Environmental economics

Globalization is predominantly viewed from a more economic interaction point of view; with little attention given the consequences that global harmonization has on indigenous cultures. A lot of attention has been given to economic, trade and financial flows with universally binding or guidelines on how partners in the globalization phenomenon should operate. Issues of environmental and human right concerns, also attract attention, and even gain closer impetus than issues related to the cultural…

detrimental to innovation and growth… growth-enhancing investments need to be maintained over the long-run.” By intervening in the depleted nuclear energy market, the government understands its responsibility to maintain macroeconomic stabilization in hard economic times. Such government stimulus will be used to foster cleaner innovation in the energy sector, as well as preventing the losses of jobs of factory…

doing in terms of the economy, Canada’s wellbeing cannot be determined by the state of the economy alone. There are other factors that have a significant effect on the lives of that need to be acknowledged when considering health and wellbeing. Environmental factors are one of the domains featured within…

Stop Abusing ‘Sustainability’ The misuse of the word ‘sustainability’ happens daily by those wishing to make a quick profit; all the while, their actions and thoughts are anything but sustainable. The general population is still trying to figure out this word, sustainability. Does it mean ‘eco-friendly’? Does it mean ‘more expensive’? What is this expensive, ‘hippie ideology’ and what does it have to do with development? The term ‘sustainable development’ was coined a couple decades ago…

According to the most noted Ethiopian macro-economist and the current department head at Addis Ababa University, economic performance in Ethiopia is highly correlated with the political process (Geda, 1998). Ethiopia has passed decades of economic stagnation and fluctuation as a result of continuing change in policies and political environment. The political system doesn’t seem to follow the traditional trend of socio-political…

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN SHANGAI, CHINA. Introduction . Shangai is a city in China that has one of the biggest populations and contains the globe’s major ports. The city was established over 700 years ago in Hangjina’s river delta in East China (Needham, & Wang, 1994).The city is located in the eastern seaboard, and generally has a flat terrain.The populous city has a population of more than half a million residents by the year 1816 and has thus grown to become a successful commercial…

become one of the top priorities for countries; “But in recent decades, leaders have come to see the economic clout that trade produces as more than merely a purse for military prowess: they now understand prosperity to be a principal means by which countries measure and exercise power.” (Froman, par.1). This brings in more money and jobs into the economy; “Trade supports higher-paying jobs, spurs economic growth, and enhances the competitiveness of the U.S. economy.” (Froman, par. 3). With…

by government at national and state level which comprehends green infrastructure. 5.2 NATIONAL LEVEL APPROACH: 5.2.1 National environment policy, 2006 The nexus Environmental degradation with poverty is one of the key envi-ronmental challenges India is facing in many dimensions. Degradation is in-trinsically connected with environmental resources such as land, water, air flora, and fauna. Drivers of degradation: Population growth, inappropriate technology and consumption choice, pov-erty and…

fund managers, finance and leasing companies, credit unions, etc. Moreover, the Canadian banking system has got the soundest in world and that was by The World Economic Forum. However, there are some trends that are impacting the overall Canadian industry, and the strongest trends are Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental and Competitive. In addition, all these trends have opportunities and threats. Political Opportunity and Threat…

degradation and soil erosion which threatens siltation of Panama Canal, and air pollution in urban areas affects the extraction of natural resources. Another was the environmental cost of building the Panama Canal. In addition to the economic and human cost where thousands of workers died and many people were displaced from their land. This environmental result was negative. Furthermore, many animal species and plants were extinct and an unknown volume of biomass was lost as a result of…