Time strategies, innovation and environmental policy

This book is the first attempt to systematically introduce the aspect of time into economic and environmental innovation policy. The authors demonstrate how #windows of opportunity# for technological innovations emerge and also explain how they can be identified and effectively exploited. Contents: 1. Introduction 2 ...

The economics of technology diffusion and energy efficiency

Technological change plays a crucial role in realizing energy efficiency improvements and, therefore, in ameliorating the conflict between economic growth and environmental quality. However, the diffusion of new technologies can prove a costly and lengthy process, meaning that many firms do not invest in best-practice ...

Economic growth, material flows and the environment

new applications of structural decomposition analysis and physical input-output tables

Rutger Hoekstra examines the complex relationship between the monetary economy and the materials flows that are extracted and emitted by economic activities. These physical flows are responsible for many important environmental problems such as unsustainable resource depletion, waste production and climate change. This book discusses ...

Sustaining agriculture and the rural environment

governance, policy and multifunctionality