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



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Titolo: Building a green economy : perspectives from ecological economics / / edited by Robert B. Richardson Visualizza cluster
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
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-60917-393-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910463011803321
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