From a Nobel Prize–winning pioneer in environmental economics, an innovative account of how and why "green thinking" could cure many of the world's most serious problems—from global warming to ...pandemics Solving the world's biggest problems—from climate catastrophe and pandemics to wildfires and corporate malfeasance—requires, more than anything else, coming up with new ways to manage the powerful interactions that surround us. For carbon emissions and other environmental damage, this means ensuring that those responsible pay their full costs rather than continuing to pass them along to others, including future generations. In The Spirit of Green, Nobel Prize–winning economist William Nordhaus describes a new way of green thinking that would help us overcome our biggest challenges without sacrificing economic prosperity, in large part by accounting for the spillover costs of economic collisions.In a discussion that ranges from the history of the environmental movement to the Green New Deal, Nordhaus explains how the spirit of green thinking provides a compelling and hopeful new perspective on modern life. At the heart of green thinking is a recognition that the globalized world is shaped not by isolated individuals but rather by innumerable interactions inside and outside the economy. He shows how rethinking economic efficiency, sustainability, politics, profits, taxes, individual ethics, corporate social responsibility, finance, and more would improve the effectiveness and equity of our society. And he offers specific solutions—on how to price carbon, how to pursue low-carbon technologies, how to design an efficient tax system, and how to foster international cooperation through climate clubs.The result is a groundbreaking new vision of how we can have our environment and our economy too.
As the largest and greenest multilateral lender in the world, the EIB helps economies flourish, creates jobs and promotes equality. Since 1958, the EIB has provided loans and expert advice for ...thousands of projects in over 160 countries.
Temelj rada su koncepti doživljaj zajednice i valorizacija kulturne baštine na primjeru multietničke općine Vojnić s kulturnom baštinom na Petrovoj gori od umjetničke i povijesne važnosti. Kulturna ...baština omogućuje jačanje lokalnog identiteta, a time i doživljaj zajednice, kao most između prošlosti zajednice i sadašnjih iskustava. U dinamici baštine i identiteta stanovnici imaju važnu ulogu svojim odnosom prema baštini. Istraživanjem smo željeli utvrditi razlike među ispitanicima u doživljaju zajednice i valorizaciji kulturne baštine Petrove gore s obzirom na sociodemografske karakteristike ispitanika te utvrditi povezanost dimenzija doživljaja zajednice i valorizacije kulturne baštine. U anketnom istraživanju sudjelovalo je sto ispitanika. Rezultati pokazuju niže procjene doživljaja zajednice u odnosu na valorizaciju baštine. U doživljaju zajednice nema razlika po spolu ni povezanosti s duljinom stanovanja u zajednici. Mlađi stanovnici pozitivniji su prema lokalnom vodstvu i rješavanju problema, a obrazovaniji su pozitivniji prema utjecaju zajednice na pojedinca i okruženje. Hrvati u odnosu na Srbe više prepoznaju identitet zajednice te višim procjenjuju utjecaj na okruženje, ali imaju manje kontakta s članovima zajednice. Doseljeni stanovnici imaju snažniji doživljaj zajednice, više vide identitet zajednice te su pozitivniji prema utjecaju zajednice i njezinu vodstvu i rješavanju problema. Stanovnici daju visoke procjene valorizacije baštine. Žene obilaze lokalitete češće, a nema povezanosti s dobi ni s duljinom stanovanja. Srbi imaju višu razinu valorizacije baštine u odnosu na Hrvate, a iste razlike uočavaju se između domicilnih i doseljenih stanovnika. Postoji povezanost između doživljaja zajednice i valorizacije kulturne baštine. Rezultati upućuju na nedovoljnu integriranost baštine u konstrukciju lokalnog identiteta. Edukacija stanovnika o baštini te uključivanje stanovnika u aktivnosti povezane s baštinom mogli bi pridonijeti većoj uzajamnosti baštine i lokalnog identiteta s krajnjom svrhom unapređenja lokalnog razvoja.
Lokalna akcijska grupa (LAG) utjelovljuje pristup LEADER za razvoj ruralnih
područja. U hrvatskom kontekstu primjena pristupa LEADER u multisektorskom planiranju
lokalnog razvoja započela je pred ...kraj prvog desetljeća 2000-tih uz sudjelovanje organizacija
civilnog društva te se nastavila nakon ulaska u EU, tako da danas postoje 54 aktivna LAGa.
Kako njihovo djelovanje do sada nije sustavno istraživano, ovaj je rad koristeći mješovitu
metodologiju, koja je uključivala fokusnu grupu, anketu i studiju slučaja, sagledavao koje su
mogućnosti i ograničenja djelovanja LAG-ova u Hrvatskoj. Rezultati su pokazali da su ljudski
resursi LAG-ova uglavnom zadovoljavajući uz snažno naglašene potrebe za edukacijom i
potporom. Njihovi proračuni rastu, no vidi se još prostora i potreba za diversifikacijom izvora
financiranja te većom alokacijom financijskih sredstava. Ističu se veliki administrativni zahtjevi
koji su prepreka učinkovitom radu i razvoju LAG-ova. Naglašene su i neke potrebe poput
veće autonomije i fleksibilnosti, što bi pospješilo njihov rad u zajednici i podupiranje lokalnog
razvoja. Rezultati sugeriraju da LAG-ovi nisu prepoznati kao prioritet na nacionalnoj razini
politika, no ističe se i njihov potencijal kao dionika razvoja ruralnih područja prema vlastitim
potrebama i prioritetima.
Waste treatment practices generate left-over materials, including refused-derived fuels, which need to be managed effectively to meet the European Union’s ambitious circular economy targets, ...especially regarding landfilling.This study identifies key considerations for the use of refuse-derived fuels and solid recovered fuels in energy-intensive industrial processes and shows that the use of these fuels could be a viable option for reducing landfilling in several EU countries.The report aims to raise awareness and inspire project-specific studies to help waste plant operators, designers, engineers and managing authorities identify and further explore options for their specific projects.
This book discusses the role of cultural practices and policy for sustainable development in West Africa across different artistic disciplines, including performance, video, theatre, community arts ...and cultural heritage. Based on ethnographic field research in local communities, the book presents findings on current debates of cultural sustainability in Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Benin. It provides a unique perspective connecting cultural studies, conflict studies and practical peacebuilding approaches through the arts. The first part pays particular attention to aspects of social cohesion and the circumstances of internally displaced persons e. g. caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in Northeast Nigeria. The second part focuses on cultural policy issues and challenges in the context of sustainable development, investigating participatory approaches and bottom-up processes, the role of governments and civil society, as well as performing arts organizations and universities in policy making and implementation processes. Performing Sustainability in West Africa presents research results and new methods on the role of artistic and cultural practices in conflict situations as well as current debates in cultural policy for researchers, academics, NGOs and students in cultural studies, sustainable development studies and African studies.
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