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Land Use Policies For Sustainable Development Exploring Integrated Assessment Approaches Desmond McNeill , Ingrid Nesheim , Floor Brouwer Edited by Desmond McNeill, Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo, Norway, Ingrid Nesheim, Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo, Norway and Floor Brouwer, Senior Research Scholar, Research Unit on Environment, Nature and Landscape, LEI (Wageningen University and Research Centre), The Hague, The Netherlands 2012 320 pp Hardback 978 1 84980 292 5 Hardback $135.00 on-line price $121.50 Qty This book is also available as an ebook  978 1 78100 247 6 from - www.EBSCOhost.com www.myilibrary www.ebooks.com www.ebookscorporation.com www.dawsonera.com www.ebrary.com/corp/ www.books.google.com/ebooks Description 'The ever increasing competition for land, and the environmental pressures being placed on this most fundamental resource, call for a new approach to its governance. Based on case studies from around the world this book provides a comprehensive and unique insight into the development of sustainable land use policies in developing countries and heralds the need to integrate environmental, social and economic considerations for effective and sustainable governance.' - Lisa Emberson, University of York, UK Contents Contributors: A.M. Arbi, I. Bezlepkina, M. Bonin, F. Brouwer, M. Bursztyn, L. Chen, Y. Cissé, E. Coudel, S.A. Dalimunthe, N. Debortoli, N.I.S. Dewi, S. Feng, L.N. Gachimbi, P. Gicheru, H. Jeder, S. Kashyap, H. König, D. Lindoso, X. Ma, D. McNeill, S.N. Makokha, I. Nesheim, N. Novira, N. Ounalli, S. Patil, S. Purushothaman, F. Qu, T.S. Rahayu, P. Reidsma, S. Rodrigues-Filho, J. Schuler, M. Sghaier, X. Shi, J.-P. Tonneau, R. Verburg, J. Von Braun, J.W. Wamuongo, A.P. Wicaksono Further information 'The ever increasing competition for land, and the environmental pressures being placed on this most fundamental resource, call for a new approach to its governance.

Hertel, T.W., W.E. Tyner and D.K. Birur, (2010). "Global Impacts of Biofuels", Energy Journal, 31(1):75-100. Simon, Delphine; Tyner, Wallace E.; and Jacquet, Florence. "Economic Analysis of the Potential of Cellulosic Biomass Available in France from Agricultural Residue and Energy Crops." Bioenergy Research (2010) 3:183-193. Taheripour, Farzad, and Tyner, Wallace E. "Biofuels, Policy Options, and Their Implications: Analyses Using Partial and General Equilibrium Approaches." In Handbook of Bioenergy Economics and Policy, edited by Madhu Khanna, Jurgen Scheffran, and David Zilberman, Springer, 2010, pp.365-83. Tyner, Wallace E. "Comparison of the US and EU approaches to stimulating biofuels." Biofuels Vol. 1, No. 1 (2010), pp. 19-21. Taheripour F., T. Hertel, W. Tyner, J. Beckman, and D. Birur. "Biofuels and their By-Products: Global Economic and Environmental Implications," Biomass and Bioenergy 34 (2010), pp.278-89. Tyner, Wallace E., and Daniela Viteri. "Implications of Blending Limits on the US Ethanol and Biofuels Markets." Biofuels 1(2) (2010), pp.251-53. Tyner, Wallace E. "Cellulosic Biofuels Market Uncertainties and Government Policy." Biofuels 1(3) (2010), pp. 389-91. Tyner, Wallace E.; Taheripour, Farzad; Zhuang, Qianlai; Birur; Baldos, Uris. "Land Use Changes and Consequent CO2 Emissions Due to US Corn Ethanol Production: A Comprehensive Analysis." Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, July 2010. Report to Argonne National Laboratory. Tyner, Wallace E. "What Drives Changes in Commodity Prices? Is it Biofuels?" Biofuels 1(4) (2010), pp. 535-37. Tyner, Wallace E., Farzad Taheripour, and David Perkis. "Comparison of Fixed versus Variable Biofuels Incentives." Energy Policy 38 (2010) 5530-5540. "The Economics of Harvesting Corn Cobs for Energy" Matthew J. Erickson and Wallace E. Tyner, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University (ID-417-W) 2009 Papers Agrawal, Rakesh; Singh, Navneet R.; R

