Economic growth and environmental sustainability :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
the prospects for green growth /
First Statement of Responsibility
Paul Ekins.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xi, 374 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-352) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
1. Introduction -- 2. Perceptions of environmental scarcity -- 3. Wealth creation: distinguishing between production, welfare, growth and development -- 4. The concept of environmental sustainability -- 5. Accounting for production and the environment -- 6. Population, affluence, technology and environmental impacts -- 7. Review and critique of the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis -- 8. The dividends from environmental taxation -- 9. Decision making and the costs related to climate change -- 10. Sustainability and sulphur emissions: the case of the UK, 1970-2010 -- 11. Conclusions.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Defining the conditions of compatibility between economic growth and environmental sustainabilty, this text provides measures and criteria by which the environmental sustainability of economic growth can be judged.
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eBook Library
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EBL165349
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Title
Economic growth and environmental sustainability.
International Standard Book Number
0415173329
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Economic development-- Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development.
Développement durable.
Développement économique-- Aspect de l'environnement.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Structural Adjustment.
Economic development-- Environmental aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Economic Policy.