Complexity and Sustainability (Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics)

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Society today faces a difficult contradiction: This book argues that our…. They are interconnected problems, which means that they require…. This is a book about the work of scientists in the era of the Anthropocene: It is a diverse collection of empirical, methodological and theoretical chapters concerned with the practice of interdisciplinary….

This book is about how societies around the world can accelerate innovation in sustainable transport. It examines the relationship between policy change and the development of technological innovations in low carbon vehicle technologies, including biofuels, hybrid-electric vehicles, electric…. This book looks at agriculture and the environment, placed within the dynamic context of post-communist societal change and entry into the European Union EU.

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This book focuses on environmental financing in the process of alignment with the EU. Based on comparative analysis of national environmental strategies and financial needs, and their links with strategic development documents in five selected countries Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia,…. Edited by Ivar Virgin , E. The growing global demand for food, feed and bio-based renewable material is changing the conditions for agricultural production worldwide.

At the same time, revolutionary achievements in the field of biosciences are contributing to a transition whereby bio-based alternatives for energy and…. Although it is recognised that Thomas Robert Malthus was wrong when he posited a contradiction between population increase and agricultural growth, there are increasing signs that he could be proved right in the future. Perhaps Malthus was too late and too early in his prediction? He was too late…. Edited by Shunsuke Managi.

The Economics of Green Growth investigates the possibility of creating an integrated indicator covering three pillars of sustainable development: The excessive pursuit of economic efficiency has resulted in severe environmental problems such as climate change…. Edited by Alexandros Gasparatos , Katherine J. In the past decade, the growing realization that biodiversity and human wellbeing are inextricably linked has led to the adoption of numerous environmental policies.

The concept of the Green Economy has gained particular attention as an economic system where growth is possible within environmental…. Recent developments like the rising trend in crude oil price, the international economic crisis, the civil revolts in Northern Africa and the Middle East, the nuclear threat in Japan after the tsunami, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the economic growth of emerging countries like China and….

Edited by Anna Pegels. For decades, governments have tried to foster industrial competitiveness and economic growth. Many instruments are known to work, and many lessons have been learned. However, humanity is increasingly feeling the effects of natural resource depletion. The rate of this depletion is deeply….

In the midst of human-induced global climate change, powerful industrialized nations and rapidly industrializing nations are still heavily dependent on fossil fuels. Edited by Fumikazu Yoshida , Akihisa Mori. In East Asia, this concept is regarded as the key in…. Edited by Sacchidananda Mukherjee , Debashis Chakraborty.

The economies located in East, South and Southeast Asia have witnessed an interesting growth-sustainability trade-off over the last decades. While growth considerations have paved ways for deepened ties with growing trade-investment waves and increasing population pressure necessitated exploitation…. By Frank Ackerman , Elizabeth A. Climate science paints a bleak picture: The continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions is increasingly likely to cause irreversible and catastrophic effects.

Urgent action is needed to prepare for the initial rounds of climatic change, which are already unstoppable. While the opportunity to avert….

The increasing scarcity of land and the ever-rising amount of waste produced worldwide, coupled with the consequent change of focus by policy makers from waste disposal and recovery to waste prevention is boosting research in the 'economics of waste'. This volume addresses waste-management and…. As a result, many national governments and supranational institutions, including the European Union, have instituted reforms designed to mitigate the crisis. This book examines the discourse…. Complex dynamic system studies have been studied explicitly in the natural sciences, and most only implicitly throughout other fields.

Yet much great social theory and philosophy is in fact based in complexity, and important concepts like postmodernism, risk, and collapse all stem from complexity. Edited by Gerardo Marletto. This book is designed for those scholars, students, policy-makers — or just curious readers — who are looking for heterodox thinking on the issue of environmental economics and policy.

Contributions to this book draw on multiple streams of institutional and evolutionary economics and help build an…. Martijn van der Heide , Wim Heijman. What exactly constitutes and determines the value of a landscape? It focuses on the value of landscapes in its…. It is increasingly evident that the conventional scientific approach to economic processes and related sustainability issues is seriously flawed. No economist predicted the current planetary crisis even though the world has now undergone five severe recessions primed by dramatic increases in the….

Edited by Mauro Bonaiuti. Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen's most original contribution is his bioeconomic theory. Based on a profound rethinking of the foundations of neoclassical economics, bioeconomics represents a completely new paradigm compared to both the standard and the Marxist approach. Edited by Iveta Cherneva. Executives and senior practitioners answer the question: When addressing the sustainability issue, decision-makers are faced with two challenges: Tackling these challenges amounts…. Climate change is without question the single most important issue the world faces over the next hundred years.

The most recent scientific data have led to the conclusion that the globally averaged net effect of human activities since has been one of warming and that continued greenhouse gas….

Professor Bob Williams examines the essential elements that give ecosystems their durability. These key characteristics are: This book reviews how far East Asian nations have implemented green fiscal reform, and show how they can advance carbon-energy tax reform to realize low carbon development, with special reference to European policy and experience. East Asian nations are learning European experiences to adopt them….

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Edited by Philip Lawn. Mounting evidence suggests that GDP growth is damaging the natural environment and unlikely to be ecologically sustainable in the long-run. At the same time, an annual GDP growth rate of around three percent is regarded as the minimum necessary to prevent unemployment from escalating. Power and social inequality shape patterns of land use and resource management.

This book explores this relationship from different perspectives, illuminating the complexity of interactions between human societies and nature. Most of the contributors use the perspective of "political ecology" as a…. In modern society, we tend to have faith in technology. This book challenges the idea that humanity as a whole is united in a common development toward increasingly efficient technologies.

Instead it argues that modern technology…. In , the billions of people living on Earth have found a way to manage the planetary system effectively. Everyone has access to adequate food, shelter, and clean water.

Human health is no longer considered outside of the health of the ecosystems in which people live. Ecological awareness is an….

Wagner put two disciplines together, regional and ecological economics, presenting a way to understand ecological economic concerns from a regional perspective, and providing a mathematical tool to measure their interrelationships. Rodrigues , Tiago M. While growth considerations have paved ways for deepened ties with growing trade-investment waves and increasing population pressure necessitated exploitation Frank Ackerman, Elizabeth A.

Stanton March 04, Climate science paints a bleak picture: The continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions is increasingly likely to cause irreversible and catastrophic effects. Urgent action is needed to prepare for the initial rounds of climatic change, which are already unstoppable. While the opportunity to avert The increasing scarcity of land and the ever-rising amount of waste produced worldwide, coupled with the consequent change of focus by policy makers from waste disposal and recovery to waste prevention is boosting research in the 'economics of waste'.

This volume addresses waste-management and As a result, many national governments and supranational institutions, including the European Union, have instituted reforms designed to mitigate the crisis. This book examines the discourse Complex dynamic system studies have been studied explicitly in the natural sciences, and most only implicitly throughout other fields. Yet much great social theory and philosophy is in fact based in complexity, and important concepts like postmodernism, risk, and collapse all stem from complexity.

This book is designed for those scholars, students, policy-makers — or just curious readers — who are looking for heterodox thinking on the issue of environmental economics and policy. Contributions to this book draw on multiple streams of institutional and evolutionary economics and help build an Martijn van der Heide, Wim Heijman June 23, What exactly constitutes and determines the value of a landscape? It focuses on the value of landscapes in its Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Exclusive web offer for individuals.

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