The value of the services provided to human societies by natural ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles has recently been the topic of discussion and research. Here I review some of the basic economic principles necessary for understanding some of the questions that arise in this area. I argue...

The value of the services provided to human societies by natural ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles has recently been the topic of discussion and research. Here I review some of the basic economic principles necessary for understanding some of the questions that arise in this area. I argue...

This chapter considers the ways in which research at the intersection of ecology and economics has strengthened our understanding of anthropogenic biosphere change. Three dimensions of the problem are addressed. The first is the linkages between the carrying and assimilative capacity of the...

"In About Canada: The Environment, award-winning author Linda Pannozzo takes us on a whirlwind tour of the philosophical, economic, and ideological landscape forming the backdrop for our current environmental worldview. She makes the connections between our faith in the free market, our...

Der vom 1968 gegründeten Club of Rome in Auftrag gegebene Bericht "Die Grenzen des Wachstums" (DVA,1972) markiert den Beginn der modernen Umweltbewegung. Auf wissenschaftlicher Grundlage wurden mit Hilfe von Computern Modelle erstellt, die Szenarien bei ungebremsten Bevölkerungs- und...