Format:
1 online resource (286 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781874719670
,
9781909493315
Content:
Examines the prospects for and likely outcomes of the widespread uptake of leading-edge green purchasing practices in European cities. The most relevant product groups for eco-procurement are analysed, and solutions to barriers preventing their uptake proposed
Note:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1. Introduction. Public purchasing: a new, old policy tool -- PART 1: Green purchasing in practice -- 2. Green purchasing in practice: experiences and new approaches from the pioneer countries -- 3. Hurdles in green purchasing: method, findings and discussion of the hurdle analysis -- 4. The European legal regime on green public procurement: corresponding and conflicting aspects of environmental law and procurement law in the EU -- 5. Local experiences: green purchasing practices in six European cities -- 6. Triggering innovation -- PART 2: Quantifying environmental benefits -- 7. The financial power and environmental benefits of green purchasing -- 8. Methods for calculating the environmental benefits of 'green' products -- 9. Results of the European calculation -- PART 3: Advanced tools for analysing eco-procurement options -- 10. Researching the market conditions for green purchasing -- 11. Integrating environmental and economic costs and benefits: approaches to and experiences with modified cost-effectiveness analysis -- PART 4: Pathways to implementation -- 12. Views from the green public procurement community -- 13. Green purchasing potential in Central Europe: the cases of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland -- 14. Conclusions. Green purchasing: a concept lagging far behind its potential -- Bibliography -- List of abbreviations -- Author biographies -- Index
Additional Edition:
Print version Erdmenger, Christoph Buying into the Environment Saltaire : Taylor & Francis Group,c2003 ISBN 9781874719670
Language:
English
Keywords:
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