Ecological economics : sustainability in practice

In a concise and crisp manner, this book presents the state of the art in ecological economics, an interdisciplinary field focused on the analysis of sustainability of global, national and regional economic systems. An elegant guide, the book offers a range of cutting edge methods used in sustainabi...

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Main Author: Shmelev, Stanislav E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer , c2012
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245 1 0 |a Ecological economics :   |b sustainability in practice   |c Stanislav E. Shmelev 
260 |a New York :   |b Springer ,   |c c2012 
300 |a xix, 248 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. The economic system and the environment -- 2. Industrial ecology : material and energy flows, life cycle analysis -- 3. The big picture vision and the environment : an international perspective -- 4. Economic valuation and decision making : MCDA as a tool for the future -- 5. Macroeconomy : market failures and externalities : what can be done -- 6. Economic models and the environment : input-output analysis -- 7. Sustainable development : measuring progress -- 8. Climate change and renewable energy : how to choose the optimal pool of technologies -- 9. Biodiversity loss : new methods for evaluating ecosystems -- 10. Sustainable cities : interdisciplinary perspectives -- 11. Regional waste management : multicriteria modeling -- 12. Business and sustainable development : CSR in practice 
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650 0 |a Ecology   |x Economic aspects 
650 0 |a Sustainable development 
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