Handbook of ecological economics / edited by Joan Martinez-Alier, Roldan Muradian.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martínez Alier, Juan, editor.

Muradian, Roldan, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental economics.

Ecology--Economic aspects.

Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (511 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This comprehensive Handbook neatly encapsulates the field of ecological economics, the fluid interface between the economic and ecological systems. Leading scholars systematize the state-of-the-art and put forward their insights about future development in their respective areas of expertise. The result is a compendium of stimulating and outstanding contributions, interesting for both junior and more experienced readers alike. Subjects covered include the analytical and philosophical foundations of ecological economics, deliberative valuation methods, social metabolism, ecological macroeconomics, the de-growth movement, socio-environmental conflicts, the scope and valuation of ecosystem services, traditional ecological knowledge, social dilemmas in common pool resource management; consumption patterns, global environmental governance and emerging tools for dealing with environmental problems, such as payments for ecosystem services. Covering the most salient topics in the field of ecological economics and with a wide scope, from philosophical foundations to practical applications, this book will be invaluable to students, scholars, researchers and policy makers.

Contents:

1. Taking stock : the keystones of ecological economics / Joan Martínez-Alier and Roldan Muradian

2. The content, direction and philosophy of ecological economics / Clive L. Spash

3. Analytical philosophy and ecological economics / John O'Neill and Thomas Uebel

4. Value deliberation in ecological economics / Christos Zografos

5. Social metabolism : a metrics for biophysical growth and degrowth / Marina Fischer-Kowalski and Helmut Haberl

6. Macroeconomic policies and environmental sustainability / Alejandro Nadal

7. Modeling a non-growing economy : an autobiographical note / Peter A. Victor

8. Degrowth : between a scientific concept and a slogan for a social movement / Panos Petridis, Barbara Muraca and Giorgos Kallis

9. Water : ecological economics and socio-environmental conflicts / Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos and Joan Martínez-Alier

10. The contributions of the ecosystem services paradigm to sustainability science, policy and practice / Rudolf de Groot and Leon Braat

11. Ecological economics perspectives on ecosystem services valuation / Erik Gómez-Baggethun and Berta Martín-López

12. The values of traditional ecological knowledge / Victoria Reyes-García

13. From conventional economics to complexity in social dilemmas : lessons from CPR experiments in the lab and the field / Juan Camilo Cárdenas

14. Sustainable consumption : transitions, systems and practices / Inge Røpke

15. Consumers, the environment and the new global middle classes / Alejandro Guarín and Imme Scholz

16. Global environmental governance / Arild Vatn

17. Economic instruments in policy mixes for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem governance / Irene Ring and David N. Barton

18. The rise of PES in Brazil : from pilot projects to public policies / Emilie Coudel ... [et al.]

19. Looking forward : current concerns and the future of ecological economics / Joan Martínez-Alier and Roldan Muradian.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78347-141-7