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Over 100 years ago, Einstein changed the way we understood time from being a fixed measurement to a relative one which, rather than being 'correct' as it had been before, was now 'proper' to the body concerned. While physics, especially at the quantum level, has moved on, economics still labours under the old Newtonian idea of time as some sort of fixed, intergalactic tape measure. Jam Tomorrow? uses Einstein's conception of time to recalibrate economics in a way which puts time itself at the v...

Defining a future development pathway through the lens of sustainability and competitiveness is a unique trademark of any free market. Going beyond this aspect, this book is an invitation to identify relevant correlations between the circular economy, trade, adaptation to climate change, land degradation neutrality, fair-trade, corporate social responsibility, culture, and gender. Among all of these sectors, we are currently witnessing various types of synergies. The key is to distinguish those...

For almost 60 years, RFF has pioneered the application of economics as a tool to develop more effective policy about the use and conservation of natural resources. It remains the world's premier institution for the study of environmental economics. This collection of eight books represents many of the best works that RFF has published, including writings by Nobel Prize winning economists. The RFF Library Collection brings back landmark books published by Resources for the Future throughout its n...

Would the world be a better place if human societies were somehow able to curb their desires for material goods? Saleem Ali's pioneering book links human wants and needs by providing a natural history of consumption and materialism with scientific detail and humanistic nuance. It argues that simply disavowing consumption of materials is not likely to help in planning for a resource-scarce future, given global inequality, development imperatives and our goals for a democratic global society. Rath...

Paying the Carbon Price analyzes the practice of freely allocating permits in Emissions Trading Schemes (ETSs) and demonstrates how many heavy polluters participating in ETSs are not yet paying the full price of carbon. This innovative book provides a framework to assist policymakers in the design of transitional assistance measures that are both legally robust and will support the effectiveness of the ETSs whilst limiting negative impacts on international trade. Within the realm of internation...

This book explores the impact on the Russian gas sector of changes in international gas markets, including the growth of competition and development of new sources of supply. It also assesses how Russian responses, in turn, impact the markets where Russian gas is sold. The volume is structured to reflect the Russian Gas Matrix described in OIES research: the shifting relationship between key elements of supply and demand for Russian gas. It includes chapters on demand for Russian gas in Europe,...

Das nutzbare Potential erneuerbarer Energien in der EU reicht theoretisch dazu aus, die gesamte herkoemmliche Energieversorgung zu ersetzen. Hier wird anhand der Windkraft, der Photovoltaik, der thermischen Solarenergie sowie der Biomasse untersucht, welchen Beitrag diese Quellen bis zum Jahr 2020 leisten koennten, wenn dafur politische Initiativen ergriffen wurden, die eine Mobilisierung der Marktkrafte unter dem Gesichtspunkt der betriebswirtschaftlichen Wettbewerbsfahigkeit mit herkoemmlichen...

At a time when environmental and social stakes are at their highest - with rising crises and contradictions at the nexus of a building sense of environmental and social collapse - there are no easy solutions. Global Im-Possibilities explores just what can be done around the world to ameliorate this dynamic. Using a range of essays and a multitude of case studies, this book explores what new lessons can be learned from examining the challenges and impediments to achieving just sustainabilities...

In diesem Band werden die aktuellen rechtlichen Vorgaben im Bereich des Grundwasser- und Bodenschutzes von der europAischen Ebene bis zu den lAnderrechtlichen Regelungen vorgestellt. Einer der Schwerpunkte ist das neue Bundesbodenschutzgesetz, das am 1.3.1999 in Kraft tritt. Es werden sowohl altlastenrelevante Fragestellungen als auch die Umsetzung der Regelungen auf kommunaler Ebene aufgegriffen. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt liegt beim Grundwasserschutz. Hier wird die EU-Grundwasserrichtlinie ebens...

The cumulative pressure the human species is putting on the planet is sapping its resources and resilience. The combination of population growth and economic growth (including change sin lifestyle and consumption patterns as wealth increases) places excess demands on the environment.We are using more resources than the earth can provide, exceeding its capacity to sustain us. Unless we change course radically, the consequences will be severe, affecting the habitability for life on earth,including...

Due to new production areas and persistent productivity gains, Brazil has consolidated its position as a global leader and even as a ‘model’ of commercial, integrated crop production. The country is now seen as an agricultural powerhouse that has a lot to offer in terms of reducing the prospect of a looming, increasingly global, food crisis. Agribusiness and the Neoliberal Food System in Brazil focuses on the intensification of Brazilian agribusiness as a privileged entry point into the politic...

Part of Water Quality Set - Buy all four books and save over 30% on buying separately! Drinking Water Quality Management from Catchment to Consumer is a best practice book that builds on the experience of water suppliers and experts across the world in order to provide a practical guide to help utilities improve the management of drinking water quality. It is based on the Water Safety Plan approach and the principles of the Bonn Charter for Safe Drinking Water, and is intended to complement...

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. Sustainable agriculture is a discipline that addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control, and biodiversity depletion. Novel, environmentally-friendly solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from sciences a...