Factor X Policy, Strategies and Instruments for a Sustainable Resource Use /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Angrick, Michael (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Burger, Andreas (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Lehmann, Harry (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science, 29
• Θέματα: Environment.; Business.; Management science.; Sustainable development.; Economic policy.; Economic growth.; Environmental economics.; Sustainable Development.; Environment, general.; Economic Policy.; Environmental Economics.; Economic Growth.; Business and Management, general.

As currently projected, global population growth will place increasing pressures on the environment and on Earth’s resources.  Growth will be concentrated in developing countries, leading to leaps in demand for goods and services, and a paradox: although there are initiatives  to decouple resource u...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• PART I: Limits to Resource Use
• 1. The Limits of Resource Use and their Economic and Policy Implications
• 2. The Availability of Fossil Energy Resources
• PART II: Goals and Potentials for a Sustainable Use of Resources
• 3. Targets for Global Resource Consumption
• 4. Sustainable Land Use – Example: Land take for Settlement and Transport in Germany
• 5. The Need for Decarbonising Our Economy
• 6. Strategies for Enhancing Resource Efficiency
• 7. Macroeconomic Impacts of Efficient Resource Use
• PART III: Strategies and Policies for a Sustainable Use of Resources
• 8. The Challenge Of The Whole: Creating System Policies To Tackle Sustainability
• 9. Changing the Priorities: From Labour Productivity to the Efficiency in the Use of Resources
• 10. Establishing and Strengthening Markets for Resource Efficient Products and Services
• 11. Business Models for Material Efficiency Services
• 12. Requirements of an International Natural Resource Policy
• 13. Innovations for a Sustainable Resource Use – Reflections and Proposals
• PART IV: Proposals for Implementation
• 14. Reducing Resource Consumption – A Proposal for Global Resource and Environmental Policy
• 15. Towards a More Sustainable Use of Resources: A View from the World Resources Forum
• 16. From Resource Efficiency to Responsible and Dematerialized Societies
• 17. About the Need of Resource Efficiency Programs: The Editors’ View
• Index.