Pubbl/distr/stampa	Durham, : Duke University Press, 2001
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (433 p.)
Disciplina	338.9/27
Altri autori (Persone)	Mirovit͡skai͡aN. S (Natalii͡a Sergeevna) AscherWilliam
Soggetto topico	Sustainable development Environmental policy
ISBN	1-282-90385-3 9786612903854 0-8223-8103-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; 6.12 Ocean's Resource Use and Degradation; Introduction; Contributors; 1 BASIC CONCEPTS OF DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT; 1.1 Development Theory: Introductory Concepts, Criteria, and Measurements; 1.1.1 Capital; 1.1.2 Classification of Nations and Major Political Units by Development Characteristics; 1.1.3 Development; 1.1.4 Economic Production, Investment, and Cycles; 1.1.5 Human Resource Development; 1.1.6 Measurements of Economic Development and Growth; 1.2 Natural Resources and Environmental Services; 1.2.1 Carrying Capacity; 1.2.2 Ecosystem; 1.2.3 Environmental Services 1.2.4 Other Basic Environmental Concepts and Processes1.2.5 Resource Uses and Types; 1.2.6 Resource Conservation: Approaches and Practices; 1.2.7 Standards and Measurements; 1.3 Epistemology of the Field; 1.3.1 Approaches to Knowledge and Theory; 1.3.2 Environmental Studies and Economic Thought; 2 SUSTAINABILITY; 2.1 Basic Sustainability Concepts; 2.2 Measurements of Sustainability; 2.3 Philosophical Approaches and Social Movements; 2.4 Sustainable Development Outlooks and Models; 2.5 Sustainable Development Strategy and Agenda Statements 2.6 Sustainable Society: Challenges, Institutions, and Mechanisms 3 MAIN FACTORS BEHIND DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; 3.1 Population, Poverty, and Underdevelopment; 3.2 Affluence and Consumption; 3.3 Technology; 3.4 Political Economy; 3.4.1 Externalities; 3.4.2 Property and User Rights; 3.4.3. Scarcity; 3.5 Worldviews and Social Traps; 4 INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT; 4.1 Globalization; 4.2 Capital Shortages and Foreign Debt; 4.2.1 Practices, Trends, and Problems; 4.2.2 Debt Relief; 4.2.3 Multilateral Lending Institutions; 4.2.4 Foreign Assistance 4.3 International Trade4.3.1 Practices, Trends, and Problems; 4.3.2 Responses and Strategies; 4.3.3 Global Trade Integration Initiatives; 4.4 Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration; 4.5 Security and Sustainable Development; 5 DECISION MAKING; 5.1 Analytical Tools for Environmental Decision Making; 5.1.1 Adjusting National Accounts to Reflect Environmental and Resource Considerations; 5.1.2 Benefit-Cost Analysis; 5.1.3 Ecosystem Management and Land-Use Planning; 5.1.4 Environmental Impact Assessment and Tools; 5.1.5 Information and Monitoring; 5.1.6 Planning 5.1.7 Valuation of Environmental Services and Natural Resources5.1.7.1 Value Concepts; 5.1.7.2 Valuation Techniques; 5.2 Environmental Policy Instruments and Principles; 5.2.1 Direct Environmental Regulation and Politics; 5.2.2. Market-Based Instruments; 5.2.2.1 Principles of Charges and Taxation; 5.2.2.2 Instruments of Charges and Taxation; 5.2.3 Other Environmental Protection Actions; 5.2.4 Environmental Policy Principles and Initiatives; 5.2.5 Policy Failures; 5.3 Business Sector Responses to Environmental Problems; 5.3.1 Technological Responses; 5.3.2 Eco-Efficiency and Voluntary Codes 5.3.3 Environmentally Sensitive Business Management
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Autore	Parr Adrian
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2009
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (222 p.)
