Environmental economics and investment assessment III /

Environmental economics and investment assessment III / [editors, K. Aravossis & C.A. Brebbia]. - Southampton ; Boston : WIT Press, c2010. - 269 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - WIT transactions on ecology and the environment, v. 131 1746-448X ; . - WIT transactions on ecology and the environment ; v. 131. .




CONTENT

Section 1: Environmental policies, planning and assessment
The impact of emission trading system on companies' profitability: the case of Greece
Infrastructure and ecology: 'limited costs may hide substantial impacts
Implementation of the polluter pays principle -example of planning for decommissioning
Estimating the economic benefits of redeveloping the former Athens international Airport
Assessment of the impact of local energy policies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
the contradiction between modernising irrigation and water buyback
etc.


Section 2: Cost benefits analysis
Cost-benefit risk of renewable energy
New benefit-cost methodology for evaluating renewable and energy efficiency programs of US Department of Energy
Assessing the efficiency of municipal expenditures regarding environmental protection
Car scrappage incentives policies


Section 3: Decision support system
Towards a decision support tool: Sensitivity mapping of the French Mediterranean coastal environment
Funding evaluation model for the implementation of wastewater treatment projects through public private partnerships


Section4: Natural resource management
Payment for environmental services (PES): contribution to indigenous livelihoods
Enhancing natural resource management through payment for ecosystem services
Investment in sustainable buildings: the role of green building assessment system in real estate valuation
Hydropower and sustainable development: a case study of Lao PDR


Section 5: Social issues and environmental policies
Sustainability action in Mediterranean countries through cooperation partnership: the case study of the project PAMLED
Relevance of environmental and public safety issues predicts public importance of economic vitality
Evaluating the complementarity of education function in Agriculture
Green economic and green jobs: implications for South Africa




Includes bibliographical references and index: p. 269

9781845644369

1746448X


Environmental economics
Investments--Environmental aspects--Congresses.
Environmental impact analysis--Congresses.

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