The Geopolitics Of Natural Resources David L. Feldman Edited by David Lewis Feldman, Professor and Chair, Department of Planning, Policy and Design and Professor of Political Science, University of California, Irvine, US 2011 672 pp Hardback 978 0 85793 074 3 Hardback £215.00 on-line price £193.50 Qty Series: Elgar Mini Series Description 'An inspired anthology of classic and contemporary reading concerning geopolitics and the the commons, this book provides essential background for students and practitioners of natural resources governance.' - Helen Ingram, University of California, Irvine, US Contents 30 articles, dating from 1950 to 2005 Contributors include: T. Beatley, M. Cole, A. Dinar, P. Haas, T. Homer-Dixon, K. Jacobs, M. McGinnis, R. Mitchell, K. Lee, H. Vaux, Jr. Further information 'An inspired anthology of classic and contemporary reading concerning geopolitics and the the commons, this book provides essential background for students and practitioners of natural resources governance.' - Helen Ingram, University of California, Irvine, US This significant collection examines the diverse ways natural resources are managed and controlled and the controversies that arise regarding their use, allocation, and protection resulting from governance decisions and policies. Professor Feldman has selected seminal works which focus on several key issues, including the role of common property resources in questions of trans-boundary resource management, the diverse ways societies and interest groups accord value to resources and their use, and how resources are catalysts for both international conflict and cooperation. This authoritative volume will be of immense value to students, professionals and practitioners interested in the field of geopolitics and natural resources. Full table of contents Contents: Acknowledgements Introduction David Lewis Feldman PART I GEOPOLITICS AND THE COMMONS 1. Michael V. McGinnis (1995), 'On the Verge of

Using planetary science to shape economics By Oliver Greenfield - Green Economy Coalition - September, 2011 Six big ideas for a green infrastructure capable of protecting people and future generations Economic theory (and common sense) tells us that when something is valuable, and it is free, its use tends to infinity - this explains why trees, biodiversity, freshwater and atmospheric space for carbon are all being used 'like there is no tomorrow'. It also assumes that when something is exhausted (or too expensive), a substitute is almost certain to be found. Economic theory then takes this substitution concept up to a macro level and thinks of the 'trade-off' between environment and economy. The logic is that we can have 'more environment' if we are prepared to put up with 'less economy', or we can have 'less environment' if we want a bigger economy. The traditional economic world view that dominates the political spectrum is based on infinite resources, substitution, and ultimately this trade-off between environment and economy. If the rationale behind our economic system is based on some of these assumptions, then it seems fitting for us to explore whether the planet can indeed support these assumptions. Let us take a quick journey into planetary science. Back to basics Gravitational forces, generated both by the earth orbiting the sun and the moon orbiting the planet, create movement and flow of magma, collision of tectonic plates and surfacing of minerals. These minerals are weathered and distributed across the earth's surface, primarily by water. The constant heating and cooling created by the earth's rotation accelerates the chemical reactions between newly released minerals (soils and rocks) and atmospheric gases. These chemical reactions are the pool from which life emerged, creating single cells capable of using minerals and energy from the sun to photosynthesise; generating proteins for their own growth, and respiring to br

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DIMENSIONS OF POLITICAL ECOLOGY: CONFERENCE ON NATURE/SOCIETY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY April 13 - 15, 2012 University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA Keynote Address: Julie Guthman (Department of Community Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz) Plenary Address: Erik Swyngedouw (Department of Geography, University of Manchester) Following the success of our inaugural conference, which included participants from 8 different countries, 25 states, 41 universities, and featured scholars from 17 different disciplinary affiliations, the University of Kentucky Political Ecology Working Group is now preparing for our 2012 conference. This three-day conference provides an opportunity to critically examine perspectives on human-environment relationships in their varied manifestations and to foster discussions among a diverse group of scholars. We encourage submissions from all individuals who are engaged in research on the ecological dimensions of political, economic, social, and scientific change research regardless of their topical, theoretical, or methodological frameworks, including but not limited to: Environmental justice Cultural ecology Ecological modernization Environmental history Environmental law Restoration ecology Political economy of nature Genetic technology Commons, enclosures, and land tenure Environmental risk Resource management and conservation Non-equilibrium ecology Landscape studies Environmental discourse and policy Feminist and heterodox approaches to environmental economics Sustainability Urban ecology Environmental sociology Food security and sustainable agriculture Critical science studies Knowledge Production By sharing their work, participants can anticipate receiving feedback on the socio-natural dimensions of their work from a specialized group brought together in an intimate setting and interact with scholars creating cutting edge political-ecological research. Presentation Formats * Paper presentation: paper se