Book Description

The current emphasis on sustainable development is a consequence of the general awareness of the need to solve numerous environmental problems resulting from our modern society. This has resulted in the necessity to assess the impact of economic investments on the environment. The book addresses the topic of Investment Assessment and Environmental Economics in an integrated way; in accordance with the principles of sustainability considering the social and environmental impacts of new investments.

This book contains the papers presented at the Second International Conference on Environmental Economics and Investment Assessment , held in Cadiz, Spain, in 2008, and addresses these problems of primary importance to Society, discussing and proposing a more constructive and progressive approach to ensure sustainability. Methodologies to address these important problems are presented. The contributions are presented under the following subject areas: Economy and the Environment; Environmental Policies, Planning and Assessment; Cost–Benefits Analysis; Natural Resources Management; Environmental Performance; Social Issues and Environmental Policies.

Book Contents

Decision Aid Framework For Investments in Environment (DAFFIE). Investing in the environment; when is it too much?
S. Vanassche; L. Vranken; P. Vercaemst;

Value and price: a transdisciplinary approach to urban water management
K. Kviberg;

Tariff regulation of the integrated water service: an Italian case
F. Cucchiella; M. Gastaldi; D. Frigioni;

Reducing diffuse water pollution by tailoring incentives to region specific requirements: empirical study for the Burdekin River basin (Australia)
R. Greiner; O. Miller;

A productivity analysis of the Italian gas retail market
G. Capece; L. Cricelli; F. Di Pillo; N. Levialdi;

A case study: the approach to the integrated and cooperative management of the water resources of the Maputo River Basin by Moçambique, Swaziland and South Africa
A. Tanner; D. Mndzebele; J. Ilomäki;

Assessing the external costs and the economic viability of the Greek steel industry
D. Damigos; D. Kaliampakos;

Environmental and climate risks in financial analysis
M. Onischka;

Evaluation and land use planning process of a high population growth rate municipality: Los Cabos, Mexico
O. Arizpe; J. Fermán; R. Rivera; J. Ramírez; R. Rodríguez;

Estimations of costs for dismantling, decommissioning and associated waste management of nuclear facilities, and associated impact on decision processes, functioning of markets and the distribution of responsibilities between generations
S. Lindskog; A. Cato; R. Sjöblom;

Visualization service for grid-oriented applications of natural disasters
E. Pajorova; L. Hluchy; L. Halada;

Beach users’ aesthetic and economic evaluation of a “minor change” to the hard engineering coastal defences at Wiseman’s Bridge, Pembrokeshire, Wales
F. B. Blakemore; M. Burrell; S. D. R. Jones;

The contribution of asset management to climate change policies
B. Bürgenmeier;

Market-based instruments in South Africa: a review
A. Nahman; L. Godfrey; R. Wise;

Integrated assessment of flood protection measures in the context of climate change: hydraulic modelling and economic approach
B. J. Dewals; E. Giron; J. Ernst; W. Hecq; M. Pirotton;

A projection of BIPV systems in Taiwan: costs versus benefits
K.-J. Hsu;

Ways to deal with the ‘temporary’ value of cost benefit analysis
J. M. Vleugel; E. J. Bos;

An approach to a methodology for ecological valuation of environmental quality
J. A. P. Vásquez;

Point to non-point phosphorus trading in the South Nation River watershed
D. O’Grady;

Marble quarrying: an energy and waste intensive activity in the production of building materials
V. Liguori; G. Rizzo; M. Traverso;

Sustainable management of artisanal fisheries in developing countries; the need for expert systems: the case of the Pêchakour Expert System (PES)
S.-C. Chakour;

Sustainability performance of economic sectors based on thermodynamic indicators
K. J. Ptasinski; M. N. Koymans; M. J. C. van der Stelt;

The influence of regional autonomist government on the territory environmental and economic performances
G. Skonieczny; B. Torrisi;

How to find the most practical ecosystem management plan
T. C. Haas;

A study on the corporate social responsibility reports of Greek companies and the use of alternative evaluation methodologies
K. Aravossis; N. Panayiotou;

An empirical study of what institutions of higher education in the UK consider to be their corporate social responsibility
S. O. Idowu;

Review of on-site and communal water and sanitation systems for remote communities
A. Perks; T. Johnson;

Policies to mitigate the damage from coastal natural disasters: preparing southeastern U.S. coastal communities
J. Pompe;

In the absence of their men: Women and forest management in the Mid-hills of Nepal
K. Giri; B. Pokhrel; I. Darnhofer;

The marketing of apples produced in Chihuahua, Mexico against the American Giant: a case of dumping
T. de J. Perez-Chavez; E. G. Anchondo-Aguirre; J. L. Coronado-Quintana; M. A. Paredes-Aguirre;

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