De Gruyter Handbook of Sustainable Development and Finance (Issn)

The __De Gruyter Handbook of Sustainable Development and Finance__ explores the difficult and challenging issues confronting society and the environment, in the contexts of unprecedented climate change, bio-diversity loss and the global pandemic. In this seminal text exploring a wide range of topics, and in the devastating wake of COVID-19, scholars and practitioners analyse the effectiveness of current and proposed actions to build a sustainable future, and the public and private finance necessary to prevent an impending planetary catastrophe. The first section of the handbook introduces readers to the origins and evolution of sustainable development. An examination of public and private finance follows in the next two sections, presented from the perspectives of authors from both ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ countries. Climate change, one of the largest sectors of finance for sustainable development, is investigated in detail, as is the new and emerging development frontier, the ‘blue’ economy of the world’s oceans. Suitable for students, policymakers and the public at large, the handbook highlights the lessons learned and points the way forward for sustainable development and finance in the wake of the global pandemic, and the challenges to come. Contents List of contributors Acknowledgements Preface Part 1: Origins and evolution Chapter 1 Origins and evolution of sustainable development and finance Chapter 2 Complexity and uncertainty in sustainable finance: An analysis of the EU taxonomy Chapter 3 Ecosystem services and natural capital: Application to sustainable finance Chapter 4 The World Bank (Group) and sustainable development Chapter 5 Landscape planning and economics for sustainable finance Chapter 6 Certification and sustainable development Part 2: Public finance Chapter 7 Public finance for sustainable development Chapter 8 Public finance and fiscal instruments for sustainable development Chapter 9 Financing sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the role of digital finance Chapter 10 Fiscal governance to support post-COVID low-carbon development in Indonesia Chapter 11 The EU renewable energy policy and its impact on forests Part 3: Private finance Chapter 12 Private finance for sustainable development Chapter 13 Green Bonds: Debt at the crossroad between finance, law and ecology Chapter 14 Investing in sustainable business models at the base of the pyramid Chapter 15 AI and blockchain for sustainable development in India Chapter 16 Valuing civil society environmental engagement Part 4: Climate finance Chapter 17 Climate finance for sustainable development Chapter 18 Financing emission reductions: Official development assistance (ODA)-driven climate finance and beyond Chapter 19 The adaptation fund (AF) Chapter 20 An analysis of the global carbon market post COP26: How fossil fuel emission reductions and offset integrity must guide carbon market operation Chapter 21 Financing climate resilience: New opportunities and challenges Part 5: The blue economy Chapter 22 Sustainable ocean development and the blue economy Chapter 23 Ethics in the blue economy Chapter 24 Financing sustainable coastal and maritime tourism in the blue economy of the Asia-Pacific Chapter 25 Evaluating the governance of sustainable development: The quality and legitimacy of the blue economy Chapter 26 How green is the blue economy? Chapter 27 Finance approaches supporting social enterprise, non-profits and for-purpose organisations: A marine permaculture case study Conclusion Chapter 28 Sustainable development and finance post-pandemic – future directions and challenges List of abbreviations and acronyms List of figures List of tables Index

The De Gruyter Handbook of Sustainable Development and Finance explores the difficult and challenging issues confronting society and the environment, in the contexts of unprecedented climate change, bio-diversity loss and the global pandemic.

In this seminal text exploring a wide range of topics, and in the devastating wake of COVID-19, scholars and practitioners analyse the effectiveness of current and proposed actions to build a sustainable future, and the public and private finance necessary to prevent an impending planetary catastrophe.

The first section of the handbook introduces readers to the origins and evolution of sustainable development. An examination of public and private finance follows in the next two sections, presented from the perspectives of authors from both ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ countries. Climate change, one of the largest sectors of finance for sustainable development, is investigated in detail, as is the new and emerging development frontier, the ‘blue’ economy of the world’s oceans.

Suitable for students, policymakers and the public at large, the handbook highlights the lessons learned and points the way forward for sustainable development and finance in the wake of the global pandemic, and the challenges to come.

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