Economic theory and sustainable development : what can we preserve for future generations? / / Vincent Martinet

• Autore: Martinet Vincent <1979-, >
• Pubblicazione: New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.9/27
• Soggetto topico: Sustainable development; Economic development - Forecasting; Human ecology
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- The sustainability issue in the economic literature -- The sustainability issue and sustainability concepts -- The economics of intertemporal decisions -- The emergence of sustainability criteria -- Some comments on key results -- and misleading interpretations -- What can we preserve for future generations? -- Invariance theories and sustainable development -- Invariance in growth theory -- Weak invariance : the viability approach -- What we can preserve for future generations -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: Is development sustainable? When addressing the sustainability issue, decision-makers are faced with two challenges: taking into account conflicting issues, such as economic development and environmental preservation, while also ensuring intergenerational equity. Tackling these challenges amounts to deciding what should be bequeathed to future generations, especially in terms of natural resources.
• Titolo autorizzato: Economic theory and sustainable development
• ISBN: 1-136-32618-9; 1-280-68456-9; 9786613661500; 1-136-32619-7; 0-203-12122-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790393103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies in ecological economics ; ; 19.