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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811894603321

Autore

Bartelmus Peter

Titolo

Sustainability economics : an introduction / / Peter Bartelmus ; with illustrations by Arik Bartelmus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

9781136309571

9780415686822

9780203118382

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 pages)

Collana

Routledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics ; ; 5

Disciplina

338.9/27

Soggetti

Economia ambiental

Desenvolupament sostenible

Desenvolupament econòmic - Aspectes ambientals

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Ecological sustainability : how much nature do we need? -- pt. 2. Economic sustainability : how much for nature? -- pt. 3. Sustainable development : what else do we need?

Sommario/riassunto

The book is a concise introduction to an emerging field within economics. Drawing on numerous disciplines, including environmental science, environmental and ecological economics and optimal growth theory, sustainability remains a hazy and complex subject. The author set out with two objectives: one, to bring some order into the proliferating measures, models and management of sustainability; and two, to facilitate access to a complex inter-disciplinary subject area. The book points to practical ways of assessing and enhancing the long-term environmental and economic sustainability of our economies. The result is a fully international study that should bridge the gap between disciplines and prove to be an essential guide to anyone interested in one of the most important concepts in the social sciences.