Justifying, Characterizing and Indicating Sustainability 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Asheim, Geir B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9048175631 ISBN-13: 9789048175635 Publisher: Springer
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2010 Click for more in this series: Sustainability, Economics, and Natural Resources |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
Dewey: 333.7 |
Series: Sustainability, Economics, and Natural Resources |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (0.96 lbs) 294 pages |
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Publisher Description: During the last two decades, I have subjected the concept of sustainable development to economic analysis. To a great extent this work has been done in co-operation with my co-authors Wolfgang Buchholz, Bertil Tungodden, Martin Weitzman and Cees Withagen, and it has lead to a series of journal articles. This book presents the results of this research program. The original articles are reproduced. However, I have updated information about references and corrected a few mistakes (mostly typographical). STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK This book consists of 19 chapters. Chapter 1 is new, written as a guide to the book and its content. It also gives an up-to-date survey of relevant literature and its relation to the later chapters. Chapters 2-19 are reproductions of published articles. The articles are organized into three parts. Part I, which comprises Chaps.2-7, is concerned with the normative question of how to justify sustainability. Part II, consisting of Chaps.8-13, considers how sustainable development can be characterized. Finally, in Part III, Chaps.14-19 are devoted to the problem of indicating sustainability. Within each part, the initial chapter - i.e., Chap.2 for Part I, Chap.8 for Part II and Chap.14 for Part III - is an overview article that functions as a survey for the later chapters in the corresponding part. |
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