mphil environmental policy dissertations

MPhil Environmental Policy Dissertations

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Relation between pollution in agriculture and the Common

Agricultural Policy. Riepma, Allert. LE MPHIL EP 1993/1994:1

Environmental liability and the financial sector. Carter, David J. LE MPHIL EP 1993/1994:2

Environmental crime : an appraisal of existing procedure. Blakemore, J. M. LE MPHIL EP 1994/1995:1

Economics of agricultural land diversion to non-food crops. Bou-Ghanem, Zahr. LE MPHIL EP 1994/1995:2

Economic instruments for environmental policies in Japan. Kanamori, Kei. LE MPHIL EP 1995/1996:1

Are crimes of strict liability an appropriate way of protecting our

environment. Ratledge, John. LE MPHIL EP 1996/1997:1

Analysis of the causes and possible solutions of environmental

problems from a socio-psychological interpretation of consumer

behaviour.

Salinas, Alfonso Martinez. LE MPHIL EP 1996/1997:2

Greening of companies: what are the underlying factors for the

changing attitudes of companies to environmental issues in the

1990s.

Demetriades, Iphigenia. LE MPHIL EP 1996/1997:3



Civil liability for environmental damage : issues in design and

implementation. Tate, Jacqui. LE MPHIL EP 1996/1997:4

Impact of trade reform on the maize market : an application of

the Gray-Storey-Zacharias model. King, Jeff. LE MPHIL EP 1997/1998:1

Critical analysis of tradeable emission permits as an instrument

to control air pollution : can they be both efficient and

equitable.

Ruiz-Tagle, Maria Teresa. LE MPHIL EP 1998/1999:1

Study of the costs and benefits associated with converting land

from arable and livestock enterprises to conservation oriented

woodland enterprises in

Lister-Kaye, Amelia. LE MPHIL EP 1998/1999:2

Nitrogen fertiliser usage within UK designated zones within UK

designated zones and the concept and implication of blanket

policy on UK farmers.

Wood, Fiona Rebecca. LE MPHIL EP 1999/2000:1

Developing a methodology for formulating the annual state of

the environment report for cities in India. Lele, Ashwini. LE MPHIL EP 2000/2001:1

Can the UK green energy sector offer a viable and competitive

alternative to the current, fossil fuel based electricity market. Ross, Asher. LE MPHIL EP 2000/2001:2

Why has the uptake of market-based instruments to solve

environmental problems been so low. Larcom, Shaun. LE MPHIL EP 2001/2002:1



Costs and benefits of GM labelling adoption in China. Zhong, Shuang. LE MPHIL EP 2001/2002:2

Examining the nature of environmental harms. de Souza, Raquel Rodrigues B. LE MPHIL EP 2001/2002:3

Incentives for wildlife conservation at the local community level

in Zimbabwe. Gwatipedza, Johnson. LE MPHIL EP 2002/2003:1

Environmental regulatory compliance : operator and pollution

risk appraisal. Dixon, Rebecca. LE MPHIL EP 2002/2003:2

Alternative payment vehicles in contingent valuation : the case

of genetically modified foods. Darby, Laura. LE MPHIL EP 2003/2004:1

Lexicographic preferences in the demand for GM food in the UK. Adams, Damian C. LE MPHIL EP 2003/2004:2

What role does the assumption of self interest play in the

practice of contingent valuation in evironmental economics. Halverson, Elspeth. LE MPHIL EP 2003/2004:3

Market segmentation and its implications for genetically

modified food policy. Irie, Noriko. LE MPHIL EP 2003/2004:4



Porter hypothesis : an exemplar for a new age of

environmentalism. Konchak, William. LE MPHIL EP 2003/2004:5

Modelling the appropriation of wealth from traditional herbal

medicine knowledge through biodiversity contracts. Krishna, Vijesh. LE MPHIL EP 2003/2004:6

Consumer behaviour : the advertising counter effect of

environmental standards and eco-labels. Mohamed, Elwasila. LE MPHIL EP 2003/2004:7

Application of the income trust structures to other asset classes

: the case for wind energy. Mowat, John. LE MPHIL EP 2003/2004:8

Jinxiu in dilemma : case study of payment for forest service and

other issues. Zhang, Nian. LE MPHIL EP 2003/2004:9

Meeting New Zealand's international climate change obligations

: a critical analysis of the projects to reduce emissions'

mechanism.

