| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: economics and ecology-- the next frontier / Edward B. Barbier -- Environmentally sustainable development: optimal economic conditions / Edward B. Barbier and Anil Markandya -- Ecological economic systems analysis: order and chaos / Robert Costanza -- Sustainable agriculture: the trade-offs with productivity, stability and equitability / Gordon R. Conway -- Stress, shock and the sustainability of optimal resource utilization in a stochastic environment / Charles Perrings -- Economic and ecological carrying capacity: applications to pastoral systems in Zimbabwe / Ian Scoones --Tropical forests and biodiversity conservation: a new ecological imperative / Ian R. Swingland -- Optimal economic growth and the conservation of biological diversity / Scott Barrett -- The viewing value of elephants / Gardner Brown, Jr. and Wes Henry -- Ecology and economics in small islands: constructing a framework for sustainable development / Stephen M.J. Bass -- Sustainable economic development: economic and ethical principles / R.K. Turner and D.W. Pearce. |
| Subject |
Sustainable development.
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Ecology.
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Environmental policy -- Economic aspects.
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| Added Author |
Barbier, Edward, 1957-
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| ISBN |
0412481804 |
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