Economy and ecosystems in change: Analytical and Historical Approaches (Advances in Ecological Economics series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1858986478 ISBN 13: 9781858986470

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

Economy and Ecosystems in Change addresses ecological problems from an economic perspective, and provides policy suggestions for resource management and environmental sustainability based on integrated, multidisciplinary information, methods and applications.

The book begins by introducing the different approaches and applications within ecological economics and clarifying new elements and fundamental principles. This initial discussion includes a comparison between ecological and environmental economics and the evaluation and function of ecosystems. The authors then examine the macroeconomy-ecosystem relationship with reference to national and global processes, focusing specifically on employment versus sustainability, trade, industrial transformation and rural development. In the third part there is an evaluation of whether ecosystems and economics can be treated independently; it is argued that the integration of these fields provides more complete insights and information for addressing the complex relationships between human activities and natural processes. Finally, the authors consider the institutional environment and policies affecting public ecosystems subject to economic uses. Using case study evidence, they conclude that public policy often supports an unsustainable use of resources. To counter this the authors propose policy and management options based on natural resource accounts, practical policy objectives and the precautionary principle.

Economy and Ecosystems in Change will be of interest to ecological, environmental and resource economists and policymakers.

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About the Author

Edited by Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh, ICREA Professor, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain and Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Jan van der Straaten, Senior Researcher in Environmental and Ecological Economics, European Centre for Nature Conservation and Retired Senior Lecturer, Department of Leisure Studies, Tilburg University, The Netherlands

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1858986478
• ISBN 13: 9781858986470
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Van Den Bergh Jeroen C.J.M., Van Der Straaten Jan