The bioregional economy : land, liberty and the pursuit of happiness / Molly Scott Cato.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cato, Molly Scott.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--Social aspects.

Sustainable development.

Economic development--Environmental aspects.

Economic development.

Regional economics--Environmental aspects.

Regional economics.

Human ecology--Economic aspects.

Human ecology.

Physical Description:

xv, 247 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>In a world of climate change and declining oil supplies, what is the plan for the provisioning of resources? Green economists suggest a need to replace the globalised economy, and its extended supply chains, with a more 'local' economy. But what does this mean in more concrete terms? How large is a local economy, how self-reliant can it be, and what resources will still need to be imported? The concept of the 'bioregion' - developed and popularised within the disciplines of earth sciences, biosciences and planning - may facilitate the reconceptualisation of the global economy as a system of

Contents:

Why bioregional economics?

Visioning the bioregional economy

The economist as shaman

Firms, farms and factories

Provisioning and provenance

Work as craft

What about my iPad?

Sharing our common wealth

Provisioning, exchange and sufficiency

Space, limits and boundaries

Living the full circle of life.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9781849714587 (hbk.)

9780415500821 (pbk.)

9780203082867 (ebook)

9781136181733

1136181733

9781136181740

1136181741

9781283861021

128386102X

9780203082867

0203082869

OCLC:

820787620