04493nam 22006611 450 991078750650332120230803031518.01-60917-393-7(CKB)2670000000428197(EBL)1672317(SSID)ssj0000999912(PQKBManifestationID)11587638(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000999912(PQKBWorkID)10942715(PQKB)11616653(MiAaPQ)EBC3338333(OCoLC)865080920(MdBmJHUP)muse31961(MiAaPQ)EBC1672317(Au-PeEL)EBL3338333(CaPaEBR)ebr10769730(OCoLC)868953015(Au-PeEL)EBL1672317(EXLCZ)99267000000042819720121221d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBuilding a green economy perspectives from ecological economics /edited by Robert B. RichardsonEast Lansing :Michigan State University Press,2013.1 online resource (327 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-61186-102-0 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Preface; Perspectives on a Green Economy; Building a Green Economy: The Case for an Economic Paint Job / Robert B. Richardson; Taking Ecological Economics Seriously: It's the Biosphere, Stupid / David Korten; Beyond the Ivory Tower: Why Progress Needs More Ecological Economists to Actively Engage / Kristen A. Sheeran ; Ruin and Recovery: The Economics of Michigan's Natural Resources / David Dempsey; Historical and Theoretical Perspectives; Noble Savages or Consummate Consumers: The Behavioral Ecology of Building a Green Conservation Future / Bobbi S. LowGreen Keynesianism: Beyond Standard Growth Paradigms / Jonathan M. HarrisThe Economics of Information in a Green Economy / Joshua Farley and Skyler Perkins; The Evolution of Ego'n'Empathy: Progress in Forming the Centerpiece for Ecological Economic Theory / William M. Hayes and Gary D. Lynne; Civic Empowerment in an Age of Corporate Excess / Ed Lorenz; Environmental Justice Challenges for Ecosystem Service Valuation / Matthew A. Weber; Applications and Practice; Assessing the Trade-Offs for an Urban Green Economy / Myrna Hall, Ning Sun, Stephen Balogh, Catherine Foley, and Ruqi LiGreen Jobs: Who Benefits? : Demographic Forecasting of Job Creation in U. S. Green Jobs Studies / Kyle Gracey Great Lakes, Great Debates: Facilitating Public Engagement on Offshore Wind Energy Using the Delphi Inquiry Approach / Erik Nordman, Jon VanderMolen, Betty Gajewski, and Aaron Ferguson; Endogenous Environmental Discounting and Climate-Economy Modeling / Philip Sirianni; A Genuine Metric for Assessing Business Sustainability / Matthew P. H. Taylor, Darrell Brown, David E. Ervin, Jim Thayer, and Brett CassidyThe Case for ""Improvement"" in Corporate Sustainability Indicators / Richard GroganEvolutions in Methods and Technology for Research in Pro-environmental Behavior / Douglas L. Bessette and Robert B. Richardson; Contributors The first decade of the twenty-first century has been characterized by a growing global awareness of the tremendous strains that human economic activity place on natural resources and the environment. As the world's population increases, so does the demand for energy, food, and other resources, which adds to existing stresses on ecosystems, with potentially disastrous consequences. Humanity is at a crossroads in our pathway to future prosperity, and our next steps will impact our long-term sustainability immensely. In this timely volume, leading ecological economics scholars offer aEcologyEconomic aspectsUnited StatesEnvironmental economicsUnited StatesEnvironmental policyEconomic aspectsUnited StatesSustainable developmentUnited StatesEcologyEconomic aspectsEnvironmental economicsEnvironmental policyEconomic aspectsSustainable development333.70973Richardson Robert B270524MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787506503321Building a green economy3773050UNINA