عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
HC79.E5 S866854 2006eb
HC79
.
E5
S866854
2006eb
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
1845420993
(Number (ISBN
1845428951
(Number (ISBN
9781845420994
(Number (ISBN
9781845428952
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b778898
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Sustainable development indicators in ecological economics /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Philip Lawn.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Northampton, MA :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Edward Elgar Pub.,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
©2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (viii, 467 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations.
SERIES
Series Title
Current issues in ecological economics
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. Sustainable development: concept and indicators; 3. The economic rationale for green accounting; 4. Environmental accounting and policy making; 5. Estimating the economic impacts of climate change by means of green accounting; 6. A critical appraisal of genuine savings as an indicator of sustainability; 7. An assessment of alternative measures of sustainable economic welfare; 8. Policy implications of the Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare: Thailand as a case study; 9. Some constructive criticisms of the Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare.
Text of Note
10. Measurement of the natural capital stock: conceptual foundations and preliminary empirics11. Indicators and measures of critical natural capital; 12. Ecological Footprint accounts for advancing sustainability: measuring human demands on nature; 13. Managing for sustainability: ecological footprints, ecosystem health and the Forest Capital Index; 14. Sustainability scenarios as interpretive frameworks for indi.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
'This book presents a comprehensive collection of essays from some of the world's leading experts, surveying and highlighting both the potential and the limitations of a number of indicators specifically designed to measure sustainable development. Illustrative applications are presented throughout in order to demonstrate the value of the approaches discussed. This book is highly recommended for all those who are interested in a better understanding of what sustainable development is and its likely associated indicators, and ultimately aims to contribute to a better foundation for public decis.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
eBook Library
Stock Number
EBL244912
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Sustainable development indicators in ecological economics.
International Standard Book Number
1845420993
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Economic indicators.
Environmental economics.
Sustainable development, Statistics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Sustainable Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Environmental Economics.
Duurzame ontwikkeling.
Economic indicators.
Environmental economics.
Milieueconomie.
Nachhaltigkeit
Sustainable development.
Umweltindikator
Umweltökonomie
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
BUS-- 072000
BUS-- 099000
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
338
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9/27
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
HC79
.
E5
Book number
S866854
2006eb
OTHER CLASS NUMBERS
Class number
83
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63
System Code
bcl
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Lawn, Philip A.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201203124422.0
Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))
pn
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
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