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Environmental Accounting in Theory and Practice
. Ed(S): Uno, Kimio; Bartelmus, Claude
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Hardback. The global community is preoccupied with the concept of sustainability, to the extent that the traditional measure of GDP is giving way to a 'green GDP'. This title presents a picture of research issues in the field, based on the experience of many countries, with the introduction of integrated environmental and economic statistics. Editor(s): Uno, Kimio; Bartelmus, Claude. Series: Economy and Environment. Num Pages: 461 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
Policy failures in environment and development have been blamed on frag mented and eclectic policies and strategies. The 1992 United Nations Con ference on Environment and Development, the 'Earth Summit' in Rio de Janeiro, called therefore for an integrated approach in planning and policy making to achieve long-term sustainable growth and development. The Con ference also recognized in its action plan, the Agenda 21, that integrated poli cies need to be supported by integrated information, notably requiring the implementation of integrated environmental and economic accounting by its member States. During the preparations for the Rio Summit, scientists and practitioners of ... Read more
Policy failures in environment and development have been blamed on frag mented and eclectic policies and strategies. The 1992 United Nations Con ference on Environment and Development, the 'Earth Summit' in Rio de Janeiro, called therefore for an integrated approach in planning and policy making to achieve long-term sustainable growth and development. The Con ference also recognized in its action plan, the Agenda 21, that integrated poli cies need to be supported by integrated information, notably requiring the implementation of integrated environmental and economic accounting by its member States. During the preparations for the Rio Summit, scientists and practitioners of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
461
Condition
New
Series
Economy and Environment
Number of Pages
461
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792345596
SKU
V9780792345596
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