An Introduction to Ecological Economics
This completely revised and updated second edition integrates the study and management of humans and the rest of nature. It provides a unified understanding of natural and human-dominated ecosystems and reintegrates the market economy within society and the rest of nature. The new edition adds a series of "boxes" to expand and update information in the current text and addresses such topical issues common asset trusts, payment for ecosystem services, and alternatives to GDP.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:B00U1HDKDQ
ISBN13:9781566706841
Release Date:January 2015
Publisher:CRC Press
Length:356 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
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Important Framework
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
If you were browsing in a bookstore and had any interest in this subject, you would most likely buy this book. It provides an important foundation and is for the reader who wants to know the framework of ecological economics -- its origins, its scope (how it is distinct from environmental economics), its uses and its future direction.
An anticipated merge of economics with the environment
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Ecological economics is concerned with extending and integrating the study and management of "nature's household" (ecology) and "humankind's household" (economics). Resistance to this new perspective may come from academia as well as industry and governments. On page 10: "Today's market price to polluters for using atmospheric sink capacity for carbon dioxide disposal is zero, although the real opportunity cost may turn out to be astronomical. Economists are almost unanimous in persisting in externalizing the costs of CO2 emissions, even though by 1993 more than 180 nations had signed a treaty to internalize such costs." It would be difficult to praise this book too highly.
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