Weeks, Teresa. LE MPHIL EP 2003/2004:10

Analysis of climate change policy on Kyoto mechanism in Japan :

effectiveness and efficiency. Tomihisa, Reiko Sodeno. LE MPHIL EP 2003/2004:11

Emerging ecosystems : an analysis of Puerto Rico New Forest. Morseleeto, Piero. LE MPHIL EP 2004/2005:1



RPS or feed-in-law : a renewable energy policy choice for China. Lin, Dan. LE MPHIL EP 2004/2005:2

Net benefits : considering the extent to which a marine eco-

label scheme could contribute to the recovery of European fish

stocks.

Kelling, Ingrid. LE MPHIL EP 2004/2005:3

Meta-analysis of non-use values for biodiversity produced by

contingent valuation methods. Dixon, Simon R. LE MPHIL EP 2004/2005:4

What is the application of environmental management

standards to climate change policy?. Papworth, Emma F. LE MPHIL EP 2004/2005:5

Assessment of the efficacy of economic instruments for wildlife

conservation in Kenya. Odongo, Cynthia Brenda Awuor. LE MPHIL EP 2004/2005:6

Addressing environmental and land problems in Ghana : an

urban perspective. Sumani-Nayina, Emmanuela H. LE MPHIL EP 2004/2005:7

What shall we do with all the animals?. Winder, Frances. LE MPHIL EP 2004/2005:8

Land use conflict and institutional economics : a case study of

the New Zealand wine industry. Smith, Michelle. LE MPHIL EP 2005/2006:1



Seeing through the fog : should Beijing implement Delhi's

alternative fuel strategy. Wu, Mae C. LE MPHIL EP 2005/2006:2

Effects on the EU ETS on Estonian industry. Anger-Kraavi, Annela. LE MPHIL EP 2005/2006:3

Extending the EU emissions trading scheme to include civil

aviation : a comparison between methods of allocating

allowances to airlines.

Gokarakonda, Sundeep. LE MPHIL EP 2006/2007:1

Investigating the relationship between income, health and

biomass consumption : a panel data analysis. Oparinde, Adewale Olubukola. LE MPHIL EP 2006/2007:2

Emission trading scheme in the UK aviation sector. Inoue, Kaoru. LE MPHIL EP 2006/2007:3

Regional self regulatory legal approaches as an effective

alternative to global IERs : a case study of forest policy and

management schemes.

Krupica, Brittany A. LE MPHIL EP 2006/2007:4

Study of ecological footprint theory and its application in

assessment of regional sustainable devlopment of Jiangsu

Province.

Song, Lijuan. LE MPHIL EP 2006/2007:5

Trade and environment : the state of the international debate

on biosafety and its implications for Brazil. Sobral, Yana Dumaresq. LE MPHIL EP 2006/2007:6



Biodiversity problem in tea production : the case of Fujian

Province, China. Liu, Suyu. LE MPHIL EP 2006/2007:7

Do policies encouraging livestock use in developing economies

reduce welfare and harm the environment. Delany, Ewan. LE MPHIL EP 2006/2007:8

Using a choice experiment to estimate the economic value of

environmentally sustainable management of the Great Lakes. Brown, Tristan H. LE MPHIL EP 2006/2007:9

Certification of sustainable forest management and the

international trade system : an analysis of the actors playing on

the international field

Bernasconi, Federico Bottarelli. LE MPHIL EP 2006/2007:10

Recycling water : designing efficient and effective policies and

institutions for the wastewater industry. Gracia, Joseph Gates. LE MPHIL EP 2006/2007:11

Determinants of forestland rights allocation in China. Ding, Yanglu. LE MPHIL EP 2006/2007:12

Preventing biological pollution and minimizing trade

environment incompatibilities : a case study of invasive alien

species (IAS).

