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The Driving Forces of Change in Environmental Indicators : An Analysis Based on Divisia Index Decomposition Techniques / by Paula Fernández González, Manuel Landajo, Mª José Presno

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Lecture Notes in Energy ; 25 | SpringerLink BücherPublisher: Cham ; s.l. : Springer International Publishing, 2014Description: Online-Ressource (XII, 80 p. 16 illus., 14 illus. in color, online resource)ISBN:
  • 9783319075068
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9783319075051 | Druckausg.: The driving forces of change in environmental indicators. Cham : Springer, 2014. XII, 80 S.RVK: RVK: ZH 9317LOC classification:
  • HD9502-9502.5
DOI: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-07506-8Online resources:
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Summary: This book addresses several index decomposition analysis methods to assess progress made by EU countries in the last decade in relation to energy and climate change concerns. Several applications of these techniques are carried out in order to decompose changes in both energy and environmental aggregates. In addition to this, a new methodology based on classical spline approximations is introduced, which provides useful mathematical and statistical properties. Once a suitable set of determinant factors has been identified, these decomposition methods allow the researcher to quantify the respective contributions of these factors. A proper interpretation of findings enables the design of strategies and a number of energy and environmental policies to control the variables of interest. This book also analyses the impact of several factors that allow control of these variables; among them, assessment of the specific contribution of improved energy efficiency is particularly relevant. A number of divisia-index-based techniques for decomposing changes in a generic indicator are now available, and these range from classical techniques based on Laspeyres and Paasche weights to more refined approaches relying on logarithmic mean weighting schemes. This book is intended for undergraduates and graduates of energy economics and environmental sciences, environmental policy advisors, and industrial engineersPPN: PPN: 1658611217Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-ENE
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