Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of boxes -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- PART I The environment and the economy -- 1 The environment and economics -- 2 The economic system revised -- PART II Microeconomics and the environment -- 3 The market model and its failure -- 4 Public goods and externalities -- 5 Economics of renewable and non-renewable resources -- 6 Economics of non-renewable resources with renewable services -- 7 Consumer demand and the environment -- 8 Production, costs, supply, and environmental capital -- 9 Market organisation and the environment -- PART III Macroeconomics and the environment -- 10 Some important concepts in macroeconomics -- 11 Environmental capital: investment and depreciation -- 12 Environmental macroeconomics: short-run analysis I -- 13 Environmental macroeconomics: short-run analysis II -- 14 Environmental macroeconomics: long-run analysis -- 15 International trade and globalisation -- PART IV Valuation -- 16 Valuation of environmental capital: microeconomic basis -- 17 Valuation of environmental capital: macroeconomic basis - I -- 18 Valuation of environmental capital: macroeconomic basis - II -- PART V Policy -- 19 Environmental policies -- 20 An environmental economics for sustainability -- Index.

Note: COVER -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- PART I Background -- 1. Introduction: distributional effects of climate change - social and economic implications -- 2. Vulnerability, sensitivity and coping/adapting capacity worldwide -- 3. Climate change and natural disasters: economic and distributional impacts -- PART II Differential Impacts -- 4. Health impacts of heat: present realities and potential impacts of a climate change -- 5. Gender and climate change vulnerability: what's the problem, what's the solution? -- 6. Income distribution effects of policies to mitigate greenhouse gases: the case of Mexico -- 7. Climate change and cities: differential impacts and adaptation options in industrial countries -- 8. Climate information, equity and vulnerability reduction -- 9. The security challenges of climate change: who is at risk and why? -- 10. Distributional effects and change of risk management regimes: explaining different types of adaptation in Germany and Indonesia -- 11. Conclusions -- Index.

Note: Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- PART I Understandingand Shaping the Social Context of Environmental Studies -- 1 An introduction to methods and applications in environmental studies -- 2 Public meanings of science and the environment -- 3 Cross-cultural environmental research processes, principles, and methods: coastal examples from Aotearoa/New Zealand -- 4 Understanding culture and environment dynamics using cultural consensus analysis -- 5 Mixed methods analysis of urban environmental stewardship networks -- 6 The structured mental model approach -- 7 Fuzzy cognitive mapping: applications to urban environmental decision-making -- 8 Action research for coherently integrated sustainability policy design and implementation -- PART II Modeling Resource Use, Environmental Service Provision , Production and Emissions in Theory -- 9 Energy return on investment (EROI) and its implications for long-term prosperity -- 10 A multi-region input-output analysis of global virtual water flows -- 11 Dynamic product-centric MFA -- 12 Network analysis of industrial ecosystems -- 13 Linking environmental and economic frameworks to model technology transitions -- 14 System dynamics for environmental applications -- 15 Using participatory system dynamics in environmental and sustainability dialogues -- 16 Analyzing green growth: integrating models to assess green economy - methods and applications to Mexico -- 17 Valuing estuarine and coastal ecosystems for storm protection -- 18 Are cities really smart? The environmental impact of urban and rural municipalities according to different methodological perspectives -- 19 Vulnerability assessments -- 20 Multi-criteria environmental performance assessment with an additive model -- 21 Gaming on environmental issues -- 22 Nash equilibria of transboundary pollution games -- Index.

Note: Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgement -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on the Water Allocation, Water Quality and Salmon Production in San Joaquin River Basin -- 3. Modeling Interactions Among Wildland Fire, Climate and Society in the Context of Climatic Variability and Change in Southwest US -- 4. An Integrated Assessment of Impacts of Predicted Climate Change on the Mackinaw River Basin -- 5. Ecological and Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Agricultural Systems: An Intergrated Assessment Approach -- 6. Assessing Potential Public Health Impacts of Changing Climate and Land Uses: The New York Climate and Health Project -- 7. Climate's Long-term Impacts on Urban Infrastructures and Services: The Case of Metro Boston -- 8. Conclusion: Assessing Impacts and Responses -- Index.

