<i>‘An excellent collection of chapters on the topic of the green economy and growth that provides a historic perspective as well as investigating new channels. Recommended to all who are interested in these ideas.’</i>

- Anil Markandya, BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain,

<i>‘Since its emergence in the late 1980s, the term “green economy” has become ubiquitous in contemporary policy debates. This book provides the most comprehensive and thorough treatment of the topic to date, highlighting various definitions and approaches to greening economies as well as applications to specific industries and case studies.’</i>

- Edward Barbier, Colorado State University, US,

Outlining how the concepts of green economy and green growth have become the forefront of policy and political debates within the last decade, this compelling Research Handbook investigates the policies and plans that utilise these concepts at both the local and global level to achieve a truly green economy.Commencing with a review of green economy’s development from the 1980s onwards, the Research Handbook on the Green Economy examines its progression through the 1990s, illustrating the lack of progress in the early years until sustainable development gathered traction in the early 2000s. Taking a theoretical approach to green economy research, this Research Handbook examines recent trends and developments within global industries and sectors including product circulation and manufacturing, alongside green services, construction, renewable energy and tourism. Chapters also discuss the directions and challenges for future research, in particular the concepts of ‘lean’, waste reduction and greenwashing in the green economy.This timely and fascinating book will be an excellent resource for scholars and researchers in the fields of environmental economics, economic geography, business and management studies, and environmental governance and regulation. The illustrated future strategies highlighted in this Research Handbook will also provide excellent guidance for policymakers at both local and national government levels.
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Contents: 1 Introduction: conceptualising research into the green economy 1 Andrew Jones and Patrik Ström PART I THEORETICAL APPROACHES IN GREEN ECONOMY RESEARCH 2 Green economy definitions: recent trends and developments 13 Lucien Georgeson 3 Green growth 34 David Gibbs 4 The circular economy 51 Brita Hermelin 5 Are all industries now green? 64 Grete Rusten 6 Agenda 2030 and the green economy 81 Marie Stenseke PART II INDUSTRIES AND SECTORS 7 Green finance: possible misallocation of portfolio assets and net carbon tax proposals 96 Naoyuki Yoshino, Yumana Tomonori and Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary 8 Product circulation and remanufacturing 110 Mitsutaka Matsumoto 9 Green services 128 Patrik Ström 10 Servitization and the green economy 141 Keiko Toya 11 Construction and the green economy 160 Julia Affolderbach and Christian Schulz 12 Bioeconomy and international trade in Latin America 178 Ximena Olmos and Nanno Mulder 13 Second-stage challenges and opportunities for renewable energy and national variation in adoption 194 Paul Midford 14 Green tourism 220 Lucia Pizzichini PART III CHALLENGES AND CRITIQUES 15 Lean and the green economy: the promise of a waste-free society? 244 Daryl J. Powell 16 Green everywhere? Institutional greenwashing and injustice in the green economy 258 Kirstie O’Neill 17 Green economies in the Global South: framings, experiences, and immanent challenges 279 James T. Murphy PART IV CONCLUSION 18 Coda: future directions and challenges for research into the green economy 299 Andrew Jones and Patrik Ström
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‘An excellent collection of chapters on the topic of the green economy and growth that provides a historic perspective as well as investigating new channels. Recommended to all who are interested in these ideas.’
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781789904826
Publisert
2024-05-24
Utgiver
Vendor
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
326

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Edited by Andrew Jones, Professor of Economic Geography and President, Brunel University London, UK and Patrik Ström, Director, European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics and Associate Professor of Economic Geography, University of Gothenburg, Sweden