Greening the economy : integrating economics and ecology to make effective change / / Bob Williams

• Autore: Williams Bob (Robert B.)
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.7; 338.927
• Soggetto topico: Environmental economics; Economic policy - Environmental aspects; Environmental policy - Economic aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1 Dueling paradigms; 2 Our precious endowment; 3 Understanding our natural endowment; 4 A tale of two energy crises; 5 Dysfunctional markets; 6 Nature as guide; 7 Closing the materials loop; 8 Shifting back to renewable energy sources; 9 Economic succession; 10 Economic resiliency; 11 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Professor Bob Williams examines the essential elements that give ecosystems their durability. These key characteristics are: self-regulating cycles of key materials, a plentiful and durable energy source, an ability to adjust to changing circumstances, and the capacity for resiliency in the face of unpredictable disruptions. In separate chapters, each of these natural attributes are applied to our economy and 20 polices are recommended to shift our economy toward each of these objectives. The policies include marketable waste emission permits, a ""carbon"" tax, split-rate property taxation,
• Titolo autorizzato: Greening the economy
• ISBN: 1-136-96239-5; 1-136-96240-9; 1-282-78180-4; 9786612781803; 0-203-85044-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785151703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies in ecological economics ; ; 8.