Chang, Michael. LE MPHIL EP 2006/2007:13

Case for a biofuel certification scheme in the UK. Clarke, Elizabeth. LE MPHIL EP 2006/2007:14



China's water pollution, economic growth and green GDP. Hou, Yan Zhuo. LE MPHIL EP 2006/2007:15

Social capital and institutions : is social capital a useful concept

in explaining collective action for natural resource management. Ishihara, Hiroe. LE MPHIL EP 2006/2007:16

Environmental and financial performance link : the case for the

oil industry and Shell's oil and gas project in Russia (Sakhalin 2). Alekseeva, Elena. LE MPHIL EP 2006/2007:17

Legal framework for public participation on nuclear energy

projects : Heffron, Raphael J. LE MPHIL EP 2007/2008:1

Allocation of allowances in the future emissions trading scheme

in Japan. Inoue, Naomi. LE MPHIL EP 2007/2008:2

Oney an adequate substitution for environmental harm ? Edwards, Georgina. LE MPHIL EP 2007/2008:3

Effect of industry structure on policy choices to reduce CO2

Emissions from the US power sector. Fedors, Matthew L. LE MPHIL EP 2007/2008:4

European Union emissions trading scheme : does the economic

theory match the reality. Cooper, Simone. LE MPHIL EP 2007/2008:5



Ambivalent drivers of natural forest cahnge : the case of timber

plantations. Sembres, Thomas. LE MPHIL EP 2007/2008:6

Food safety and quality requirements of the European Union :

barriers or catalysts to trade for developing countries. Sarpong, Eddie. LE MPHIL EP 2007/2008:7

US climate change policy and investment in carbon capture and

sequestration. Reitmaier, Claudia. LE MPHIL EP 2007/2008:8

Crop genetic resources and livelihood diversification in a

drought prone environment : an empirical analysis for the case

of Eastern Ethiopia.

Narloch, Ulf. LE MPHIL EP 2007/2008:9

Biofuels and development : how can increased biofuel demand

effect economic development in LEDCs. Marsland, Peter. LE MPHIL EP 2007/2008:10

Organic versus intensive farming in the UK : assessing the role of

biodiversity. Buckle, Christopher. LE MPHIL EP 2007/2008:11

Ecosystem services for human well being. Wegner, Giulia. LE MPHIL EP 2007/2008:12

Carbon finance : to what extent the World Bank carbon finance

programme as a pulic private partnership has met its ultimate

objectives.

Wang, Si Yao Shannon. LE MPHIL EP 2007/2008:13



Public acceptability of personal carbon trading. Knobelsdorff, Mechthild von. LE MPHIL EP 2007/2008:14

Environmental protection and the world trade regime : the

emergence of an integrated legal approach. Turner, Adam J. LE MPHIL EP 2007/2008:15

Impact of fuel subsides on air quality. Halim, H. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:1

Can reduced emission from deforestation and degradation work

on Africa. Chawatama, R. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:2

Biodiversity conservation and international agreements under

the framework of the convention on the conservation of

migratory species of wild animals.

Arias, L. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:3

Assessing the applicability of biodiversity offsets in China. Gao, J. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:4

Payments for biodiversity and water ecosystems services. Hodgkinson, S. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:5

PES : an institutional critique. Hostert, D. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:6



Climate change mitigation in the built environment. Husby, T. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:7

Existence value of urban wildlife. Jessop, L. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:8

Voluntary approaches in the UK climate change policy. Kim, H. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:9

Payments for wildlife damages on livestock. Milheiras, S. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:10

Merits of an ecosystem approach as an alternative framework

for land use management in England. Lee, H. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:11

Emissions trading. Nordby, R. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:12

Scattering seeds in changing winds. Nordhagen, S. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:13

Transactions costs and the Kyoto protocol flexibility

mechanisms. Tong, M. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:14



Environmental services and opportunity cost for canopy

conservation. Vignault, C. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:15

How to measure sustainable development? Wanderley, I. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:16

Nuclear energy and economy. Prevezas, I. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:17

'Policies for energy efficiency in the built environment in

Poland'. Stachowski, S. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:18

Assessing biodiversity expenditure in Europe. Thomas, S. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:19

Increasing returns to scale and provincial productivtiy growth in

Thailand's manufacturing industry. Tharnpanich, N. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:20

