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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818626703321

Titolo

The future of the environment : ecological economics and technological change / / Faye Duchin and Glenn-Marie Lange ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994

ISBN

0-19-771021-2

1-280-55589-0

0-19-535896-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

DuchinFaye <1944->

LangeGlenn-Marie

Disciplina

330.9

363.7

Soggetti

Sustainable development

Technological innovations - Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Requested title: - Ecological economics- technology and the future.

Previously issued in print: 1995.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-215) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Part I: Methods and Results; Part II: Case Studies; Appendixes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This study examines the effect of technology on the environment from the perspective of economic development. It argues that major changes in the use of technology must be implemented, in order to avoid environmental degradation, particularly in developing countries.