Product Description: In the policy arena, as well as in the academic world, a new challenge is having to deal with the global community. We are increasingly aware that the world is linked through economy–energy–environment interactions. We are increasingly aware, at the same time, that the emergence of the global community does not imply an integrated harmonious world; rather, it is a community where co- tries/regions of different interests and values face each other directly...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Policy failures in environment and development have been blamed on frag­ mented and eclectic policies and strategies. The 1992 United Nations Con­ ference on Environment and Development, the 'Earth Summit' in Rio de Janeiro, called therefore for an integrated approach in planning and policy making to achieve long-term sustainable growth and development...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In this study, the author constructs a systematic statistical framework for studying the environment and technology, the economy and society, and performs a series of analyses of the impact of human activities on the environment...read more

Product Description: This analysis of the performance of Japanese industry covers the period 1955 to the 1980s. The main purposes of the work are to provide a systematic analysis of the economy disaggregated to 25 industrial sectors and to explore the feasibility of large scale industry modelling, from the viewpoint of both availability and reliability of statistical data...read more