Disciplina	338.9/27
Soggetto topico	Sustainable development - Social aspects Environmentalism - Social aspects Social change
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	9786612240430 0-262-25486-7 1-282-24043-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910454301603321

Autore	Lafferty
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oxford, UK ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2000
Descrizione fisica	xx, 523 p
Disciplina	338.9/27
Altri autori (Persone)	LaffertyWilliam M. <1939-> MeadowcroftJames R
Soggetto topico	Economic policy Sustainable development
ISBN	0191522279 9780191522277 0-19-152227-9 9786611943806 1-281-94380-0 0-19-159973-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910795728703321

Autore	Niklasson Lars
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2019
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (143 pages)
Disciplina	338.9/27
Collana	Routledge focus on environment and sustainability
Soggetto topico	Sustainable development - International cooperation Poverty - International cooperation Environmental degradation - Prevention - International cooperation
ISBN	0-429-63316-5 0-429-03170-X 0-429-63167-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Introduction; Overview; 1 Global goals in search of strategies; A global agreement; Eradication of poverty in reach; Environmental urgency; Ambitious and flexible goals; To achieve sustainable development; A political compromise; Contested issues; Through 17 goals; Economic issues; Social issues; Environmental issues; Cross-cutting issues; Without an explicit strategy; Weak on strategies for implementation; How flexible are the goals?; Weak on compliance; And in an unclear relation to other global policies But still an example of the art of the possibleReferences; 2 A research gap on strategies and implementation; Focus on the implementation of the SDGs; Forward-looking; Connecting policy to research; Africa and developing countries; Are the goals intended to be taken seriously?; Problems with the existing literature; Sustainable development; Theoretical perspectives; Empirical perspectives; Poverty reduction; References; 3 Refocus from the goals to learning over time; Policy by goals; The role of goals; New Public Management; Another interpretation: a learning policy; Rationalism vs realism A learning subjectThe importance of a programme theory, a strategy; Hidden assumptions; A theory of change for sustainable development; Methods and material; References; 4 An inherent strategy in the goals; The economic dimension; Goal 1: no poverty; Goal 8: decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 10: reduced inequalities; Summary; The social dimension; Goal 2: zero hunger; Goal 3: good health and well-being; Goal 4: quality education; Goal 5: gender equality; Goal 6: clean water and sanitation; Goal 7: affordable and clean energy Goal 11: sustainable cities and communitiesSummary; The environmental dimension; Goal 12: responsible production and consumption; Goal 13: climate action; Goal 14: life below water; Goal 15: life on land; Summary; Cross-cutting issues; Goal 16: peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 17: partnerships for the goals; Summary; How can we understand the goals as a strategy?; The general strategy; The environmental goals; The social goals; The economic goals; The governance goals; References; 5 Alternative strategies for sustainable development How can we think about drivers and barriers for sustainable development?Four questions; Three stylized perspectives; Political debates; Drivers for economic development; Modernization theory vs dependency theory; Developmental states and global value chains; Drivers for social development; Normative issues; Three perspectives; Drivers for environmental development/protection; Two relationships; Three perspectives; Drivers for the development of governance/state capacity; Failed states; Summary and implications for developing countries; References; 6 The governance challenge
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910793547603321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oxford, UK ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2000
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (544 p.)
Disciplina	338.9/27
Altri autori (Persone)	LaffertyWilliam M. <1939-> MeadowcroftJames R
Soggetto topico	Economic policy Sustainable development
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-19-159973-5 1-281-94380-0 9786611943806 0-19-152227-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	""Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. AUSTRALIA: ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST""; ""3. CANADA: FROM EARLY FRONTRUNNER TO PLODDING ANCHORMAN""; ""4. GERMANY: REGULATION AND THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE""; ""5. JAPAN: LAW, TECHNOLOGY, AND AID""; ""6. THE NETHERLANDS: AMBITIOUS ON GOALSâ€?AMBIVALENT ON ACTION""; ""7. NORWAY: RELUCTANTLY CARRYING THE TORCH""; ""8. SWEDEN: PROGRESSION DESPITE RECESSION"" ""9. THE UNITED KINGDOM: FROM POLITICAL CONTAINMENT TO INTEGRATED THINKING?""""10. THE UNITED STATES: 'SORRYâ€?NOT OUR PROBLEM'""; ""11. THE EUROPEAN UNION: INTEGRATION, COMPETITION, GROWTHâ€?AND SUSTAINABILITY""; ""12. PATTERNS OF GOVERNMENTAL ENGAGEMENT""; ""13. CONCLUDING PERSPECTIVES""; ""Consolidated Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A ""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""
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