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Common, Mick ;

Ecological economics : an introduction - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005. - xxxii, 560 p. : illustrations ;

Included Index.

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.

"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.

ISBN: 0521816459 9780521816458 0521016703 9780521016704

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Environmental economics.
Ecology -- Economic aspects.

Dewey Class. No.: 333.7 / COM