Modelling sustainable development

Modelling sustainable development - Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2009. - xvi, 259 p. : illustrations ; - The Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) series on economics, the environment, and sustainable development .

Included Index.

Economic models for sustainable development / Richard S.J. Tol --
Designing sustainability policy / Barbara K. Buchner --
An American view of sustainability / Ray Kopp --
Implementing the EU sustainability indicators / Christoph Böhringer, Andreas Löschel --
Interpreting environmental policy cost measures / Jean-Charles Hourcade, Frédéric Ghersi --
Technical progress in TranSust models / Valentina Bosetti, Marzio Galeotti --
Revenue recycling and labour markets: effects on costs of policies for sustainability / Terry Barker, Sebastian De-Ramon, Hector Pollitt --
Carbon dioxide capture and storage supporting sustainable energy systems / Bob van der Zwaan --
Market Allocation Model (MARKAL) at ECN / Koen Smekens, Gerard Martinus, Bob van der Zwaan --
A hybrid model: DEMETER / Reyer Gerlagh, Bob van der Zwaan --
Impact assessment of climate policies (IMACLIM-S) / Frédéric Ghersi --
The Energy-Environment-Economy model for Europe (E3ME) / Terry Barker, Sebastian De-Ramon, Hector Pollitt --
An endogenous technical change model: FEEM-RICE / Valentina Bosetti, Carlo Carraro, Marzio Galeotti --
Policy analysis based on computable equilibrium (PACE) / Christoph Böhringer, Andreas Löschel, Thomas F. Rutherford --
Economic impacts of GHG emission reductions: an overview of multiple model calculations / Reyer Gerlagh [and others] --
Transition to sustainability: some preliminary conclusions / Valentina Bosetti, Carlo Carraro.

This insightful book explores the issue of sustainable development in its more operative and applied sense. Although a great deal of research has addressed potential interpretations and definitions of sustainable development, much of this work is too abstract to offer policy-makers and researchers the feasible and effective guidelines they require.

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