Der Mensch treibt Raubbau an der Natur, er verbraucht zu viel Energie, zu viele Rohstoffe, zu viel Land. Kurzum: Die jetzigen Wirtschafts- und Lebensweisen der Menschheit, zumal bei uns im Westen, sind nicht nachhaltig. Wer würde diesem Urteil widersprechen? Die Indizien scheinen doch...

This edited volume expands the scope of risk management beyond finance to include resources and environment issues in China. It presents the state-of-the-art approaches of using risk management to effectively manage resources and environment. Both case studies and theoretical methodologies are...

Part I Critical review of the orthodox economy -- 1 paradigms -- 2 the commodification of nature and its consequences -- 3 Foundations and instruments of environmental economics -- 4 Free market and sustainability -- 5 Sustainable development in the Brundtland report and its distortion -- Part...

Chapter 1 Background to the research -- Chapter 2 The sustainability discourse -- Chapter 3 Prisoners’ Dilemma: a method for analysis -- Chapter 4 Developing the theory -- Chapter 5 Distribution: testing and evaluation -- Chapter 6 Implications for the future -- Chapter 7 Conclusions.

"This volume addresses current concerns about the climate and environmental sustainability by exploring one of the key drivers of contemporary environmental problems: the role of status competition in generating what we consume, and what we throw away, to the detriment of the planet. Across time...

Historical Context of the SDGs: Introduction to the SDGs -- The SDGs and the Systems Approach to Sustainability -- Analytical Framework and Economic Assessment: Key Indicators for the SDGs -- Trends in Key SDG Indicators -- An Analytical Framework for Assessing Progress -- Applying the...