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The employment implications of a low-carbon economy (2000)
Journal Article
Longhurst, J. W., McEvoy, D., McEvoy, D., Gibbs, D. C., & Longhurst, J. (2000). The employment implications of a low-carbon economy. Sustainable Development, 8(1), 27-38. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291099-1719%28200002%298%3A1%3C27%3A%3AAID-SD120%3E3.0.CO%3B2-O

The threat of global warming and unacceptable levels of unemployment are two items high on policy agendas in the 1990s. Increasing emphasis on 'sustainable development' ensures that debate surrounding the relationship between jobs and the environment... Read More about The employment implications of a low-carbon economy.

Assessing the employment implications of a sustainable energy system: A methodological overview (2000)
Journal Article
Longhurst, J. W., McEvoy, D., McEvoy, D., Gibbs, D. C., & Longhurst, J. (2000). Assessing the employment implications of a sustainable energy system: A methodological overview. Geographical and Environmental Modelling, 4(2), 189-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/713668593

The traditional economic view of environmental protection acting against the interests of employment is now challenged as outdated and false, with studies in environmental economic literature increasingly promoting the positive links between the two.... Read More about Assessing the employment implications of a sustainable energy system: A methodological overview.

Joint working within local government: Air quality as a case-study (2000)
Journal Article
Longhurst, J. W., Beattie, C. I., & Longhurst, J. (2000). Joint working within local government: Air quality as a case-study. Local Environment, 5(4), 401-414. https://doi.org/10.1080/713684890

Air quality management (AQM) is a process of environmental control that must be embedded within a wide range of policy areas, from local-scale initiatives to international treaties, if it is to be successful. Because of the integrative aspects of AQM... Read More about Joint working within local government: Air quality as a case-study.