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  • Megaprojects and Risk

    An Anatomy of Ambition

    by Bent Flyvbjerg, Nils Bruzelius, Werner Rothengatter ...
    Megaprojects and Risk provides the first detailed examination of the phenomenon of megaprojects. It is a fascinating account of how the promoters of multi-billion dollar megaprojects systematically and self-servingly misinform parliaments, the public and the media in order to get projects approved and built. It shows, in unusual depth, how the formula for approval is an unhealthy cocktail of ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • Intercity Transport and Climate Change

    Strategies for Reducing the Carbon Footprint

    Edited by Yoshitsugu Hayashi, Shigeru Morichi, Tae Hoon Oum, Werner Rothengatter ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    While intercity passenger transport counts for about 2% of the total passenger transport volume the share of the total passenger kilometers traveled is estimated more than one third. In many countries the major part of intercity transport is performed by car and air and as a result, the contribution to the carbon footprint is substantially higher than the share of overall passenger transport ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Transport Moving to Climate Intelligence

    New Chances for Controlling Climate Impacts of Transport after the Economic Crisis

    Edited by Werner Rothengatter, Yoshitsugu Hayashi, Wolfgang Schade ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Transportation contributes to roughly a fifth of greenhouse gas emissions, and as a growing sector of the economy, its contribution to climate change, if remained unchanged, could even grow. This is particularly true in the developing world, where the growth rates of air and ship transport are expected to exceed those of the EU, and worldwide objectives to curb greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 by ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

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  • The Next Economics

    Global Cases in Energy, Environment, and Climate Change

    Edited by Woodrow W. Clark II ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The Next Economics focuses on how the field of economics must change and incorporate environment, energy, health and new technologies that are called externalities for stopping and reversing climate change. The field of economics needs to become a science. Economics in this book for the Green Industrial Revolution which goes beyond the third industrial revolution since it covers cases, examples ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Energy Policies in the European Union

    Germany’s Ecological Tax Reform

    by P.J.J. Welfens, B. Meyer, W. Pfaffenberger, A. Jungmittag, P. Jasinski ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Global warming is a serious threat to the stability of world climate and to economic prosperity in some regions. The book offers a theoretical analysis which focuses on double dividend issues. Moreover, the ecological tax reform in Germany and the options of modern energy policy are described and evaluated. The volume presents innovative model simulations and analyzes, in the context of the model, ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Pathways to a Sustainable Economy

    Bridging the Gap between Paris Climate Change Commitments and Net Zero Emissions

    Edited by Tapan Sarker, Moazzem Hossain, Robert Hales ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The focus of this edited volume is to identify challenges facing organizations in achieving zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and a new energy economy, and to explore solutions from various sectors of the economy to enable the transition to a zero emissions future. Research presented here is divided into three parts, with an introductory statement on growth and sustainability. Part one ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • The European Commission's Energy and Climate Policy

    A Climate for Expertise?

    by J. Dreger ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book offers a deep insight into the genesis and development of the European Commission's energy and climate legislation, focusing on the interplay of politics and science. How does the Commission react when confronted with knowledge? According to the author, the Commission functions as catalyst transforming knowledge into politics. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Economics of Natural Gas Storage

    A European Perspective

    Edited by Anna Cretì ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    I remember that the idea of this book emerged ?rst in Toulouse, during the Third Conference on Energy Markets – 3 years ago now. Anna Cret` ? gave a talk on a model dealing with seasonal gas storage in the USA, and Christian Von Hirschausen was her discussant. Both of them were devoting their efforts to understand the natural gas market in Europe and the relevant liberalization process. I found ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Drawdown

    The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming

    Edited by Paul Hawken ...
    **• New York Times bestseller •The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world“At this point in time, the Drawdown book is exactly what is needed; a credible, conservative solution-by-solution narrative that we can do it. Reading it is an effective inoculation against the widespread perception of ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Climate Change: A Wicked Problem

    Complexity and Uncertainty at the Intersection of Science, Economics, Politics, and Human Behavior

    by Frank P. Incropera ...
    Under one cover, Frank P. Incropera provides a comprehensive, objective and critical assessment of all issues germane to the climate change debate: science, technology options, economic ramifications, cultural and behavioural issues, the influence of special interests and public policy, geopolitics and ethical dimensions. The underlying science is treated in depth, but in an approachable and ... Read more

    $36.09 USD

  • An Evaluation of Japanese Environmental Regulations

    Quantitative Approaches from Environmental Economics

    by Toshi H. Arimura, Kazuyuki Iwata ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Focusing on air pollution, energy efficiency and climate change, this book provides an introduction to Japan’s environmental policies and regulations, and offers economic analyses and RIAs (Regulatory Impact Analysis) of environmental regulations implemented or planned by the national and local governments. The opening chapter reviews environmental economics and outlines the current status of RIAs ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The European Emission Trading System and Its Followers

    Comparative Analysis and Linking Perspectives

    by Simone Borghesi, Massimiliano Montini, Alessandra Barreca ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Given the rapid spread of ETSs in an increasing number of countries and the important role that they are likely to play for the success or failure of the environmental policy in the years to come, this book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the EU ETS from both the legal and economic perspectives comparing it with the other main ETSs existing worldwide, in order to assess whether the EU ... Read more

    $49.49 USD