The future of the environment [[electronic resource] ] : ecological economics and technological change / / Faye Duchin and Glenn-Marie Lange ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.9; 363.7
• Soggetto topico: Sustainable development; Technological innovations - Economic aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: DuchinFaye <1944-> LangeGlenn-Marie
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-215) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Part I: Methods and Results; Part II: Case Studies; Appendixes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: One 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The future of the environment
• ISBN: 1-280-55589-0; 0-19-535896-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458559803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II