Greenhouse Economics: Value and Ethics: 1 (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics)

Spash, Clive

ISBN 10: 0415372445 / ISBN 13: 9780415372442

Published by Routledge, 2005

About this Item

Examining one of the most crucial issues in the modern world: human induced climate change, this book provides a refreshing interdisciplinary perspective and an up-to-date and informative analysis of the key issues facing society today. Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics. Num Pages: 316 pages, 28 black & white tables, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476. . 2005. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Greenhouse Economics: Value and Ethics: 1 (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415372445
• ISBN 13: 9780415372442
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Examining one of the most crucial issues in the modern world: human induced climate change, here Clive Spash provides a refreshing interdisciplinary perspective, pulling together strands of natural science, economics and ethics. Described by John Gowdy as ‘the best exposition to date on the political economy of climate policy’, this remarkable volume poses serious questions and gives intelligent answers. The issues it addresses are relevant to a range of environmental problems, and it covers themes such as:

• How do we deal with uncertainty and ignorance?
• What roles do science and economics play in policy formation?
• To what extent should individuals take responsibility for the society in which they and their descendants live?

By rigorously examining international and governmental sources, and key contemporary issues, Spash provides an up-to-date and informative analysis. A well-organized study (including a glossary and helpful acronym list), this book will be of strong interest to students and academics in the fields of ecological and environmental economics, and is essential reading for all those to whom climate change is a professional or personal concern.

About the Author

Professor Clive Spash is the Head of the Socio-Economic Research Programme at the Macaulay Institute and also holds the Research Chair in Environmental and Rural Economics at the University of Aberdeen. He is President of the European Society for Ecological Economics.