ISBN:
9781849805438
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 272 p)
,
ill
Edition:
3rd ed
Series Statement:
Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Neumayer, Eric, 1970 - Weak versus strong sustainability
DDC:
338.927
Keywords:
Umweltökonomik
;
Nachhaltige Entwicklung
;
Umweltschutz
;
Theorie
;
Welt
;
Environmental economics
;
Sustainable development
;
Sustainable development
;
Umweltökonomik
;
Electronic books
;
Environmental economics
;
Sustainable development
;
Nachhaltigkeit
;
Nachhaltigkeit
Abstract:
This insightful book explores the limits of the two opposing paradigms of sustainability in an accessible way. It examines the availability of natural resources for the production of consumption goods and services, and the environmental consequences of economic growth. The critical forms of natural capital in need of preservation given risk, uncertainty and ignorance about the future are also examined. The author provides a critical discussion of measures of sustainability. As indicators of weak sustainability, he analyses Genuine Savings and the Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare, also known as the Genuine Progress Indicator. Indicators of strong sustainability covered include ecological footprints, material flows, sustainability gaps and other measures, which combine the setting of environmental standards with monetary valuation
Abstract:
1. Introduction and overview -- 2. Sustainable development : conceptual, ethical and paradigmatic issues -- 3. Resources, the environment and economic growth : is natural capital substitutable? -- 4. Preserving natural capital in a world of risk, uncertainty and ignorance -- 5. Measuring weak sustainability -- 6. Measuring strong sustainability -- 7. Conclusions
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-259) and index
,
Previous ed.: 2003
DOI:
10.4337/9781849805438
URL:
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