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Energy Price Shocks and Macroeconomic Performance by Douglas R. Bohi 9781138947153
RRP: $107.23$93.05The oil price shocks of the 1970's led to severe recessions in the 1980's in the United States. Originally published in 1989 in the aftermath, Bohi attempts to show both how energy prices can cause a decline in output and employment and to explore... -
Emissions Trading: Principles and Practice by Thomas H. Tietenberg 9781933115306
RRP: $253.50$219.39First published in 1985, Emissions Trading was a comprehensive review of the first large-scale attempt to use economic incentives in environmental policy in the U.S. and of the empirical and theoretical research on which this approach is based. Since its... -
Emissions Trading: Principles and Practice Thomas Tietenberg 9781933115313
RRP: $101.38$88.12First published in 1985, Emissions Trading was a comprehensive review of the first large-scale attempt to use economic incentives in environmental policy in the U.S. and of the empirical and theoretical research on which this approach is based. Since its... -
On Borrowed Time: Assessing the Threat of Mineral Depletion John E. Tilton 9781891853579
RRP: $70.18$61.80The sharp rise in mineral use has revived concern about scarcity. Economist John Tilton responds by analyzing recent trends in the consumption and availability of minerals that are most integral to the needs of modern civilization. He reminds readers... -
Ecological Economics from the Ground Up by Hali Healy 9781849713986
RRP: $263.25$230.65Ecological Economics from the Ground Up takes a unique and much-needed bottom-up approach to teaching ecological economics and political ecology, using case studies that focus on a wide range of internationally relevant topics, to teach the principles,... -
Economic Management of Marine Living Resources: A Practical Introduction by David Whitmarsh 9781849712583
RRP: $263.25$228.70This textbook has two main objectives. Firstly, it outlines the problems associated with the management and conservation of marine living resources, with particular attention given to the twin concepts of economic value and sustainability. It... -
Climate Change Mitigation, Technological Innovation and Adaptation: A New Perspective on Climate Policy by Valentina Bosetti 9781849809498
$196.19This book presents a rigorous yet accessible treatment of the main topics in climate change policy using a large body of research generated using WITCH (World Induced Technical Change Hybrid), an innovative and path-breaking integrated assessment model. ... -
Modern Cost-Benefit Analysis of Hydropower Conflicts by Per-Olov Johansson 9781849808804
$186.44This important book sheds light on the ways in which modern tools of welfare economics can be used to assess the benefits and costs of resource conflicts involving hydropower. The chapters highlight key methodological issues in this area; ranging from... -
Deforestation and Climate Change: Reducing Carbon Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation by Valentina Bosetti 9781848448247
$186.44Deforestation and forest degradation have long been recognized as environmental problems, with concerns over conservation of natural habitats and biological diversity capturing both scientific and public attention. More recently, the debate over tropical... -
Changing Climate, Changing Economy by Jean-Philippe Touffut 9781848448377
RRP: $66.20$61.80How did climate change become an economic issue? Why is economic discourse so influential on the public policy of climate change? How can it best contribute to the scientific and public debates? Nine eminent scholars explain in this book both how... -
Distributional Impacts of Climate Change and Disasters: Concepts and Cases by Matthias Ruth 9781848440371
$196.19Climate 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... -
The Dynamics of Regions and Networks in Industrial Ecosystems by Matthias Ruth 9781847207425
$205.94Industrial ecology provides a rigorous and comprehensive description of human production and consumption processes in the larger context of environmental and socioeconomic change. This volume offers methodologies for such descriptions, with contributions... -
Understanding the Costs of Environmental Regulation in Europe by Michael MacLeod 9781847204929
$213.74Government regulation is necessary to the economic life of all developed countries. However the costs of regulation, in particular the cost estimates employed in the policy-making process, are often hotly debated. Drawing on recent case studies from... -
Innovation for a Low Carbon Economy: Economic, Institutional and Management Approaches by Timothy J. Foxon 9781847203823
