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This study analyzes industrial wastewater management efficiency using a Chinese provincial dataset from 2004 to 2014. The weighted Russell directional distance model is used to evaluate the efficiency of management practices. Determinants analysis was conducted based on governmental policy, pollution abatement, and market factors to identify the main drivers of industrial wastewater management efficiency in China. The results indicate that the wastewater management efficiency improved in the eastern and central regions. However, there is a significant efficiency gap between provinces in the western region. Moreover, the main determinants of wastewater management efficiency differ among regions and pollutants.

"Problems of climate change, biodiversity, air pollution are clearly growing in globally, but more particularly in Asia because of its economic importance and richness in nature. The growing increasing interest in the environmental and resource economics applied in regions of Asia will make this book an outstanding resource to the existing literature particularly in the fields of environmental and resource economics and the integration of applied content in traditional agricultural and development. At present there is no single handbook or text on the state of current knowledge in environmental economics in Asia or which offers a comprehensive guide to students and academics on the subjects of environmental economics research. This book will help to fill the gap in the existing literature"--

Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of maps; List of contributors; Preface; Introduction; 1 An evaluation of inclusive capital stock for urban planning; 2 Impact of infrastructure in India; 3 Sustainability evaluation for energy infrastructure: a hybrid simulation approach to inclusive wealth; 4 Public debt as a negative stock in sustainability indicator; 5 Global marine fisheries with economic growth; 6 Inclusive wealth adjusted by total factor productivity as a sustainability measurement: global productivity analysis

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Notes on contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART 1 Global issues and indicators -- 1 Green Economy and Green Growth in international trends of sustainability indicators -- 2 Efficiency and fairness of resource use: from a planetary boundary perspective -- 3 Environmental Kuznets curve: economic growth and emission reduction -- 4 Measuring natural capital use in the global economy -- 5 Natural capital and ecosystem accounting -- PART 2 Improving sustainability and well-being indicators -- 6 Inclusive wealth and sustainability indicators -- 7 Growth of inclusive wealth -- 8 The Better Life Index and measurement of well-being -- 9 A monetary evaluation of life: life satisfaction approach -- PART 3 Towards green growth: analysis and actions -- 10 Effects of disasters on markets -- 11 Environmental impact of mega events -- 12 Voluntary industrial toxics program and performance -- 13 Contributions of the private sector to global biodiversity protection -- 14 Ecologically friendly transportation: cost analysis of subsidy and tax reduction scheme -- Conclusion -- Index.

'The Economics of Green Growth' investigates the possibility of creating an integrated indicator covering three pillars of sustainable development: economy, society and the environment.

Through a combination of global data analysis and focused country level analysis, this timely book provides answers to the most pertinent country and industry specific questions defining the current relationship between technology, natural resources and economic growth. Shunsuke Managi takes a distinctive approach by focusing on the design and implementation of environmental regulations that encourage technological progress and, in doing so, looks at ways to ensure productivity improvements in the face of increasingly stringent environmental regulations and natural resource depletion. The find

This study analyzes the key drivers of the relationship between economic growth and carbon emissions in six Northeast Asian countries (China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolia, and Russia) from 1991 to 2015. We apply a decomposition analysis approach using Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index to identify the main contributing factors toward CO2 emission changes. To discuss the decomposition results in more in detail, we explain the energy portfolio change in each country to understand the energy and resource utilization strategy. From the results, we find that the key driving factors of CO2 emissions change and energy portfolio trends are different among Northeast Asian countries, driven by economic growth in China and Korea, reduced by energy efficiency improvements in Russia and the DPRK, while being relatively benign in Japan and Mongolia due to a combination of these factors. This result implies that we can better understand the regional cooperation policy for improving each driving factor to achieve sustainable development and management of CO2 emissions considering the characteristics of each country.

The Inclusive Wealth Index provides important insights into long-term economic growth and human well-being. The Index measures the wealth of nations through a comprehensive analysis of a country's productive base and the country's wealth in terms of progress, well-being and long-term sustainability. It measures all assets which human well-being is based upon, in particular, produced, human and natural capital to create and maintain human well-being over time.

This book aids those concerned about environmental issues to firmly grasp relevant analytical methods and to comprehend the thought process behind environmental economics. It does so by drawing from specific environmental issues and at the same time providing commentary that facilitates understanding. This text contains in-depth explanations necessary for a thorough understanding of the fundamental aspects and importance of environmental economics.

1. Introduction -- 2. The industrial waste market -- 3. Creating the market for household waste and extended producer responsibility -- 4. First-best economy : comparisons between a disposal fee policy and EPR-based policies -- 5. The second-best policy for recycling household waste -- 6. The durability of goods and the right recycling policy for household waste -- 7. International trade of waste and environmental pollution -- 8. The effects of introducing EPR policies in developed countries on international trade, the environment, and social welfare -- 9. The effectiveness of the Basel Convention -- 10. The policies adopted in China and India and the international trade policy -- 11. Conclusions.

This book provides a look at the current status and future potential of sustainable development in India. Macroeconomic developments, regional disparity and poverty situation, the trend in natural resource depletion and environmental degradation, trajectory of economic development, and conventional wealth are discussed. A history of environmental regulations and the current state of the environment in India are provided along with the possible reasons for non-compliance of environmental standards in the country. This book studies many different aspects of industries in India from supply and demand sides and efficiency and productivity analyses are provided in detail. Before the liberalization of its economy began in 1991, India had been one of the most over-regulated and closed economies in the world. Market productivity is examined and tests whether the post-reform period shows any improvement in productivity and efficiency in comparison to the pre-reform period. Other subjects are discussed, including the economic value that the urban population of India places on improving the air quality, the cost of sustainable industrial development, industrial water use and analysis of the relationship between the price of oil and the macro economy as it applies to India. Technological change is vital to maintaining standards of living in modern economies with finite resources and increasingly stringent environmental goals. Successful environmental policies can contribute to efficiency by encouraging, rather than inhibiting, technological innovation. However, little research to date has focused on the design and implementation of environmental regulations that ensure productivity improvements in the face of increasing stringency of environmental regulations. This study models and measures productivity change, which is critical because energy resources are central to sustaining an economy. The traditional issues of measuring productivity change were recast by recogn