“…A valuable resource for scientists and students in environmental sciences and architecture, as well as policy makers, practitioners and investors in urban and regional development…”

“…The book demonstrates the relevance of processes at groundwater–surface water interfaces for (1) regional water balances and (2) quality and quantity of drinking water resources. …”

“…Written by industry expert Virginia Greiman, this book incorporates theory and practice, focusing on perspectives from diverse regions, cultures, and industries"--…”

“…Skills Matter reports results from the 24 countries and regions that participated in the first round of the survey in 2011-12 (first published in OECD Skills Outlook 2013: First Results from the Survey of Adult Skills) and from the nine additional countries that participated in the second round in 2014-15 (Chile, Greece, Indonesia [Jakarta], Israel, Lithuania, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovenia and Turkey)…”

“…Achieving deeper economic integration with Asia depends on reducing support for agriculture to facilitate more bilateral and regional trade agreements, while bringing down barriers to foreign direct investment and foreign workers. …”

“…This study also analyses how the ETS's output- and rate-based design affects overall power sector emissions, technologies and costs, and regional distribution. Finally, it recommends ways China's ETS can play a stronger role in incentivising cost-effective and structural power sector decarbonisation to support the country's long-term climate ambitions…”

“…Just a few weeks after this OECD conference concluded, the regional health crisis of COVID-19 in Asia had turned into a global pandemic. …”

“…Ce document affirme que, même si les mesures commerciales sont dans l’ensemble bénéfiques pour les pays sinistrés, elles peuvent présenter des limites quant à leur capacité d’apporter directement des avantages aux personnes et régions sinistrées…”

“…Furthermore, more can be done to make Austria a more attractive location for highly skilled and well qualified expatriate workers and to maintain Vienna’s position as a central hub for multinationals operating in the region. These include, in particular, the need to strengthen eastern transportation links and to reduce to a minimum bureaucratic hurdles and red tape for foreign enterprises seeking to operate out of Vienna…”

“…INTRODUCTION ÉVOLUTION INTÉRIEURE ET INTERNATIONALE -Les facteurs déterminant l'activité économique 1 -Politique monétaire et marchés financiers 13 -Evolution des politiques budgétaires 23 -Marchés du travail et inflation 32 -Commerce extérieur et investissements directs étrangers 37 -Evolution économique en dehors de la zone de l'OCDE : 44 -Europe centrale et orientale 44 -Autres régions 48 ÉVOLUTION PAR PAYS -Etats-Unis -Japon -Allemagne -France -Royaume-Uni -Italie -Canada -Australie -Autriche -Belgique -Danemark -Espagne -Finlande -Grèce -Irlande -Islande -Luxembourg -Norvège -Nouvelle-Zélande -Pays-Bas -Portugal -Suède -Suisse -Turquie PRÉVISIONS DÉTAILLÉES ET AUTRES INFORMATIONS DE BASE -Demande et production -Eléments d'analyse des politiques budgétaires -Population active, emploi et chômage -Evolution récente de l' inflation -Prévisions de l'inflation -Salaires, coûts de main-d' et revenu du capital -Taux de change -Commerce extérieur ANNEXE TECHNIQUE -Sources et méthodes -Classification des pays -Statistiques de base…”

“…A picture is painted of youth entrepreneurship programmes operating at national, regional and local levels across the OECD in a wide variety of settings and with various different approaches and delivery mechanisms. …”

“…The Round Table then proceeded to consider several examples of employee mobility schemes in Europe, and ended by drawing conclusions of interest to local, regional and national authorities. This Round Table makes a key contribution to continuing efforts to chart a course of action directed towards achieving the goal of sustainable transport…”

“…An introductory chapter provides an overview of the data to present a picture of international migration to the OECD from four regions: Africa, Asia, and Latin America and from within the OECD area. …”

“…After a literature review on the estimates of the co-benefits, new estimates, which are obtained within a general equilibrium, dynamic, multi-regional framework, are presented. The main conclusion is that the co-benefits from climate change mitigation in terms of reduced outdoor local air pollution might cover a significant part of the cost of action. …”

“…Cette publication fait le point sur ces problèmes et soulève, en particulier pour les régions périphériques et les pays d'Europe centrale et orientale, les questions de l'enclavement et de la nécessaire amélioration des réseaux. …”

“…Most notably, wind and solar generation, now an integral part of electricity markets, can present new operating and investment challenges for generation, networks and the regional integration of electricity markets. In addition, the resilience of power systems facing more frequent natural disasters is also of increasing concern. …”

“…We find an international division of labour in bank lending: within the developing world, banks from OECD countries tend to focus their credit on specific regions and countries. This mapping of private bank lending also allows us to pinpoint concrete examples of best practices in private bank and financial actors/aid donors collaborations. …”

“…La réforme économique : un premier bilan -Objectifs et stratégie -Les contraintes qui pèsent sur la mise en de la politique économique --Emploi et équilibre entre les régions --Prix et coûts --La balance des paiements -Le système institutionnel actuel et son fonctionnement --Les prix --Echanges et paiements extérieurs --L'évolution du rôle de l'entreprise --Monnaie et crédit --Finances publiques -Conséquences de la réforme pour la politique économique II. …”

“…Ce Forum a pour vocation d'encourager les échanges d'idées entre spécialistes asiatiques et européens sur des questions économiques importantes pour ces deux régions…”

“…The book looks at growth in new loads that are consuming over 1% of all the electrical power produced, and how combining those load issues of getting power to the regions experiencing growth in energy demand can be addressed. …”