Note: Intro -- Forewords -- Contents -- Challenges and Opportunities for Transition to Low Carbon Cities -- Big Data, People, and Low-Carbon Cities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 What Data Exist -- 3 What Data Do Not Exist -- 4 What More Is Needed? -- 5 How to Use Data -- 6 Conclusions -- 7 Summary -- References -- Co-benefits and Co-costs of Climate Action Plans for Low-Carbon Cities -- 1 Introduction -- Importance of City-Level Climate Mitigation and Adaption -- Significance of Including Co-benefits and co-costs in City-Level Climate Action -- 2 Economic Argument for Including Co-benefits and Co-costs -- Optimal Abatement Levels Including Direct Benefits and Co-benefits -- 3 Representative Cities and Their Climate Mitigation Plans -- Cities in Developed Nations -- Cities in Developing Nations -- Climate Action Categories -- 4 City Climate Action Plan Analysis -- Differences in Action Categories and Their Frequencies -- Identification or Recognition of Co-benefits and Co-costs -- 5 Insights and Implications from the Network Analysis of City Action Plans -- References -- Optimizing Water-Energy-Carbon Nexus in Cities for Low Carbon Development -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Characterizing Urban Water Systems -- 3 Energy Dependency of Urban Water Systems -- 4 Drivers That Affect Water Related Energy Linkage in Cities -- 5 Towards Net Zero GHG Emission and Self-Sufficiency -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Grassroots Environmentalism and Low-Carbon Cities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Transition Town Movement -- Ecovillage Movement -- Community Renewable Energy -- Conclusion -- References -- Emerging Low-Carbon Urban Mega-Projects -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Geography of Eco-Cities -- 3 Eco-City Mega-Projects -- Masdar Eco-City -- Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- References: Websites. , Energy Consumption and Emissions Assessment in Cities: An Overview -- 1 Introduction -- Energy Consumption, GHG Emissions and Urbanization -- Measuring the Carbon and Environmental Footprint of Cities -- Cities as Solution or as a Problem -- 2 Conclusions -- 3 Summary -- References -- Information Sources -- Low Carbon Urban Design: Potentials and Opportunities -- 1 Low Carbon Cities and Urban Sustainability -- 2 Low Carbon Urban Design Potentials -- Existing Indicators for Urban Sustainability and Low Carbon Performance -- Potential Directions: Emergent and Future Technologies -- 3 Low Carbon Urban Design Opportunities -- Low Carbon City Initiatives in China -- Application of Low Carbon Urban Design in Hong Kong: The Kai Tak Development -- 4 Future Research -- References -- Toward Low Carbon Cities: The Chinese Experience -- 1 Introduction -- 2 China´s Urbanization Challenge -- 3 Qingdao -- 4 Tianjin -- 5 China´s Greening City Strategy -- 6 Chapter Summary -- References -- Low-Carbon Urban Infrastructure -- 1 Urban Form: Foundation of Low-Carbon Infrastructure -- 2 Energy Infrastructure: Demand and Supply -- End-Use Efficiency -- Supply-Side Efficiency and De-carbonization -- 3 Water Infrastructure: Low-Carbon and Resilient -- Save First -- Wastewater Treatment and Biogas Cogeneration -- 4 Transportation Infrastructure: Rethinking Mobility -- Prioritize Investments in Low-Carbon Transport Modes -- Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) -- Integrated Transport Infrastructure -- Multimodal Streets -- Cleaner Vehicle Technology -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Low-Carbon Waste Management -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Waste and Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 3 Low-Carbon Landfill Design -- 4 Organic Waste Diversion -- 5 Thermal Treatment of Waste -- 6 Source Reduction, Reuse, Recycling, and Recovery -- 7 Systemic Changes Towards GHG Mitigation from Waste. , 8 Mitigation at the Urban Scale -- References -- Internet References -- Managing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Cities: The Role of Inventories and Mitigation Action Planning -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Ancillary Effects of Climate Policies at the Local Level -- Accounting and Mitigating GHG Emissions -- Box 1 -- 3 International Practice: GHG Inventories in Cities -- Main Methodologies -- How to Draw Boundaries for Analysis? -- What to Measure? -- How to Measure? -- Practical Experiences -- Inventory Accounting -- Mitigation Accounting -- 4 Rio de Janeiro´s Experience -- Inventory -- Box 2 -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Social Factors Affecting Low-Carbon Cities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Rapidly Emerging Cities (Early Infrastructural Transition) -- 3 Mature Cities (Lifestyle Changes) -- 4 Already Built-Up Cities (Reconciling Growth and Emissions in Developing Countries) -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- References (Web) -- Key Drivers and Trends of Urban Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 1 Drivers of GHG Emissions from the Energy System -- 2 Profiles and Trends in GHG Emissions from Urban Energy Use -- 3 Transition in Technology, Infrastructure, and Fuel Mix in Cities and GHG Implications -- 4 Trans-Boundary Energy Linkages and Their Implications for Urban GHG Accounting -- 5 Stakeholders, Markets, and Governance -- Appendix -- References -- Potential Transformation Pathways Towards Low-Carbon Cities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Challenge of Climate Change and the Opportunity of Cities -- 3 Scenarios for Long-Term Transformation -- 4 Low-Carbon Future Bristol -- 5 Methodology -- 6 Outcomes -- Scenario X: `Low-Carbon Business-As-Usual´ -- Scenario Y: `Re-localised Sustainable Transformation´ -- 7 Discussion -- 8 Chapter Summary -- References -- Eco-Districts as a Transition Pathway to Low-Carbon Cities -- 1 Introduction. , 2 Urban Climate Change Planning: A Focus on Eco-Districts -- Organisational Learning in Urban Climate Change Planning and Policy -- 3 Malmö´s Approach to Climate Change and Sustainable Development -- The Eco-District: From Industrial Wasteland to Vision of Sustainability -- Applying Lessons and Raising the Bar -- 4 Analyzing Malmö´s Success -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Index.