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Pricing the Planet: Economic Analysis for Sustainable Development
Peter May (Ed.)
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Description for Pricing the Planet: Economic Analysis for Sustainable Development
Paperback. An outgrowth of the 1992 Symposium and Exhibit of Environmental Technologies (ECOTECH), held in Rio de Janiero as part of the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), this book addresses our ecological future and explores alternatives to mainstream solutions. Editor(s): May, Peter H.; Motta, Ronaldo Seroa da. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, represented an unparalleled opportunity for scientists, economists, planners, energy specialists, and other professionals from around the world to exchange ideas and information. Bringing together the views discussed at the corresponding International Symposium and Exhibit of Environmental Technologies (ECOTECH)-an official event sponsored by the Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat of Industry, Commerce, and Science Technology of Brazil-Pricing the Planet addresses our ecological future and explores alternatives to mainstream solutions. The contributors emphasize the need for alternatives that are both economically viable and ecologically sound, ... Read more
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, represented an unparalleled opportunity for scientists, economists, planners, energy specialists, and other professionals from around the world to exchange ideas and information. Bringing together the views discussed at the corresponding International Symposium and Exhibit of Environmental Technologies (ECOTECH)-an official event sponsored by the Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat of Industry, Commerce, and Science Technology of Brazil-Pricing the Planet addresses our ecological future and explores alternatives to mainstream solutions. The contributors emphasize the need for alternatives that are both economically viable and ecologically sound, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231101752
SKU
V9780231101752
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99-15
About Peter May (Ed.)
Peter H. May is professor of agro-food systems and sustainable development in the Graduate Program in Development, Agriculture, and Society at the Federal Rural University, Rio de Janeiro. He is also the executive director of Pro-Natura, an international environment and development organization. He is the coauthor of The Subsidy from Nature (1991) and editor of Natural Resource Valuation and Policy ... Read more
Reviews for Pricing the Planet: Economic Analysis for Sustainable Development
Remarkable and noteworthy... The authors of the papers are recognized authorities in the fields of environmental and ecological economics... The diversity of topics dealt within the various chapters is remarkable. The emphasis on case studies from developing countries and the perspectives of scholars from the same is an unusual and therefore valuable contribution. Ecological Economics This volume... provides an important ... Read more