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Guide to Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy /
A compilation of definitions, terms, and critical commentary on aspects of sustainable development and environmental policy, with a strong emphasis on policy tools, policy practices, and systems of international environmental governance.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Durham :
Duke University Press,
2001.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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 Classfication 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 Mechanisms3 MAIN FACTORS BEHIND DEVELOPMENTAND 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 ResourceConsiderations; 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.