"The environment is one of the defining issues of our times, and it is closely linked to questions and dilemmas surrounding economic development. Southeast Asia is one of the world's most economically and demographically dynamic regions, and it is also one in which a host of environmental issues...

Property rights and sustainable development / by Terry L. Anderson -- The skeptical environmentalist / by Bjørn Lomborg -- Economic growth, technological change and human well-being / by Indur M. Goklany -- Income and the race to the top / by Bruce Yandle, Maya Vijayaraghavan, and Madhusudan...

In this comprehensive Handbook, scholars from across the globe explore the relationships between workers and nature in the context of the environmental crises. They provide an invaluable overview of a fast-growing research field that bridges the social and natural sciences. Chapters provide...