Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century: Applying Sustainomics to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals

Contents
Foreword
Preface
Part I Framework and Fundamentals
	1 Overview and Summary
		1.1 Outline of the Book
		1.2 Rationale and Motivations
		1.3 Brief History and Summary of Sustainomics
		1.4 SD Status and SDGs
	2 Sustainomics Framework
		2.1 Overview
		2.2 Basic Concepts and Principles
		2.3 Key Elements of the Sustainable Development Triangle
		2.4 Integration of Economic, Social and Environmental Elements
		2.5 BIGG to Restructure Development for Sustainability
		2.6 Tools and Methods for Integrated Analysis and Assessment
	3 Economics of the Environment
		3.1 Overview
		3.2 Human Activities and the Environment
		3.3 Conventional Project Evaluation
		3.4 Measuring Costs and Benefits
		3.5 Basic Concepts for Valuing Environmental Costs and Benefits
		3.6 Multicriteria Analysis
		3.7 Discount Rate, Risk and Uncertainty
		3.8 Economywide Policies and the Environment
		Annex 3.1 Estimating and Using Shadow Prices
	4 Environmental and Social System Links
		4.1 Overview
		4.2 Conceptual Framework Linking Ecological and Socioeconomic Systems
		4.3 Property Rights, Governance and Ecological–Social Linkages
		4.4 Sustainable Values and EA and SA
Part II Global and Transnational Applications
	5 Global Analytical Applications
		5.1 Overview
		5.2 Climate Change and Sustainable Development
		5.3 Applying the Sustainomics Framework to Climate Change
		5.4 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
		5.5 Global-Level Interactions between Climate Change and Sustainable Development
		5.6 GHG Mitigation Prospects in Sri Lanka
		5.7 Real-Options Framework for Carbon Trading under Uncertainty
	6 International Process Applications: Multilevel, Multistakeholder, Transdisciplinary Dialogues
		6.1 Overview
		6.2 Global Transdisciplinary Scientific Dialogue on Climate Change and Sustainable Development
		6.3 Sustainable Sri Lanka Vision 2030 Report and Building the National Consensus
		6.4 Key Policy Actions and 2030 Outcomes
		6.5 DDP: Multilevel, Multistakeholder Dialogue
		6.6 DDP Evaluation Results and Conclusions
Part III National and Macroeconomic Applications
	7 National Economywide Applications
		7.1 Overview
		7.2 Historical Evolution of Ideas
		7.3 Empirical Evidence
		7.4 Framework for Analysis
		7.5 Case Study of Brazil – Making Long-Term Development More Sustainable
	8 Mathematical Macromodel Applications
		8.1 Overview
		8.2 Optimal Growth Models and Sustainable Development
		8.3 Economic and Noneconomic Costs and Benefits of Growth
		8.4 An Optimization Model: Ecol-Opt-Growth-1
		8.5 Model Conclusions
		8.6 Macroeconomic Policies, Second-Best Theory and Environmental Harm
		8.7 DC Case Studies
		Annex 8.1 Ecol-Opt-Growth-1 Model
		Annex 8.2 Second-Best Nature of Macroeconomic Policies When Environmental Externalities Are Present
	9 Computable General Equilibrium Modeling Applications
		9.1 Overview
		9.2 Economywide Cross Effects of Social and Environmental Policies in Chile
		9.3 Review of Economic, Social and Environmental Issues and Policies
		9.4 Interactions between Social, Environmental and Economic Policies
		9.5 Chile Case Study Conclusions
		9.6 Economywide Policies and Deforestation in Costa Rica
		9.7 Modeling Approach
		9.8 Main Findings of the Costa Rica Study
		Annex 9.1 ECOGEM – Chile CGE Model Summary
		Annex 9.2 Costa Rica CGE Model Summary
Part IV Sectoral and Resource System Applications
	10 Energy Sector Applications
		10.1 Overview
		10.2 Energy and Sustainable Development
		10.3 Framework for SED
		10.4 Applying SED to Power Planning in Sri Lanka
		10.5 Energy Policy Options
		10.6 Assessing the Sustainability of Energy Policies in South Africa
	11 Transport Sector Applications
		11.1 Overview
		11.2 Generic Priorities for Sustainable Transport
		11.3 Health Costs of Air Pollution in Sri Lanka
		11.4 Traffic Congestion – Economic and Environmental Sustainability
		11.5 Other Options for Reducing Traffic Congestion
		11.6 Sustainable Transport Policy in Sri Lanka
	12 Water Resource Applications
		12.1 Overview
		12.2 Hydrological Cycle and Human Actions
		12.3 Water and Development
		12.4 Sustainable Water Resources Management and Policy
		12.5 Management of Groundwater Depletion and Saline Intrusion in the Philippines
		12.6 Policy Implementation Issues
		12.7 Simple Water Filtration Method for Cholera Prevention in Bangladesh
		Annex 12.1 Economic Costs of Producing Water
	13 Agricultural and Land-Use Applications
		13.1 Overview
		13.2 Sustainable Management of Tropical Forests
		13.3 Valuing Forest Ecosystems in Madagascar
		13.4 Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change
		13.5 Climate Impacts on Agriculture in Sri Lanka
		Annex 13.1 Models Used for Tropical Forest Valuation
	14 Sustainable Pricing Policy Applications
		14.1 Overview
		14.2 SPP for Energy
		14.3 Extensions of the Basic Model
		14.4 Calculating Economically Efficient Prices Based on Strict LRMC
		14.5 Adjusting Efficient Prices to Meet Other Objectives
		14.6 Sustainable Pricing of Water Resources
		Annex 14.1 Optimal Energy Pricing
		Annex 14.2 Demand Analysis and Forecasting
Part V Project and Local Applications
	15 Project and Business Applications
		15.1 Overview
		15.2 Small Hydro Projects and SED in Sri Lanka
		15.3 Main Findings of the Small Hydro Study
		15.4 New and Renewable Energy Projects: Case Study of Solar pv
		15.5 Sustainable Rural Electrification Based on Renewable Energy
		15.6 Evaluating a Typical Water Supply Project in a Poor African Village
		15.7 Sustainable Consumption and Production
	16 Disaster and Human Habitat Application
		16.1 Overview
		16.2 Sustainable Hazard Reduction and Disaster Management
		16.3 The 2004 Asian Tsunami: A Preliminary Assessment
		16.4 Urban Vulnerability, Natural Hazards and Environmental Degradation
		16.5 Urban Sustainability
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Index