02510nam 2200589Ia 450 991045855980332120200520144314.01-280-55589-00-19-535896-1(CKB)1000000000403615(EBL)430497(OCoLC)435816496(SSID)ssj0000160294(PQKBManifestationID)11159338(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000160294(PQKBWorkID)10182396(PQKB)10741740(MiAaPQ)EBC430497(Au-PeEL)EBL430497(CaPaEBR)ebr10278238(CaONFJC)MIL55589(EXLCZ)99100000000040361519960206d1994 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe future of the environment[electronic resource] ecological economics and technological change /Faye Duchin and Glenn-Marie Lange ... [et al.]New York Oxford University Press19941 online resource (237 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-508574-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-215) and index.Contents; Part I: Methods and Results; Part II: Case Studies; Appendixes; References; IndexOne of the most important and complex problems facing both developing and industrialized nations is how to sustain economic growth without harming the environment. Faye Duchin and Glenn-Marie Lange address this issue in a practical and realistic way: through a detailed evaluation of the well-known approach to sustainable development outlined in the Brundtland Report, Our Common Future. Taking issue with the Brundtland Report's optimistic and widely accepted assumptions, the authors show that the positive effects of recycling, increased fuel-efficiency, and other technological adjustments will Sustainable developmentTechnological innovationsEconomic aspectsElectronic books.Sustainable development.Technological innovationsEconomic aspects.330.9363.7Duchin Faye1944-123061Lange Glenn-Marie140541MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458559803321The future of the environment2108282UNINA