$216.47Innovation for a Low Carbon Economy analyses the interplay of technological, institutional, market and management factors in the dynamics of energy systems. The book aims to inform national and international policies to promote low carbon innovation. ... -
Oceans Governance in the Twenty-first Century: Managing the Blue Planet by Marcus Haward 9781847201119
$196.19Oceans Governance in the Twenty-first Century analyses the development of national, regional and international initiatives and arrangements directed towards governance of the world's seas and oceans. The authors examine those factors that shape oceans... -
Structural Adjustment, the Environment and Sustainable Development by David Reed 9781844079599
RRP: $263.25$229.48This is a pioneering study which should serve as a model for future research and will to a wide audience' Dharam Ghai, Director United Nations Research Institute for Social Development Structural Adjustment and the Environment (Earthscan, 1992) was the... -
Elephants, Economics and Ivory by Edward B. Barbier 9781844079551
RRP: $263.25$228.70Ivory is big business, and in some parts of Africa elephants have been hunted almost to extinction in the quest for it. The losses to African economies have been catastrophic. Now there is an international ban on the trade and conservation is. the... -
Economics of Dryland Management by John A. Dixon 9781844079544
RRP: $263.25$229.48We have always had land in which the agricultural productivity is limited because there is not enough moisture. Systems of farming and burning often degrade dryland further until it is desert. Today, however, the problem is becoming much more serious... -
Conserving and Valuing Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity: Economic, Institutional and Social Challenges by K. N. Ninan 9781844076512
RRP: $263.25$229.48This book comprehensively addresses the economic, social and institutional difficulties in conserving biodiversity and the ecosystem services that it provides. It covers a wide range of issues such as biodiversity, ecosystem services and valuation in the... -
Forests: Market and Intervention Failures: Five case studies by Soren Wibe 9781844079568
RRP: $169.63$147.30The economic value of forest. has long been recognized, but the ways in which that value is calculated and the management policies adopted in consequence have all too often resulted in overuse and irreversible destruction. This is spectacularly obvious... -
The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2000/2001: A Survey of Current Issues by Henk Folmer 9781840643701
RRP: $79.85$71.96There has been an explosion in the literature and research on environmental and resource economics in recent years. This major annual publication provides a cutting-edge survey of current research by the leading experts in the field. The latest... -
From Uneconomic Growth to a Steady-State Economy by Herman E. Daly 9781783479955
$205.94In this important book, Herman E. Daly lays bare the weaknesses of growth economics and explains why, in contrast, a steady-state economy is both necessary and desirable. Through the course of the book, Daly develops the basic concept and theory of a... -
Smart Green Cities: Toward a Carbon Neutral World by Mr. Woodrow W. Clark 9781472455543
RRP: $263.25$229.48Smart Green Cities: is a comprehensive overview of what global cities are doing to become sustainable. Woodrow W. Clark II and Grant Cooke have produced a book that is both practical and visionary. They have examined the infrastructure needs -... -
Fiscal policies for development and climate action by World Bank 9781464813580
$94.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781464813580Author World BankFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint World Bank PublicationsPublisher World Bank Publications -
Saved by the Tree Frog: A Bright Future for Mankind and Nature by Ignace Schops 9789401497343
RRP: $48.75$31.94The twenty-first century began with an ecological shutdown, a climatic breakdown, a financial meltdown, and a virological lockdown. Without systemic change, twenty years from now we will be haunted more by the things we didn’t do than by the things we... -
Fossil Free: Reimagining Clean Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World Sumant Sinha 9789356294325
RRP: $35.08$29.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789356294325Author Sumant SinhaFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint HarperBusinessPublisher HarperCollins IndiaDimensions(mm) 200mm * 130mm * 20mm -
International Trade in Recyclable and Hazardous Waste in Asia by Michikazu Kojima 9781782547853
