Bücher der Reihe Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics

This book identifies several areas in which we must fundamentally rethink our societal organisation, asking what it means to abandon the objective of economic growth and how we can encourage the emergence of other visions to guide society.

The future of economic growth is one of the decisive questions of the 21st century. However, so far the current debates questioning the viability of perpetual growth lack a thorough historical perspective. This volume addresses the origins and evolution of the growth paradigm, explores transportation, health, resource consumption and material flows as case studies of the complex repercussions of growth, and examines sustainable development, sustainable growth, buen vivir and degrowth as examples of alternative developmental models. The book provides the necessary historical depth to the ongoing discussion on suitable principles of present and future global development.

Sustainability and the Political Economy of Welfare raises the issue of what is required to make welfare societies ecologically sustainable. Consisting of three parts, this book regards the current financial, economic and political crisis in welfare state institutions and addresses methodological, theoretical and wider conceptual issues in integrating sustainability. Furthermore, this text is concerned with the main institutional obstacles to the achievement of sustainable welfare and wellbeing, and how these may feasibly be overcome.

This book investigates the possibility of creating an integrated indicator covering three pillars of sustainable development: economy, society and the environment. Its objective is to change the direction of economic growth towards one which is more sustainable by introducing new indicators relevant to sustainable development and a green economy and also discusses the key issues for these indicators.

This book identifies the drivers and success factors of green industrial policy, which seeks to reconcile the synergies and trade-offs which exist between economic and environmental goals. It will be of interest to students, researchers and policymakers in the areas of energy policy, sustainable development, industrial economics and ecological economics.

Explores good governance by using the case of European Union fisheries management. This title also tests some of the seldom questioned assumptions and axioms that are contained within governance theory, and policy documents about the forms and processes that policymaking under the so-called 'turn to governance' now takes.

This book aims to explore the avenue of landscape economics and provides the building blocks (from different scientific disciplines) for an economic analysis of landscapes.

Increasing scarcity of land and the consequential strengthening of policy targets pertaining to waste disposal, recovery and generation, has generated a need for empirical analyses that will aid policy effectiveness, while taking into account the relevance of specific regional features and the impact of a comprehensive set of socio-economic drivers. New strands of microeconomic and macroeconomic analyses inspired by the Environmental Kuznets curve literature have emerged during the past years, enlarging the previously heavy managerial focus to bring in wider economic considerations, and complementing the historically stronger literature on the valuation of waste related externalities. The book aims to provide guidelines for policymakers in gathering contributions of both a theoretical and empirical nature that cover and address waste management and disposal issues, embedding them in spatial, systemic and trade related frameworks.

This book takes a deeper look at the multifaceted aspects of poverty in Asia, identifying the many factors that drive growth, using in-depth research on Asian countries and economies where growth has been more inclusive of the poor.

Intends to establish links between sustainable development, needs, well-being, and the capabilities approach that is central to human development and the United Nations Development Programme. This book is suitable for postgraduates and researchers in Environmental and Ecological Economics.

Drawing on both economics and ecology, this book offers telling insights into the confusing 'jobs versus environment' debates as well as charts a recommended path towards a co-habitable relationship. It illuminates why our nation's natural environment is both better and worse than years ago.

Environmental education is an important part of all human education. Its aim is to help develop peoples' ability to recognize themselves and their world, and to encounter nature. This book intends to provide a comprehensive view on problems pertaining to the relationship between humans and nature, without limit to any one particular discipline.

Investigates environmental indicators accounting for indirect emissions (as embodied in international trade) within the framework of input-output analysis. This book introduces an indicator of environmental responsibility derived from upstream emissions embodied in final demand and downstream emissions embodied in primary inputs.

Exploring one indigenous society and how they managed to live sustainably with their ecosystems for over two thousand years, this book shows how human systems connect environmental ethics and sustainable ecological practices through institutions.

Sustainability is a word that means different things depending on who is using it, thus underlining the potential problems involved in experts from different fields teaming up to tackle sustainability problems. This book shows how sustainability is understood by academics and professionals alike.

In the past decade, the growing realization that biodiversity and human wellbeing are inextricably linked has led to the adoption of numerous environmental policies. The concept of the Green Economy has gained particular attention as an economic system where growth is possible within environmental limits. The preservation of ecosystem services and the halt of biodiversity loss are identified as key pillars of the Green Economy. This book establishes ways to assess biodiversity¿s contributions to the economy and to meaningfully integrate biodiversity concerns in green-economy policies.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of energy risks, energy scenarios and energy policies with special reference to the European Union and its member states, emphasizing the economic and geopolitical dimensions of energy security.

Combines two disciplines together, regional and ecological economics. This book presents a way to understand ecological economic concerns from a regional perspective, and provides a mathematical tool to measure their interrelationships.

An annual GDP growth rate of around three per cent is regarded as the minimum necessary to prevent unemployment from escalating. This book intends to resolve the environment-employment dilemma by suggesting ways and means to achieve low rates of unemployment, or preferably full employment, in the context of a low-growth or steady-state economy.

This is a key text for those studying water governance and management. Taking on a multi- and inter-disciplinary viewpoint, Water Resources and Economic Processes offers an up-to-date collection of contributions from leading scholars and gathers research on important aspects of relevant fields.