The idea of building an economy which supports sustainable development without degrading the environment has been widely debated and broadly embraced by politicians, civil servants, the media, academics and the public alike for several decades. This book explores the measures being trialled at various levels of governance in the European region to reduce the adverse impacts of human behaviour on the environment whilst simultaneously addressing society's economic and social needs as part of the intended shift towards a 'green' economy. It includes European case studies that scrutinise the efforts being undertaken at sub-national, national and regional tiers of governance to facilitate the transition to a low carbon economy. This book will be of interest to graduate students, researchers, practitioners, and policy makers working in environmental governance, European studies, environmental studies, political science, and management studies.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
'The discussion of conceptual issues and the evaluation of what has been learned is superb. The work is uniformly thoughtful, and the thorough citations provide an excellent resource for readers who want additional sources ... Recommended.' R. E. O'Connor, CHOICE
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Verlagsort
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Produkt-Hinweis
Fadenheftung
Gewebe-Einband
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Höhe: 244 mm
Breite: 170 mm
Dicke: 11 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-108-49043-6 (9781108490436)
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Herausgeber*in
University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
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