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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419932
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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 climate change and the environment : economics, science, and policy
Grafton, R. Quentin; Nelson, Harry W.; Lambie, N. Ross; … - 2012
A Dictionary of Climate Change and the Environment bridges the gap between the many disciplines encompassing climate change, environmental economics, environmental sciences, and environmental studies. It defines a comprehensive set of over 3700 words used across these fields to help policy...
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Changing stocks, flows and behaviors in industrial ecosystems
Ruth, Matthias (contributor);  … - 2008
Industrial ecology provides a consistent material and energetic description of human production and consumption …
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851034
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851454
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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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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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Research handbook on corporate social responsibility in context
Örtenblad, Anders (contributor) - 2016
Preface -- Part I. background and introduction -- 1. Introduction: establishing the art of contextualizing CSR as a research area / Anders Örtenblad -- 2. Corporate social responsibility as concept and activity: an overview / Serra Görpe and Burcu Öksüz -- 3. The importance of context in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419835