Browsing Rensselaer Libraries by Subject "Ecological economics"
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An experimental approach to behavior, personality traits, and gender in varying structures
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2014-08)The findings of behavioral economics research contribute to the improvement of microeconomic theory and the understanding of human psychology. The purpose of this dissertation is to enhance the understanding of human ... -
Brownfields redevelopment and competitive advantage theory : urban revitalization and stakeholder engagement in South Troy, NY
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2007-12)This dissertation focuses on brownfield redevelopment as viewed by key stakeholders in South Troy New York, an older industrial community now laden with these underused, abandoned, and idle properties. South Troy is a ... -
Double exposure to climate change and globalization in peasant agricultural communities
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2014-12)This dissertation, composed of both a theoretical overview of peasant agriculture in economics and case studies in two regions, contributes to these issues in several ways: (1) by providing an analysis and summary of the ... -
Empirical essays on innovation systems, technology diffusion and industrial dynamics
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Energy, emissions and structural changes of the Korean economy : implications for a low-carbon economy
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Essays on China's energy consumption, carbon emissions and economic growth
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Experienced utility in a Nicaraguan village
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Four essays analyzing the impacts of policy and system changes on power sector emissions
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2015-05)The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a regionally based carbon dioxide (CO2) cap and trade policy. A potential weakness of regional emissions trading policies is that they can incur "leakage" if emission ... -
Interregional transportation, trade, and regional comparative advantage and development in China
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Policies and technologies for a sustainable use of water in Mexico : a scenario analysis
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Poverty, the macroeconomy, and unions : measurement matters
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2014-08)International studies support the notion that higher welfare generosity is the key policy approach to reducing poverty even more so than macroeconomic growth. On the other hand, the US poverty literature has generally found ... -
Sustainable well-being and climate change in Pakistan : the case of Keti Bunder’s coastal ecosystem
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Technological disruptions in the energy sector
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2016-05)Today’s climate change problems urgently call for technological disruptions in the energy sector. Three important issues in the energy sector are empirically studied in this thesis: innovators’ long-term incentives, the ... -
The future of agriculture in a resource-constrained world: a scenario analysis
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The impact of other-regarding behavior and bounded rationality on decision making and corporate social performance
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Valuing ecosystem services: a pluralistic approach
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