$196.19Little is known about the volume of international recycling in Asia, the problems caused and the struggle to properly manage the trade. This pathbreaking book addresses this gap in the literature, and provides a comprehensive overview of the... -
Innovation under Uncertainty: The Future of Carbon-free Energy Technologies by Valentina Bosetti 9781782546467
$186.44Stabilization of atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases to safe levels will require, at least in the longer term, some kind of technological revolution. This, in turn, can only be achieved through investments in the research, development and... -
Carbon Pricing: Early Experience and Future Prospects by John Quiggin 9781782547730
$186.44In 2012, Australia took the major step of introducing a carbon price, involving the creation of a system of emissions permits initially issued at a fixed price. Carbon Pricing brings together experts instrumental in the development, and operation, of... -
GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FINANCE: The Case for International Payments for Ecosystem Services by Joshua Bishop 9781782546948
$186.44Global Biodiversity Finance sets out the case for scaling up Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) at the international level. The book explores how International Payments for Ecosystem Services (IPES) can help capture the global willingness-to-pay for... -
Managing Cities in Developing Countries: The Theory and Practice of Urban Management by Meine Pieter Van Dijk 9781847207753
RRP: $75.95$71.96Urban management is a relatively new topic, which has gained increasing importance due to a rise in urbanization and a wave of decentralization programs in recent decades. This innovative book is the first systematic treatment of the critical urban... -
Energy, Foresight and Strategy by Thomas J. Sargent 9781138999930
RRP: $64.33$56.86The essays in Energy, Foresight and Strategy apply rational expectation theory to various energy markets with the intention of discussing issues relevant to analysis and decision making in the whole of the energy field. Originally published in 1985,... -
Human Resources in the Urban Economy by Mark Perlman 9781138963214
RRP: $64.33$56.86Due to the urbanisation of American society and the economic problems that accompanied it; a series of conferences was held to explore the economics of human resources. Originally published in 1963, this study draws together papers from the first... -
Transportation and Urban Land by Lowdon Wingo, Jr. 9781138962774
RRP: $64.33$56.86Urban land is a precious resource and originally published in 1961, Transportation and Urban Land aims to create an approach to analysing and projecting its uses with a particular focus on the household sector. By considering matters such as employment... -
Controlling Asbestos in Buildings: An Economic Investigation by Donald N. Dewees 9781138961012
RRP: $89.68$78.25Asbestos dust is well-known for causing cancer and other life-threatening illnesses yet still contaminates countless schools, factories and office buildings. This raises the issue of the best way to deal with Asbestos; immediate removal, containment or... -
Reform of Metropolitan Governments by Steven P. Erie 9781138960855
RRP: $64.33$56.86Originally published in 1972, this study aims to explore governmental interaction with people and publics interests and institutions in Metropolitan America. These papers discuss issues of how governance can be improved and the federal role in... -
Reform of Metropolitan Governments by Steven P. Erie 9781138960817
RRP: $204.75$177.18Originally published in 1972, this study aims to explore governmental interaction with people and publics interests and institutions in Metropolitan America. These papers discuss issues of how governance can be improved and the federal role in... -
Environmental Economics by Shunsuke Managi 9781138960695
RRP: $85.78$74.96This book aids those concerned about environmental issues to firmly grasp relevant analytical methods and to comprehend the thought process behind environmental economics. It does so by drawing from specific environmental issues and at the same time... -
Appendix to the Rice Economy of Asia by Beth Rose 9781138958432
RRP: $50.68$44.91Originally published in 1985, Beth Rose's Appendix to the Rice Economy of Asia provides twenty-six tables detailing various rice statistics across Asia from the beginning of the twentieth century through to the 1980's. Statistics presented include; total... -
The Economics of the Sulphur Industry by Jared E. Hazleton 9781138955769
RRP: $214.50$185.46Between the 1950's and 1970's, the Sulphur industry continued to grow despite occasional shortages and excesses. In this study originally published in 1970, Hazleton focuses on the Frasch sulphur industry to explore issues such as competing sources of...