Globalisation and its measurement

"Localism in Thailand: a study of globalisation and its discontents"

Recent work has suggested that the discontent over perceived negative impacts arising from liberalisation and globalisation need to be more carefully considered. The critiques emanating from non-governmental organisations and social movements are considered to be amongst the most significant. This paper examines one example of such criticism – localism – that emerged during the economic crisis ...

Measurement and Analysis of Green Energy Economy Indicators in Iran (Measurement of Carbon Dioxide Emission and its Elasticity)

Achieving sustainable economic growth is one of the most important goals of countries' economic programs and policies in the current era. Along with economic growth, consumption of energy rises. Since fossil fuels provide a major share of the world's energy, increased fuel consumption is an inevitable feature of economic growth.  Continuation of this trend increases greenhouse gas emmissions, n...

Bioelectricity and Its Measurement

Adaptation and Its Measurement

1 Introduction I strongly endorse the central theme of Mendelsohn's (2000) paper that 'adaptation (including its costs) must... be taken into account in order to design efficient climate change policies'. Mendelsohn makes several valuable observations that amplify this point. He stresses that there is an efficient amount of adaptation, and that one can have too much or too little adaptation. Us...

Sustainability and its measurement

This paper critically reviews the existential need, history, role and status of applying quantitative scientific sustainable development in all human activities of globally-affecting magnitude, such as energy, water and food, and it organically incorporates criteria and effects of the interactions between technology and society. Sustainability metrics and their ongoing development are described...