Sustainable Development: Concepts, Rationalities and Strategies
. Ed(S): Faucheux, Sylvie; O'Connor, Martin; Van Der Straaten, Jan
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hardcover. The selection of methodological contributions, richly illustrated by empirical observations, highlights how a new generation of economists is confronting new problems of irreversible environmental change, uncertainty and social equity in the long-term. Editor(s): Faucheux, Sylvie; O'Connor, Martin; Van der Straaten, Jan. Series: Economy and Environment. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 647.
3 decision support techniques that do not depend exclusively on market incentives and monetary valuation. The World Conservation Strategy published by the mCN (1980) recognised the full dimensions of these problems, and introduced the concept of sustainable development, placing the emphasis on the exploitation of natural systems and the use of biological natural resources within limits so that the availability of these resources for use by future generations would not be jeopardised by the current use of them. At this time, the imposition of quotas and the definition of critical loads and environmental standards were suggested as the sorts of ... Read more
3 decision support techniques that do not depend exclusively on market incentives and monetary valuation. The World Conservation Strategy published by the mCN (1980) recognised the full dimensions of these problems, and introduced the concept of sustainable development, placing the emphasis on the exploitation of natural systems and the use of biological natural resources within limits so that the availability of these resources for use by future generations would not be jeopardised by the current use of them. At this time, the imposition of quotas and the definition of critical loads and environmental standards were suggested as the sorts of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
Series
Economy and Environment
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792348849
SKU
V9780792348849
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