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Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Summary -- Scope of the study -- Key lessons -- Current practices in the Nordic countries -- Recommendations -- 1. Dealing with distortions -- 1.1 A primer on labour market distortions -- 1.1.1 I - Four dimensions of labour supply -- 1.1.2 II - Balanced budget approach -- 1.1.3 III - Unchanged income distribution -- 1.1.4 IV - Zero longrun real wage elasticity of labour supply -- 1.1.5 Use of the four principles in two examples -- Example one -- Example two -- 1.2 Marginal cost of public funds -- Box 1: Marginal cost of public funds

This book argues that social and environmental policy should be synthetically treated as one and the same field, that they are two aspects of the same coin - if sustainability is the goal. Offers examples from diverse fields, and predicts significant benefits.

If sustainability is our goal, social and environmental policy must be treated as one and the same field. Examples from Agriculture, Nutrition, Forestry, Urban Planning, Care Work, Tourism, and University Management show that such a paradigm shift is indicated, important, and timely. They also show that Environmental or Social Impact Assessments are no longer adequate. The new paradigm synthetically combines environmental and social policy. Not to do so leads to policy inefficiency and perverse effects. One policy domain may counteract or outright "sabotage" the other. To synthetically combine environmental and social policy calls for a trans-disciplinary perspective to include both policy fields and academic disciplines. This is well illustrated by the contributors in this book who represent numerous academic disciplines. They help professionals and students appreciate the centrality of trans-disciplinary thought and practice in working toward sustainability

"Concepts are thought categories through which we apprehend the world; they enable, but also constrain, reasoning and debate and serve as building blocks for more elaborate arguments. This book traces the links between conceptual innovation in the environmental sphere and the evolution of environmental policy and discourse. It offers both a broad framework for examining the emergence, evolution, and effects of policy concepts and a detailed analysis of eleven influential environmental concepts. In recent decades, conceptual evolution has been particularly notable in environmental governance, as new problems have emerged and as environmental issues have increasingly intersected with other areas. "Biodiversity," for example, was unheard of until the late 1980s; "negative carbon emissions" came into being only during the last few years. After a review of concepts and their use in environmental argument, chapters chart the trajectories of a range of environmental concepts: environment, sustainable development, biodiversity, environmental assessment, critical loads, adaptive management, green economy, environmental risk, environmental security, environmental justice, and sustainable consumption. The book provides a valuable resource for scholars and policy makers and also offers a novel introduction to the environmental policy field through the evolution of its conceptual categories."--Provided by publisher.

Cultivating relationships with policymakers about environmental issues takes time, but it can yield meaningful opportunities for policy impact. There are many key actors who have a role to play in influencing policy. Identify those individualsmost relevant to the policy change you want tosee and seek to influence them. Think about who supports the changes the community wants, and who might block the policies that the communities want. And just as important: who are the people who influence these key players in the policy turf? Remember that focusing on just one champion for your results in government and policy makers isn't ideal.