Review of the reduction of the use of fossil fuels in UK office

buildings. Griffiths, K. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:21

Significance of the Berlin rules on water resources. Park, J-w. LE MPHIL EP 2008/2009:22



Governance structures in the mechanisms of payments for

environmental services. Ramirez, L. LE MPHIL EP 2009/2010:1

Environmental protection through trade. Basso, L. LE MPHIL EP 2009/2010:2

Rural America at risk? Bush, K. LE MPHIL EP 2009/2010:3

Towards effective delivery. Cheng, Q. LE MPHIL EP 2009/2010:4

Implications of governance structures for land inequality and

development conflict in the conservation and access to

ecosystem services.

Davey, L. LE MPHIL EP 2009/2010:5

Exploring the possibilities and limitations of back-of-envelope

calculations as an analytical framework for grasping the

dimensions of current energy

Kirsch, F. LE MPHIL EP 2009/2010:6

Modelling land-use change in enclosed farmland habitats in the

UK. Askew, T. LE MPHIL EP 2009/2010:7

Assessment of farmland bird diversity in enclosed farmland

landscapes. Asara, V. LE MPHIL EP 2009/2010:8



Avoiding deforestation. Antlov, E. LE MPHIL EP 2009/2010:9

Assessing the economic value of the environment in a urban-

environmental planning context. Goncalves-Ferreira, M. LE MPHIL EP 2009/2010:10

Analysing the design of CDM forestry projects. Friedli, C. LE MPHIL EP 2009/2010:11

Rise of development NGOs in the climate change negotiations. Syvertsen, M. LE MPHIL EP 2009/2010:12

Analysis of growth trends of carbon forestry projects in India. Shah, Z. LE MPHIL EP 2009/2010:13

Disjointed implementation. Rook, D. LE MPHIL EP 2009/2010:14

Dependent or interdependent. Pang, Z. LE MPHIL EP 2009/2010:15

Determination of the impact of environmental amenities on

house prices in Washington D.C. Morimoto, K. LE MPHIL EP 2009/2010:16



Impact of developments in European nuclear energy policy on

past and future price trends in EU ETS carbon allowances. Baresic, D. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:1

Decomposing the effects of growth and trade on the

environment: a reassessment of the environmental kuznets

curve including political economy and comp

Behull, M. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:2

Does the 'Service of Biodiversity and Protected Areas' Bill

respond to its objectives of 'promoting and encouraging' the

creation of protected areas i

Achurra, M. C. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:3

Economic integration and forest recovery. Dimitrova, V.N. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:4

Environmental impacts of London farmers' market vegetables : a

greenhouse gas life-cycle assessment of potatoes. Ferrentino, C. E. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:5

Degrowth in progress? Integrating the concepts of degrowth,

agrowth and projects of alternative (re)localisation in the UK. Hach, L. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:6

Challenges and opportunities of agriculture water pricing system

: the case study of Greece. Kaxira, A. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:7

Conservation easements in the United States: A cure for a failed

land use planning system? Keeton, K. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:8



Potential contribution of renewable energy consumption to

economic development : evidence from a cross country analysis. Liu, Q. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:9

Estimating costs of climate change health effects for economic

modelling. Mitov, A. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:10

Uncertainty and intergenerational resource allocation. Pacey, J. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:11

Green corporate strategies for environmentally sustainable

communities. Aikaterini, P. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:12

Transformational initiative or needless expense. Ralph, K. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:13

Should different environmental assets be discounted at

different rates. Raybould, J. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:14

Happy ways to travel, an assessment of the effects of different

commutes on happiness. Whitebread, S. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:15

Climate change policy decisions in China and the US Yeung YC LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:16



Peoples' environments: a comparison of environmental

management in ethnically diverse Chinese regions. Rokpelnis, K. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:17

Public disclosure as a policy tool for pollution control: theory

and evidence. Sold, K. J. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:18

Where two worlds meet: the economic effect of the New

Zealand emissions trading scheme on Maori owned forests. van Velden, B. LE MPHIL EP 2010/2011:19

Why do cities voluntarily commit to climate change mitigation ?

