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Cover Standing up for a Sustainable World
Standing up for a Sustainable World
Voices of Change
Edited by Claude Henry, Johan Rockström, and Nicholas Stern
The world has witnessed extraordinary economic growth, poverty reduction and increased life expectancy and population since the end of WWII, but it has occurred at the expense of undermining life support systems on Earth and subjecting future generations to the real risk of destabilising the planet. This timely book exposes and explores this colossal environmental cost and the dangerous position the world is now in. Standing up for a Sustainable World is written by and about key individuals who have not only understood the threats to our planet, but also become witness to them and confronted them.
Open access
Handbook
Published:
11 Dec 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800371781
Collection:
Economics 2020
Cover Handbook on Transport and Development
Handbook on Transport and Development
Edited by Robin Hickman, Moshe Givoni, David Bonilla, and David Banister
This Handbook provides an extensive overview of the relationships between transport and development. With 45 chapters from leading international authors, the book is organised in three main parts: urban structure and travel; transport and spatial impacts; and wider dimensions in transport and development. The chapters each present commentary on key issues within these themes, presenting the debate on the impacts of urban structure on travel, the impacts of transport investment on development, and social and cultural change on travel. A multitude of angles are considered – leaving the reader with a comprehensive and critical understanding of the field.
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Handbook
Published:
28 Aug 2015
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857937261
Collection:
Economics 2015
Cover Environmental Entrepreneurship
Environmental Entrepreneurship
Markets Meet the Environment in Unexpected Places
Laura E. Huggins
In this innovative book, Laura E. Huggins finds path breaking entrepreneurial solutions to difficult environmental challenges in some of the world’s poorest areas. The approaches entrepreneurs are taking to these challenges involve establishing property rights and encouraging market exchange. From beehives to barbed wire, these tools are creating positive incentives and promoting both economic development and environmental improvements. The case studies are from the developing world and reveal where the biggest victories for less poverty and more conservation can be won. The pursuit begins by learning from local people solving local problems.
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Monograph Book
Published:
30 Sep 2013
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781953976
Collection:
Economics 2013
Cover Sustainable Development Drivers
Sustainable Development Drivers
The Role of Leadership in Government, Business and NGO Performance
Edited by Kees Zoeteman
Sustainable development cannot be prescribed – rather, it results from conscious personal choices in government, business and NGOs. This thought-provoking book explores both the origins and future of the global sustainable development movement, and provides an original overview of the driving forces of sustainable development, including market forces and past and future trends.
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Monograph Book
Published:
31 Aug 2012
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781009130
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2012
Cover Payments for Environmental Services, Forest Conservation and Climate Change
Payments for Environmental Services, Forest Conservation and Climate Change
Livelihoods in the REDD?
Edited by Luca Tacconi, Sango Mahanty, and Helen Suich
This resourceful book draws on several case studies to derive implications for the design of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) schemes that are very relevant to current climate change negotiations and the implementation of Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) schemes at the national level. With its focus on livelihoods, the book also provides important lessons that are relevant to the design of PES schemes focusing on environmental services other than carbon conservation.
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Monograph Book
Published:
28 Dec 2010
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781849806015
Collection:
Economics 2010 and before
Cover Distributional Impacts of Climate Change and Disasters
Distributional Impacts of Climate Change and Disasters
Concepts and Cases
Edited by Matthias Ruth and María E. Ibarrarán
Climate change tends to increase the frequency and intensity of weather-related disasters, which puts many people at risk. Economic, social and environmental impacts further increase vulnerability to disasters and tend to set back development, destroy livelihoods, and increase disparity nationally and worldwide. This book addresses the differential vulnerability of people and places, introducing concepts and methods for analysis and illustrating the impact on local, regional, national, and global scales.
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Monograph Book
Published:
31 Aug 2009
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781849802338
Collection:
Economics 2010 and before