparative analysis of the selected branches -- 5.6 Sensitivity analyses -- 5.7 Summary -- Chapter 6 Discussion and conclusion -- 6.1 Implications for research -- 6.2 Implications for practice -- 6.3 Limitations and future outlook -- 6.4 Summary and conclusion -- Appendix -- A.1 Statistical classification scheme of economic activities in the European Union (EU) -- A.2 German health economy's statistical delimitation -- A.3 Statistical tests of sustainable development key figures -- A.4 Summary statistics of the sustainable development key indicators -- A.5 Outlier thresholds of the sustainable development key indicators -- A.6 Normality tests of z-score scaled sustainable development key indicators -- A.7 Sensitivities by the four composite sustainable development measures -- References. |
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Lemke Claudia | ||
Springer Nature, 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Carbon Pricing in Japan / / edited by Toshi H. Arimura, Shigeru Matsumoto |
Autore | Arimura Toshi H |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIV, 265 p. 57 illus., 34 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 333 |
Soggetto topico |
Natural resources
Energy policy Energy and state Fossil fuels Natural Resource and Energy Economics Energy Policy, Economics and Management Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture) Natural Resources |
Soggetto non controllato |
Natural Resource and Energy Economics
Energy Policy, Economics and Management Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture) Natural Resources Environmental Economics Fossil Fuel Solid Earth Sciences Open Access Carbon Pricing Emission Trading Scheme Climate Policy Paris Agreement Carbon Tax Carbon Policy in Japan Environmental economics Energy technology & engineering Energy industries & utilities Fossil fuel technologies Environmental management |
ISBN | 981-15-6964-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Expectations for Carbon Pricing in Japan in the Global Climate Policy Context -- Climate policy in the commercial sector: A survey of commercial buildings in Japan -- Climate Policy in Household Sector -- Climate Policy in Transportation Sector: Role of Carbon Pricing. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910420855103321 |
Arimura Toshi H | ||
Springer Nature, 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Citizen activities in energy transition : User innovation, new communities, and the shaping of a sustainable future. / / Sampsa Hyysalo |
Autore | Hyysalo Sampsa |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 333.794 |
Collana | Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology |
Soggetto topico |
Nonfiction
Business |
Soggetto non controllato |
Sustainable Development
Environmental Economics Energy Industries Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1-000-39399-2 |
Classificazione | BUS070040BUS072000BUS099000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910831838103321 |
Hyysalo Sampsa | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Consumption corridors : Living a good life within sustainable limits. / / Doris Fuchs |
Autore | Fuchs Doris |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 339.47 |
Collana | Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability |
Soggetto topico |
Nonfiction
Business Philosophy |
Soggetto non controllato |
Ethics
Environmental Economics Philosophy Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9781000389463 |
Classificazione | BUS099000PHI005000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910831829703321 |
Fuchs Doris | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Enabling Conditions for Bioenergy Finance and Investment in Colombia |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Paris : , : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (123 pages) |
Soggetto topico |
Clean energy investment
Colombia |
Soggetto non controllato |
Environmental Economics
Business & Economics |
ISBN | 92-64-46390-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Foreword -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- Actions to unlock the opportunity for sustainable bioenergy development -- 1 Energy sector trends and clean energy prospects -- Introduction -- Colombia is rich in natural resources, with large untapped renewable energy potential -- Residues and waste can play a supporting role in clean energy development. -- Bioenergy can help decarbonise the energy mix, which is dominated by fossil fuels -- Power sector development and bioenergy opportunities -- Secure and affordable electricity supply requires more diverse capacity -- Clean energy solutions can help to achieve secure and reliable electricity supply -- Bioenergy capacity additions need a kick-start if they are to reach their potential -- References -- Notes -- 2 Planning and governance for bioenergy development -- Increasing institutional co-ordination will facilitate bioenergy development -- Strategic planning can spell out the opportunities for bioenergy projects -- Bioenergy targets in the clean energy agenda will support project development -- Climate commitments are an opportunity to improve bioenergy capacity -- Electricity planning can do more to facilitate bioenergy capacity additions -- Emphasis should focus on shaping a vision for clean, reliable and affordable electricity -- Facilitating planning and approval can help build up a pipeline of bioenergy projects -- References -- Notes -- 3 Regulatory measures to improve the case for sustainable bioenergy -- Early bioenergy cogeneration stresses the importance of a clear regulatory framework -- Clarifying the regulatory environment for bioenergy will support greater project development -- Connection rules and procedures can do more to facilitate bioenergy capacity -- Renewable portfolio targets can work with bioenergy projects, rather than against them.
