Interactions Between Economy and Ecology
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Matsugi, T., Oberhauser, A. (Eds.) (1994). Interactions Between Economy and Ecology. Duncker & Humblot. https://doi.org/10.3790/978-3-428-48162-0
Matsugi, Takashi and Oberhauser, Alois. Interactions Between Economy and Ecology. Duncker & Humblot, 1994. Book. https://doi.org/10.3790/978-3-428-48162-0
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Interactions Between Economy and Ecology
Editors: Matsugi, Takashi | Oberhauser, Alois
Schriften zu Regional- und Verkehrsproblemen in Industrie- und Entwicklungsländern, Vol. 59
(1994)
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| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Editors' Foreword | 5 | ||
| Table of Contents | 7 | ||
| Theodor Dams: Japanese and German Positions in the International Debate on Economical and Ecological Issues | 9 | ||
| 1. Common concern and responsibility in the 90s | 9 | ||
| 2. UNCED - positions and impacts for Japan and Germany | 10 | ||
| 3. Some reflections on theoretical foundations | 13 | ||
| 4. Some internal ecological problems | 15 | ||
| 5. The responsibility in relation to world wide problems | 19 | ||
| 6. A common foundation for environmental reconsideration? | 20 | ||
| References | 21 | ||
| Takashi Matsugi: Recent Studies on Environmental Problems in Japan - A Survey - | 23 | ||
| 1. Introduction | 23 | ||
| 2. Theoretical studies | 24 | ||
| 2.1. The market approach2.1. The market approach | 25 | ||
| 2.2. The non-market approach | 26 | ||
| 3. Empirical studies | 27 | ||
| 4. Concluding remarks | 29 | ||
| References | 30 | ||
| Gerold Blümle: The Importance of Environmental Policy for International Competitiveness | 35 | ||
| A. Introduction | 35 | ||
| B. Principal topic | 37 | ||
| 1. Historical development of ecology | 37 | ||
| 2. The importance of environmental costs | 39 | ||
| 3. The importance of labour | 44 | ||
| 4. Aspects of international competitiveness | 47 | ||
| 5. Environmental costs and competitiveness | 49 | ||
| C. Consequences for environmental policy | 53 | ||
| References | 54 | ||
| Hiroshi Yanagioka: Evaluation of Environmental Costs in Japan | 59 | ||
| 1. Approach to environmental issues | 59 | ||
| 2. Costs of environmental technologies | 59 | ||
| 2.1. Hydrodesulphurization technology | 60 | ||
| 2.2. Flue gas desulphurization technology | 63 | ||
| 2.3. Flue gas denitrification technology | 63 | ||
| 2.4. Flue gas dust collector | 64 | ||
| 2.5. Incineration | 65 | ||
| 2.6. Water treatment | 66 | ||
| 3. Conditions for accepting environmental technologies | 67 | ||
| 4. Environmental coefficient and burden ratio | 70 | ||
| References | 71 | ||
| Hans-Hermann Francke Knut Blind: Environmental Policy in the European Community - A Critical Perspective - | 73 | ||
| A. The Problem | 73 | ||
| B. The current state of environment policy in the European Community | 74 | ||
| I. Aims and principles | 74 | ||
| II. Instruments and programmes | 76 | ||
| C. Critical remarks concerning efficiency | 77 | ||
| I. International environmental problems viewed from the theory of public goods | 77 | ||
| II. The restrictions on decentralized environmental policy resulting from internationally harmonized sol | 80 | ||
| D. The introduction of catalytic converters for cars as an example of the difficulties in implementing decentralised environmental policy in the EC | 82 | ||
| I. History | 82 | ||
| II. Some conclusions for the future development of European environmental policy | 84 | ||
| References | 97 | ||
| Siegfried Hauser: General System Theoiy Approach Towards a Better Understanding of Environmental Economics | 99 | ||
| 1. Environmental economics | 99 | ||
| 2. General system theory as a theory of action for environmental economics | 101 | ||
| 3. "The environment11 interpreted as a system-theoretical expression | 104 | ||
| 4. Possible solutions considering system-theoretical aspects | 107 | ||
| 5. Environmental protection: A new challenge for economists | 109 | ||
| Ryuhei Okumura: A Dynamic Analysis of Global Warming | 111 | ||
| 1. Introduction | 111 | ||
| 2. Uzawa model | 112 | ||
| 3. Two-country model | 114 | ||
| 3.1. Nash equilibrium path | 114 | ||
| 3.2. Worldwide social optimal paths | 116 | ||
| 4. Conclusion | 116 | ||
| Yuko Arayama: General Equilibrium Analysis of C02 Levies and Emission Rights | 117 | ||
| 1. Introduction | 117 | ||
| 2. Why C02 levies or emission rights? | 119 | ||
| 3. Social marginal cost in general equilibrium | 121 | ||
| 4. Pigouvian tax and its interpretation in a general equilibrium | 126 | ||
| 5. Emission rights and C02 levies | 128 | ||
| 6. Concluding remarks | 132 | ||
| References | 132 | ||