Case studies of cities and the implications for Hong Kong. Chan, P-K. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:1

Ancillary benefits of climate change policy in UK - a contingent

valuation study on willingness to pay. Choi, R. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:2

Assessing the role of Government, society and technology in

managing flooding disasters in Eastern India. Das, K. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:3

The relevance of international human rights provisions to

communities affected by REDD+ - the case of benefit sharing. Engbring, G. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:4

Invocations and interpretations of the precautionary principle -

a case study of the Norwegian lofoten oil debate. Farstad, F. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:5



Governance of the southern ocean in the context of climate

change. Guretskaya, A. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:6

Consumer preferences for functional GM foods in the UK - a

choice experiment. Ison, J. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:7

Private regulation and public goods - the case of forest

certification. Jones, B. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:8

A legal and policy analysis of biofuel regulation in the European

Union. Kelliher, K. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:9

The effects of carbon tax in China. Li, L. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:10

Enforcing legislative emission reduction targets. Martyn, S. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:11

The German renewable energy sources Act. Neumann, S. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:12

Foreign finance as a driver of low carbon energy technologies in

China. Pei, Y. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:13



Of substance and procedure - the interplay of national and

international environmental impact assessment requirements

after Pulp Mills.

Stone, A. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:14

Environmental performance under social license to operate - the

Australian Gold mining industry. Taylor, J. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:15

Increasing the efficiency of agricultural susbsidies in Scotland in

light of the Pack inquiry. van der Beek, R. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:16

The livelihood impacts of payments for environmental services

programmes - evidence from developing countries. Liu, Z. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:17

Emissions trading system between Hong Kong and Guangdong

province - the prospect and design. Hui, M. LE MPHIL EP 2011/2012:18

Exploring synergies in the cluster of biodiversity-related

multilateral environmental agreements Vaananen, Elina LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:1

The anaerobic digestion of waste in the agricultural supply chain

: a viable solution to an industry problem? Scott, Emily LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:2

Fuel poverty : is current energy legislation the problem or the

solution? Smith, Jonathan C.T. LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:3

The case for the inclusion of district cooling in the wider utility

regulatory framework based on the current level of

implementation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Bavan, Anthony LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:4



Ambiguous design in international environmental treaties : the

case of the 1994 Energy Charter Treaty and protocol Callender, Rachel Juliet LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:5

Privatising environmental policy : assessing voluntary- and

information-based corporate climate change strategiesColescu, Iulia LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:6

Water sustainability in India's breadbasket : a case study of the

impact of the Punjab Preservation of Sub Soil Water Act 2009 Deol, Harnik LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:7

The state, the organised crime and urban waste management in

Italy Di Nuzzo, Francesca LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:8

Beyond risks and benefits - what determines public opinion

towards nuclear and wind power in the UK? Foerster, Sonja Cornelia LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:9

Citizens' jury : a useful policy tool for infratstructural

development in Hong Kong?Fung, Wai Shun LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:10

Is the expense of green building resulting in an improved

environment? : a critical analysis of the Leadership in Energy

and Environmental Design (LEED) policy initiative

Glavey, Emily LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:11

Property and sustainability : an examination of their relationship

in the context of natural resource exploitation Godfrey, Rachel LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:12

Investigating the UK's green deal : a comparative analysis of

home retrofit policy mechanisms for achieving energy efficiency Greene, Sawyer LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:13



Projections of future emissions and energy use from passenger

cars as a result of policies in the EU with a dynamic model of

technological change

Lam, Aileen LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:14

Impact of EU-ETS on aviation economics and competitive

dynamics : the dual-hub study of London Heathrow (EU) and

Istanbul Ataturk Airport (non-EU)

Karabacak, Akin LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:15

Assessment of the Ohio Conservation Reserve Enhancement

Program Koehler, Garrett P. LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:16

Global and national biomass resource availability for biofuel

production Ostfeld, Rosemary Elizabeth LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:17

The role of climate-related policies in changing individuals'

behaviour in the developed world Pinchasik, D.R. LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:18

Do we need to meat a demand for carbon labels? : estimating

UK consumers' willingness to pay for low carbon emission from

meat and animal products

Plant, Laura LE MPHIL EP 2012/2013:19

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