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An autecological theory of the firm and its environment
Jones, Colin - 2017
Contents: Part I: An alternative theory of the firm -- 1. Why we need an alternative theory of the firm and its environment -- Part II: The firm and its environment -- 2. What is a firm? -- 3. What is an environment? -- 4. Modification and matching -- Part III: Explaining adaptation -- 5. The...
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Economic valuation of river systems
Hitzhusen, Fredrick J. (contributor) - 2007
1. The role of biology and ecological engineering in watershed and river restoration -- 2. Codification, case studies, and methods for economic analysis of river systems -- 3. Estimating willingness to pay for additional protection of Ohio surface waters : contingent valuation of water quality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420037
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A dictionary of environmental economics, science, and policy
Grafton, R. Quentin - 2001
This comprehensive Dictionary is an important reference tool for all those interested in environmental science and environmental studies. Written in a clear and accessible style, the dictionary includes over three thousand up-to-date entries, all accompanied by a detailed yet straightforward...
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The social embeddedness of industrial ecology
Boons, Frank (contributor);  … - 2009
Most work on industrial ecology continues to emphasize its roots in engineering and the technological sciences. This … book differs in that it explores the social context of industrial ecology and presents empirical work addressing how … cognitive, cultural, political and structural mechanisms condition the emergence and operation of industrial ecology. The …
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The economics of biological invasions
Perrings, Charles (contributor);  … - 2000
The growth of international trade and travel means that more species are being introduced to more places than ever before. This book represents the first concerted effort to understand the economic causes and consequences of biological invasions. The volume discusses the theoretical and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851531
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Environmental thought
Page, Edward (ed.); Proops, John L. R. (ed.) - 2003
During the past twenty years there has been an explosive growth in research into environmental issues from a social science perspective. Ecological economics, in particular, has emerged as a true transdiscipline which seeks to conceptualise environmental concerns, thus allowing for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473870
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Economy and ecosystems in change : analytical and historical approaches
Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den (ed.);  … - International Society for Ecological Economics <San … - 1997
Economy and Ecosystems in Change addresses ecological problems from an economic perspective, and provides policy suggestions for resource management and environmental sustainability based on integrated, multidisciplinary information, methods and applications. The book begins by introducing the...
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Handbook of economics and ethics
Staveren, Irene van (contributor); Peil, Jan (contributor) - 2009
1. Altruism / Jonathan Seglow -- 2. Thomas Aquinas / Odd Langholm -- 3. Aristotle / Ricardo Crespo -- 4. Jeremy Bentham …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851481
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Darwinism and economics
Hodgson, Geoffrey Martin - 2009
Altruism', Science, 250, December, 1665-8 -- Paul A. Samuelson (1993), 'The Economics of Altruism: Altruism as a Problem …), 'Darwinism, Altruism and Economics', in Kurt Dopfer (ed) (ed.), The Evolutionary Foundations of Economics, Chapter 4, Cambridge …
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The economics of non-selfish behaviour : decisions to contribute money to public goods
Meier, Stephan - 2006
In standard economic theory human beings are portrayed as selfish money-maximizing actors. This book investigates the conditions under which people deviate from this prediction and when they are prepared to contribute to the common good in a more altruistic fashion. Based on field experiments...
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