| Yoichi Nishijima: Internalization of Environmental Costs for Sustainable Development - Learning from the History of Fighting Sulfur Dioxide in Japan - | 135 | ||
| 1. Internalization of environmental costs for sustainability | 135 | ||
| 2. Japan's awakening to environment - Experiences of tragedies caused by pollution - | 136 | ||
| 3. Japan's limited environmental capacity | 138 | ||
| 4. Dependence on overseas resources and its impact on environmental protection | 139 | ||
| 5. A case of environmental protection - Actions against SOx - | 141 | ||
| 6. Acquiring the economic means for environmental protection | 142 | ||
| 6.1. The internal processing by enhanced productivity | 143 | ||
| 6.2. Including environmental investment into economic growth | 144 | ||
| 7. Role of the government in promoting environmental protection and private corporations' policy making | 145 | ||
| 8. Work habit of the Japanese and their willingness to accept technologies | 147 | ||
| 9. Japan's future international contributions | 147 | ||
| 10. Remaining issues | 148 | ||
| References | 162 | ||
| Yoshida Takeshi: Transfer of Environmental Technology - Transfer Technology and Roles of Non-profit Institutions - | 163 | ||
| 1. Introduction | 163 | ||
| 2. The problems and solutions of technology transfer | 163 | ||
| 2.1. Problems of technology transfer | 163 | ||
| 2.2. Solutions to barriers of technology transfer | 165 | ||
| 3. The inherent problems and solutions of environmental technology transfer | 166 | ||
| 4. Functions of non-profit institutions | 168 | ||
| 5. Institutions for transfer of environmental technology in Japan | 171 | ||
| 6. Discussion | 172 | ||
| References | 173 | ||
| Midori Aoyagi: Environmental Activities among Lay People The Analysis of the Attributes of People Who are Aware of Environmental Activities - | 175 | ||
| Abstract | 175 | ||
| 1. Introduction | 175 | ||
| 2. Participation in environmental activities among lay people | 176 | ||
| 3. The modelling of choice | 177 | ||
| 4. Data | 177 | ||
| 5. Result | 180 | ||
| 6. Discussion | 188 | ||
| References | 189 | ||
| Tamiki Kishida: Organizing for Environmental Management | 191 | ||
| I. Introduction | 191 | ||
| II. Macro characteristics of environmental management | 192 | ||
| III. Environmental management of Japanese management | 195 | ||
| IV. Summary and implications | 197 | ||
| References | 198 | ||
| Hans-Josef Brink: Designing Environmental Protection within Organizations in the Federal Republic of Germany - Concepts and Perspectives - | 199 | ||
| 1. The ecological dimension of organizational action | 199 | ||
| 2. Organizational protection of the environment as an object of organizational design - foundation and concepts | 200 | ||
| 3. Organizing environmental protection in German firms | 204 | ||
| 4. Perspectives for the further development of organizational environmental protection and organizational importance | 205 | ||
| References | 206 | ||
| Kirsten Meyer/Franz Schober/Marcus Siefert: Information Systems for Waste Disposal Management | 209 | ||
| 1. Introduction | 209 | ||
| 2. Waste disposal management | 210 | ||
| 2.1. Goals and tasks of waste disposal management | 210 | ||
| 2.2. Information systems requirements for waste disposal management | 215 | ||
| 3. An electronic market system for chemical materials at the University of Freiburg | 217 | ||
| 4. Conclusion | 220 | ||
| References | 220 | ||
| Günter Müller/Thomas Hummel/Detlef Schoder/ Frank Stoll/Ralf Strauß: Information Technology and Traffic Issues - Shifting the Point of View - | 223 | ||
| 1. Introduction | 223 | ||
| 2. Potential for solutions of traffic problems through IT and their conventional implementation | 224 | ||
| 2.1. The substitution hypothesis | 224 | ||
| 2.2. Autonomous systems | 225 | ||
| 2.3. Cooperative systems | 225 | ||
| 2.4. Traffic system related innovations | 225 | ||
| 3. Counterproductive results of conventional approaches in the field of information technology | 226 | ||
| 3.1. De-emphasis of the substitution hypothesis | 226 | ||
| 3.2. Single-sided technical point of view at the development and deployment of autonomous syst | 227 | ||
| 3.3. Single-sided point of view during development and deployment of cooperative systems | 228 | ||
| 3.4. Traffic system related innovations and their inadequate | 230 | ||
| 4. Plea for a new point of view | 230 | ||
| 4.1. Extension of the examination to non-technical | 231 | ||
| 4.2. Road pricing - an instrument for traffic | 232 | ||
| 4.3. Toll systems and social acceptance | 233 | ||
| 4.4. An alternative proposal for a toll system development | 234 | ||
| 5. Conclusions | 237 | ||
| References | 238 | ||
| Contributors | 239 |