Building a green economy : perspectives from ecological economics / / edited by Robert B. Richardson

• Pubblicazione: East Lansing : , : Michigan State University Press, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (327 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.70973
• Soggetto topico: Ecology - Economic aspects - United States; Environmental economics - United States; Environmental policy - Economic aspects - United States; Sustainable development - United States
• Altri autori: RichardsonRobert B
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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. Low ; Green 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 Li ; Green 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 Cassidy ; The 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 a
• Titolo autorizzato: Building a green economy
• ISBN: 1-60917-393-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787506503321
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