Conference on the Forty Years of Environmental Protection in China (3-5 Jan 2013)

Conference on the Forty Years of Environmental Protection in China Date: 3-5 Jan 2013 Venue: The Chinese University of Hong Kong  Link for more information and enrollment: http://www.grm.cuhk.edu.hk/eng/news/confnews/iees/index.html ...

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New Book: Environmental Governance in Europe and Asia: A Comparative Study of Institutional and Legislative Frameworks By Jona Razzaque

Environmental Governance in Europe and Asia A Comparative Study of Institutional and Legislative Frameworks By Jona Razzaque Published 12th November 2012 by Routledge – 152 pages Description: This book looks at environmental governance in both Asia and Europe and offers a comparative analysis of the two regions in order to provide a better understanding of the concept of ‘environmental governance’ and its status in Europe and...

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New Book: Climate Change, Forests and REDD Lessons for Institutional Design Edited by Joyeeta Gupta, Nicolien van der Grijp, Onno Kuik

Climate Change, Forests and REDD Lessons for Institutional Design Edited by Joyeeta Gupta, Nicolien van der Grijp, Onno Kuik Published 29th November 2012 by Routledge – 288 pages Description: A search for new methods for dealing with climate change led to the identification of forest maintenance as a potential policy option that could cost-effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with the development of measures...

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New Book: Frontiers of Energy and Environmental Engineering Edited by Wen-Pei Sung, Jimmy C.M. Kao, Ran Chen

Frontiers of Energy and Environmental Engineering Edited by Wen-Pei Sung, Jimmy C.M. Kao, Ran Chen Published 23rd November 2012 by CRC Press – 872 pages Description: Frontiers of Energy and Environmental Engineering brings together 192 peer-reviewed papers presented at the 2012 International Conference on Frontiers of Energy and Environment Engineering, held in Hong Kong, December 11-13, 2012. The aim of the conference...

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New Book: Governing International Watercourses: River Basin Organizations and the sustainable governance of internationally shared rivers and lakes By Susanne Schmeier

Governing International Watercourses River Basin Organizations and the sustainable governance of internationally shared rivers and lakes By Susanne Schmeier Published 5th December 2012 by Routledge – 368 pages Description: This book focuses on River Basin Organizations as the key institutions for managing internationally shared water resources. This includes a comparative analysis of all River Basin Organizations worldwide and...

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New Book: Globalization, Political Institutions and the Environment in Developing Countries By Gabriele Spilker

Globalization, Political Institutions and the Environment in Developing Countries By Gabriele Spilker Published 8th December 2012 by Routledge – 162 pages Description: Though industrialized countries are usually the ones indicted when environmental pollution is discussed, over the few last years the rate of emissions in developing countries has increased by a startling amount. The fallout from this increase is evidenced by...

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New book: Eco-Innovation and Sustainability Management By Bart Bossink

Eco-Innovation and Sustainability Management By Bart Bossink Published 18th December 2012 by Routledge – 182 pages Description: Sustainability is a phenomenon that must be pursued in a complex system of interrelated elements of business, society, and ecology. It is important to gain an understanding of these elements, the interplay between them, and the behavior of the system. This book explores the business-societal-and-ecological...

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New book: Ecological Economics from the Ground Up, Edited by Hali Healy, Joan Martínez-Alier, Leah Temper, Mariana Walter, Julien-François Gerber

Ecological Economics from the Ground Up Edited by Hali Healy, Joan Martínez-Alier, Leah Temper, Mariana Walter, Julien-François Gerber Published 19th December 2012 by Routledge – 568 pages Description: Ecological 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...

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New book: Environmental Commodities Markets and Emissions Trading --- Towards a Low-Carbon Future by Blas Luis Pérez Henríquez

Environmental Commodities Markets and Emissions Trading Towards a Low-Carbon Future By Blas Luis Pérez Henríquez Published 20th December 2012 by RFF Press – 296 pages Description: Market-based solutions to environmental problems offer great promise, but require complex public policies that take into account the many institutional factors necessary for the market to work and that guard against the social forces that can derail...

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New book: Architectural Theories of the Environment --- Posthuman Territory edited by Ariane Lourie Harrison

Architectural Theories of the Environment Posthuman Territory Edited by Ariane Lourie Harrison Published 3rd December 2012 by Routledge – 336 pages Description: As architects and designers, we struggle to reconcile ever increasing environmental, humanitarian, and technological demands placed on our projects. Our new geological era, the Anthropocene, marks humans as the largest environmental force on the planet and suggests that...

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New book: Green Buildings Pay --- Design, Productivity and Ecology, 3rd Edition by Brian Edwards, Emanuele Naboni

Green Buildings Pay Design, Productivity and Ecology, 3rd Edition By Brian Edwards, Emanuele Naboni Published 30th November 2012 by Routledge – 296 pages Description This third edition of Green Buildings Pay presents new evidence and new arguments concerning the institutional and business case that can be made for green design. The green argument has moved a long way forward since the previous edition, and...

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Japanese updates: International Collaboration Towards Sustainable Resource Circulation And Management

International Collaboration Towards Sustainable Resource Circulation And Management Author: Hotta, Yasuhiko|2012/12|In Conference: Resource Efficiency for a Green Economy – Towards Pioneering Actions in Japan and Germany, December 3, 2012.|Publisher: JDZB(Berlin) Language: English|Publication Type: Presentations|Copyright: IGES Keywords: 3R, RESOURCE CIRCULATION, RESOURCE EFFICIENCY Geographic area: Japan URL: http://www.jdzb.de/index.php?option=com_events&task=eventDetails&cat_id=1&Itemid=3&cid=245 Webpage...

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Japanese updates: Japan's Bilateral Carbon Finance: A New Opporunity For India (Nov 2012)

Japan's Bilateral Carbon Finance: A New Opporunity For India Author: Usui, Kenta|2012/12|In Sustainability Outlook, Nov. 22, 2012.|Publisher: Sustainability Outlook Language: English|Publication Type: Non peer reviewed articles|Copyright: Sustainability Outlook Japan is promoting low-carbon technologies in developing countries through its bilateral carbon finance scheme. The scheme can revive India’s green businesses...

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