Stronger waste management regulation will encourage greater energy recovery -- The cost of waste disposal directly influences appetite for bioenergy solutions -- Firm disposal rules and higher fees will improve the business case for waste recovery -- References -- Notes -- 4 Improved competition, innovation and finance for bioenergy development -- Fair market competition will improve the business case for bioenergy projects -- The wholesale market is open, but options are limited for some bioenergy projects -- Use of more targeted measures can facilitate bioenergy access to market -- Innovation and capacity building can improve the business case for bioenergy -- Improved access to finance will increase capacity for bioenergy development -- Tackling the cost of finance will support a stronger pipeline of bioenergy projects -- Public funds and blended finance can de-risk projects and leverage private capital -- Capital markets are an untapped opportunity for clean energy development -- References -- Notes -- 5 Insights for enabling greater finance and investment for bioenergy solutions -- Notes -- References -- Notes -- Annex A. Global experiences with bioenergy development -- Brazil: from waste to energy in the cement industry -- Alternative fuel use for cement production in Brazil -- Policy measures to enable co-processing in cement production -- Lessons learned and implications for the Colombian context -- Chile: international collaboration for better waste management -- The Reciclos Organicos programme -- An enabling policy environment for market development -- Lessons learned and implications for the Colombian context -- Colombia: lessons from cogeneration in the sugar industry -- Use of sugar cane for cogeneration activities: the experience of Manuelita -- An enabling policy environment for market development. Lessons learned and implications for opportunities moving forward -- India: foreign investment for paddy straw to biogas in Punjab -- The Verbio biogas project -- Financing biogas development -- Lessons learned and implications for the Colombia context -- Turkey: biogas production from livestock manure -- The experience of Energrom Energy in developing biogas capacity -- An enabling policy environment for bioenergy market development -- Lessons learned and implications for the Colombian context. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795765503321 |
Paris : , : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, , 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Enabling Conditions for Bioenergy Finance and Investment in Colombia |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Paris : , : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (123 pages) |
Soggetto topico |
Clean energy investment
Colombia |
Soggetto non controllato |
Environmental Economics
Business & Economics |
ISBN | 92-64-46390-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Foreword -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- Actions to unlock the opportunity for sustainable bioenergy development -- 1 Energy sector trends and clean energy prospects -- Introduction -- Colombia is rich in natural resources, with large untapped renewable energy potential -- Residues and waste can play a supporting role in clean energy development. -- Bioenergy can help decarbonise the energy mix, which is dominated by fossil fuels -- Power sector development and bioenergy opportunities -- Secure and affordable electricity supply requires more diverse capacity -- Clean energy solutions can help to achieve secure and reliable electricity supply -- Bioenergy capacity additions need a kick-start if they are to reach their potential -- References -- Notes -- 2 Planning and governance for bioenergy development -- Increasing institutional co-ordination will facilitate bioenergy development -- Strategic planning can spell out the opportunities for bioenergy projects -- Bioenergy targets in the clean energy agenda will support project development -- Climate commitments are an opportunity to improve bioenergy capacity -- Electricity planning can do more to facilitate bioenergy capacity additions -- Emphasis should focus on shaping a vision for clean, reliable and affordable electricity -- Facilitating planning and approval can help build up a pipeline of bioenergy projects -- References -- Notes -- 3 Regulatory measures to improve the case for sustainable bioenergy -- Early bioenergy cogeneration stresses the importance of a clear regulatory framework -- Clarifying the regulatory environment for bioenergy will support greater project development -- Connection rules and procedures can do more to facilitate bioenergy capacity -- Renewable portfolio targets can work with bioenergy projects, rather than against them.
