Low Carbon Development

Key Issues
Herausgeber: Urban, Frauke; Nordensvard, Johan

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the first comprehensive textbook to address the interface between international development and climate change in a carbon constrained world. It discusses the key conceptual, empirical and policy-related issues of low carbon development, taking an international and interdisciplinary approach to the subject by drawing on insights from across the sciences and social sciences whilst embedding the discussion in a global context. Written by an international team of leading academics and practitioners in low carbon development, this book is essential reading for students, academics, professionals and policy-makers interested in low carbon development and climate change policy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 174mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9780415539012
• ISBN-10: 0415539013
• Artikelnr.: 36773377

Autorenporträt

Frauke Urban is Lecturer in Environment and Development at the Centre for Development, Environment and Policy (CeDEP) at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), UK. She specializes in the linkages between energy, climate change and development, especially low carbon development, climate change mitigation and energy policy. Johan Nordensvärd is a Researcher specializing in the field of social policy and low carbon development, globalization, global climate governance and energy policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Introduction 1. Low Carbon Development: Origins, Concepts and Key
Issues Part 2: The Politics of Low Carbon Development 2. The Political
Economy of Low Carbon Development 3. The Climate Change Policy Process and
Low Carbon Development Part 3: The Social Dimensions of Low Carbon
Development 4. Social Justice and Low Carbon Development 5. Social Policy
and Low Carbon Development Part 4: The Economics of Low Carbon Development
6. Climate Change Economics: Financing Low Carbon Development 7. The Future
of Carbon Markets: Carbon Trading, the Clean Development Mechanism and
beyond Part 5: Technology and Innovation for Low Carbon Development 8. Low
Carbon Innovation and Technology Transfer Part 6: Key Issues for Low Carbon
Development in Policy and Practice 9. Renewable Energy and Energy Access in
Developing Countries 10. Revolutionising the Electricity Sector: Renewable
Energy and Low Carbon Grid Infrastructure 11. Forestry and Low Carbon
Development 12. Agriculture and Low Carbon Development 13. Transportation
and Low Carbon Development 14. Triple Win? The Case of Climate Compatible
Development Part 7: Key Issues for Low Carbon Development in Low, Middle
and High Income Countries: Case Studies 15. Approaches to Low Carbon
Development in Low, Middle and High Income Countries: A Conceptual
Framework 16. Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth in a Carbon Constrained
World: The Case of Ethiopia 17. Low Carbon Development in Tanzania: Lessons
from its Solar Home System Market 18. Ride the Wind: Wind Energy in China
19. Low Carbon City Planning in China 20. From Outsider to World Leader:
Bioethanol in Brazil 21. Carbon Capture and Storage (CSS) in the US 22.
Energy Efficiency Policy in Germany and the UK Final Thoughts