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The environmentalism of the poor : a study of ecological conflicts and valuation
Martinez-Alier, Joan - 2002
1. Currents of environmentalism -- 2. Ecological economics : "taking nature into account" -- 3. Indices of (un) sustainability, and neo-Malthusianism -- 4. Political ecology : the study of ecological distribution conflicts -- 5. Mangroves versus shrimps -- 6. The environmentalism of the poor :...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420085
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Economic valuation with stated preference techniques : a manual
Bateman, Ian (contributor) - 2002
This manual offers a detailed, up-to-date explanation of how to carry out economic valuation using stated preference techniques. It is relevant for the application of these techniques to all non-market goods and services including air and water quality; provision of public open space; health care...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851018
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A dictionary of environmental economics, science, and policy
Grafton, R. Quentin - 2001
Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Economics for the environment : a primer -- International environmental …
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Economics of environmental conservation
Tisdell, Clement Allan - 2005 - 2nd ed
the living environment. It begins by covering the ethical foundations and basic economic paradigms--essential for …, conservation of natural areas, forestry, agriculture and the environment, tourism, sustainable development and demographic change …1. Economics and the living environment -- 2. Global conservation strategies and concerns -- 3. Markets and government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851470
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Changing climate, changing economy
Touffut, Jean-Philippe (contributor) - 2009
How did climate change become an economic issue? Why is economic discourse so influential on the public policy of climate change? How can it best contribute to the scientific and public debates? Nine eminent scholars explain in this book both how economics has changed environmental understanding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851724
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Weak versus strong sustainability : exploring the limits of two opposing paradigms
Neumayer, Eric - 2010 - 3rd ed
. Resources, the environment and economic growth : is natural capital substitutable? -- 4. Preserving natural capital in a world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852128
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Modelling the costs of environmental policy : a dynamic applied general equilibrium assessment
Dellink, Rob B. - 2005
account the direct and indirect effects of abatement on the economy and the environment. The author goes on to apply the model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474004
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Economic instruments of pollution control in an imperfect world : theory and implications for carbon dioxide emissions control in China
Jiang, Tingsong - 2003
In this book, Tingsong Jiang extensively discusses the wider issues of economic instruments of pollution control as well as paying specific attention to the control of carbon dioxide emissions in China. The book begins with a general analysis of economic instruments of pollution control, and is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474022
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Complexity and ecosystem management : the theory and practice of multi-agent systems
Janssen, Marco (ed.) - International Society for Ecological Economics … - 2002
formal computational approach towards the interaction of humans with their environment. The authors highlight some of the … provides a state-of-the-art review of the theory and application of multi-agent systems for ecosystem management. It will prove …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474172
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The dynamics of regions and networks in industrial ecosystems
Davidsdottir, Brynhildur (contributor);  … - 2009
Industrial ecology provides a rigorous and comprehensive description of human production and consumption processes in the larger context of environmental and socioeconomic change. This volume offers methodologies for such descriptions, with contributions covering both basic and advanced...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850894