Stronger waste management regulation will encourage greater energy recovery -- The cost of waste disposal directly influences appetite for bioenergy solutions -- Firm disposal rules and higher fees will improve the business case for waste recovery -- References -- Notes -- 4 Improved competition, innovation and finance for bioenergy development -- Fair market competition will improve the business case for bioenergy projects -- The wholesale market is open, but options are limited for some bioenergy projects -- Use of more targeted measures can facilitate bioenergy access to market -- Innovation and capacity building can improve the business case for bioenergy -- Improved access to finance will increase capacity for bioenergy development -- Tackling the cost of finance will support a stronger pipeline of bioenergy projects -- Public funds and blended finance can de-risk projects and leverage private capital -- Capital markets are an untapped opportunity for clean energy development -- References -- Notes -- 5 Insights for enabling greater finance and investment for bioenergy solutions -- Notes -- References -- Notes -- Annex A. Global experiences with bioenergy development -- Brazil: from waste to energy in the cement industry -- Alternative fuel use for cement production in Brazil -- Policy measures to enable co-processing in cement production -- Lessons learned and implications for the Colombian context -- Chile: international collaboration for better waste management -- The Reciclos Organicos programme -- An enabling policy environment for market development -- Lessons learned and implications for the Colombian context -- Colombia: lessons from cogeneration in the sugar industry -- Use of sugar cane for cogeneration activities: the experience of Manuelita -- An enabling policy environment for market development. Lessons learned and implications for opportunities moving forward -- India: foreign investment for paddy straw to biogas in Punjab -- The Verbio biogas project -- Financing biogas development -- Lessons learned and implications for the Colombia context -- Turkey: biogas production from livestock manure -- The experience of Energrom Energy in developing biogas capacity -- An enabling policy environment for bioenergy market development -- Lessons learned and implications for the Colombian context. |
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Environmental Policy and Air Pollution in China : : Governance and Strategy / / Yuan Xu |
Autore | Xu Yuan |
Edizione | [1 ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Routledge, 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (200 p.) |
Collana | Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy |
Soggetto topico |
Nature / Ecology
Business & Economics / Environmental Economics Business & Economics / Development / Sustainable Development Economics |
Soggetto non controllato |
Business & Economics
Development Sustainable Development Environmental Economics Nature Ecology |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910424954203321 |
Xu Yuan | ||
Routledge, 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental Valuation with Discrete Choice Experiments : Guidance on Design, Implementation and Data Analysis / / by Petr Mariel, David Hoyos, Jürgen Meyerhoff, Mikolaj Czajkowski, Thijs Dekker, Klaus Glenk, Jette Bredahl Jacobsen, Ulf Liebe, Søren Bøye Olsen, Julian Sagebiel, Mara Thiene |
Autore | Mariel Petr |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 129 p. 4 illus.) |
Disciplina |
333.7
338.927 |
Collana | SpringerBriefs in Economics |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental economics
Environmental policy Economic theory Environmental Economics Environmental Policy Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods |
Soggetto non controllato |
Environmental Economics
Environmental Policy Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods Quantitative Economics Discrete choice experiment Stated preference method Environmental valuation Survey and questionnaire design Discrete Choice Modelling Open access Central / national / federal government policies Economic theory & philosophy |
ISBN | 3-030-62669-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Theoretical Background -- Developing the Questionnaire -- Experimental Design -- Collecting the Data -- Econometric Modelling: Basics -- Econometric Modelling: Extensions -- Calculating Marginal and Non-Marginal Welfare Measures -- Validity and Reliability -- Software. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910427730103321 |
Mariel Petr | ||
Springer Nature, 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fostering Water Resilience in Brazil |
Autore | OECD |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Paris : , : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (115 pages) |
Disciplina | 363.610981 |
Collana | OECD studies on water |
Soggetto topico | Water-supply - Brazil |
Soggetto non controllato |
Environmental Economics
Business & Economics |
ISBN | 92-64-54375-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Governing water infrastructure for greater resilience -- Foreword -- Strengthening multi-level governance and the use of economic instruments in the Piancó-Piranhas Açu River Basin -- Executive summary -- List of stakeholders consulted during the workshops -- Making water and sanitation regulation in Brazil more effective -- Preface. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795352503321 |
OECD | ||
Paris : , : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, , 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fostering Water Resilience in Brazil |
Autore | OECD |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Paris : , : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (115 pages) |
Disciplina | 363.610981 |
Collana | OECD studies on water |
Soggetto topico | Water-supply - Brazil |
Soggetto non controllato |
Environmental Economics
Business & Economics |
ISBN | 92-64-54375-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Governing water infrastructure for greater resilience -- Foreword -- Strengthening multi-level governance and the use of economic instruments in the Piancó-Piranhas Açu River Basin -- Executive summary -- List of stakeholders consulted during the workshops -- Making water and sanitation regulation in Brazil more effective -- Preface. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810085303321 |
OECD | ||
Paris : , : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, , 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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