Technological change and the environment

The 13 articles of this collection are the result of three workshops on induced technological change (ITC) held in 1997-1999 at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria (where two of the editors teach; the third teaches economics at Yale U.). The chapters consid...

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Main Author: Grübler, Arnulf
Other Authors: Nakićenović, Nebojša, Nordhaus, William D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC Resources for the Future 2002
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The 13 articles of this collection are the result of three workshops on induced technological change (ITC) held in 1997-1999 at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria (where two of the editors teach; the third teaches economics at Yale U.). The chapters consider topics that include the history of the ITC debate, international perspectives, various ITC modeling approaches, evolutionary interpretation of innovation in medical history, the relation of costs and performance of new technologies with carbon dioxide emission reduction, and the place of ITC in the context of global climate change policy. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Physical Description:vi, 407 pages illustrations
ISBN:9781136522901
9781936331758
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