Includes bibliographical references (pages 540-551) and index.
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Includes web resources.
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An introduction to ecological economics -- I: Interdependent systems -- The environment -- Humans in the environment -- some history -- The economy in the environment -- a conceptual framework -- II: Economic activity -- Economic accounting -- Economic growth and human well-being -- Economic growth and the environment -- Exchange and markets -- Limits to markets -- III: Governance -- Determining policy objectives 00 Environmental policy instruments -- IV: The international dimension -- A world of nation states -- Climate change -- Biodiversity loss.
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"Taking as their starting point the interdependence of the economy and the natural environment, Common and Stagl build on insights from both economics and ecological sciences to provide a clear and comprehensive introduction to the emerging field of ecological economics."--Jacket.