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" Investing in resource efficiency : "
Florian Flachenecker, Jun Rentschler, editors.
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865806
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Investing in resource efficiency : : the economics and politics of financing the resource transition /\ Florian Flachenecker, Jun Rentschler, editors.
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Cham, Switzerland :: Springer,, [2018]
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, ©2018
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1 online resource (xvi, 294 pages) :: illustrations (some color)
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3319788671
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3319788663
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9783319788661
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Contributors; Part I: Background and Concepts; 1: Introduction: A Pragmatic Perspective on the Opportunities and Limits of Investing in Resource Efficiency; 1 Policy Relevance; 2 Key Messages; 3 Organisation and Overview of Book; 3.1 Themes; 3.2 Chapter Overview; 4 Contribution and Outlook; References; 2: An Introduction to Resource Efficiency: Concepts and Definitions; 1 Introduction; 2 Resource Efficiency: Context and History; 3 A Conceptual Map of Resource Efficiency; 4 Drivers of Resource Use; 5 Resources and the Economy.
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3.1.2 Dissemination, Access, and Management: Limited Information on the Solutions3.2 Capacity Constraints; 3.2.1 At the Firm Level: Technical Expertise and Management Capacity; 3.2.2 Institutional Capacity; 3.2.3 Biases at the Individual Level; 3.3 Financial Market Constraints; 3.3.1 Uncertain Investment Payoffs Hamper Financing; 3.3.2 Non-monetary and Third Party Benefits from Resource Efficiency Investments; 3.3.3 Structural Issues in the Banking Sector; 3.4 Uncompetitive Market Structures; 3.5 Fiscal Mismanagement; 3.5.1 Subsidies; 3.5.2 Waste Tariffs.
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3.6 Uncertainty, Volatility, and Instability4 Policy Instruments for Improving Resource Efficiency; References; 5: The Introduction and Application of a Comprehensive Cost-Benefit Framework for Resource Efficiency Investments; 1 Introduction; 2 Introducing a Comprehensive Cost-Benefit Framework; 3 Matching the Framework to the Existing Evidence Base; 3.1 Environmental Costs in the BAU Scenario; 3.2 Environmental Benefits in the BAU Scenario; 3.3 Environmental Costs from Investments in Resource Efficiency; 3.4 Environmental Benefits from Investments in Resource Efficiency.
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4.2 Material Resource Use: Regional4.3 Material Resource Use: DMC and RMC; 4.4 Material Resource Trade: Regional; 4.5 Material Resource Prices; 4.6 Resource Efficiency; 5 Conclusion; References; Part II: Methodologies and Evidence; 4: Barriers to Resource Efficiency Investments; 1 Introduction; 2 Competitive Markets, Market Failures, and the Rationale for Investments; 3 Barriers to Resource Efficiency Investments; 3.1 Information Constraints; 3.1.1 Monitoring and Disclosure: Limited Information on the Scale and Nature of Resource Inefficiencies.
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6 Resource Use and the Environment7 Discussion and Conclusions; References; 3: Monitoring Resource Efficiency Developments: Indicators, Data, and Trends; 1 Introduction; 2 Material Resource Use and Resource Efficiency Indicators; 2.1 Underlying Methodologies; 2.2 Resource Use Indicators; 2.3 Resource Efficiency Indicators; 2.4 Application of Material Resource Indicators; 2.5 Limitations; 3 Data Sources to Monitor Material Resource Use and Resource Efficiency; 4 Trends in Material Resource Use, Trade, Price, and Resource Efficiency; 4.1 Material Resource Use: Global.
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This book covers the multi-faceted incentives, trade-offs, and challenges associated with the economics and politics of resource efficiency investments. By contributing a wide range of empirical evidence, practitioners' insights, and policy perspectives, this book carefully examines the role of resource efficiency in reconciling environmental and economic considerations. It also discusses the critical role of resource efficiency investments in mitigating climate change and enabling sustainable development. Featuring expert insights from academia, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, this book provides a policy oriented guide, reference, and toolbox for unlocking the potential of resource efficiency. To this end, it identifies practical measures for overcoming barriers and creating smart incentives for leveraging resource efficiency investments. Overall, this book brings together evidence to develop innovative ideas and strategies for improving the efficient use of resources and advancing clean and sustainable development. "This book is an important and timely contribution", Angel Gurria, Secrectary General, OECD.
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Environmental economics.
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Natural resources-- Management.
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Sustainable development.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Real Estate-- General.
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Business the environment, 'Green' approaches to business.
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Environmental economics.
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Environmental economics.
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Finance.
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Natural resources-- Management.
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Political economy.
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Sustainability.
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Sustainable development.
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The environment.
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| Dewey Classification
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333.7
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HC79.E5
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Flachenecker, Florian
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Rentschler, Jun
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