Browsing NESC Research Series [edeposit] by Subject "Environment"
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Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2019-05-10)This research from DCU identifies three main themes: complexities inherent in transport; competing priorities and contestation between institutional drivers; and the fragmented governance landscape and institutional ... -
Modelling the Zero-Carbon Transition: International Approaches and Lessons for Ireland
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2020-05-20)The Government’s Climate Action Plan and Future Jobs Ireland 2019 included a request for NESC’s advice on how to manage the transition associated with climate change and digital automation. Specifically, how to minimise ... -
Nature’s Values: From Intrinsic to Instrumental. A review of values and valuation methodologies in the context of ecosystem services and natural capital
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2017-04)Consciously or not, people attach values to aspects that are important in their lives. These values can inform their preferences and their behaviour. They attach a value to a clean, healthy, functioning environment just ... -
Transport-Orientated Development: Assessing Opportunity for Ireland - Background Case Studies
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2019-06-10)This background paper provides an analysis of international and national evidence on the role of transport in widening the potential of active land management through unlocking land for housing, sustainable urban development, ... -
Valuing Nature- Perspectives and Issues
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2017-04)This report aims to open the debate on Natural Capital by engaging with a growing body of critical scholarly work, as well as grassroots environmental movements, particularly those in the Global South. This work pulls the ...
