Thoroughly revised and updated, Natural Capital and Human Economic Survival, Second Edition focuses on a key aspect of ecological economics, natural capital, in the context of Sustainable Development. It uses real-world examples and case studies to describe what natural capital does - and the severe strains that have been put on it. The authors give a brief history of the origins of conventional economic wisdom and critique it from the standpoint of ecological economics. They conclude with some policy options, such as green taxes and suggestions for personal action that would conserve natural capital and resources for present and future generations.…mehr
Thoroughly revised and updated, Natural Capital and Human Economic Survival, Second Edition focuses on a key aspect of ecological economics, natural capital, in the context of Sustainable Development. It uses real-world examples and case studies to describe what natural capital does - and the severe strains that have been put on it. The authors give a brief history of the origins of conventional economic wisdom and critique it from the standpoint of ecological economics. They conclude with some policy options, such as green taxes and suggestions for personal action that would conserve natural capital and resources for present and future generations.
Prugh, Thomas; Daly, Herman; Goodland, Robert; Cumberland, John H; Norgaard, Richard B
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Foreword Preface Section I: The Ecological Economics Perspective and Why It's Needed 1 The Origins of Our Economic Worldview Classical Economics, Key Figures, Assumptions The Birth of Neoclassicism Driven to Abstraction: The Neoclassical Legacy 2 The Ecological Economics Perspective The Coevolutionary Paradigm Scale, Throughput, and Carrying Capacity The Mostly Invisible City Substitutability vs. Complementarity Technological Optimism vs. Prudent Skepticism Entropy and Economics What Sustainability Means Section II: The Definition, Function, and Valuation of Natural Capital 3 What Natural Capital Is and Does What Does Natural Capital Do? Biodiversity, Ecosystem Function, and the Economy Four Functions of Natural Capital 4 Depletion and Valuation Some Evidence of Natural Capital Depletion The Green Devolution A Fearful Asymmetry: Accounting for Natural Capital The Monetary Valuation of Natural Capital When "Discounted" Doesn't Mean a Bargain An Alternative Section Ill: Managing Natural Capital for Sustainability 5 Investing in Natural Capital: Incentives and Obstacles The Nutshell Case for Natural Capital Investment Why We Ignore Natural Capital Command and Control Regulation Incentive Based Systems 6 Some Investment Strategies Green Taxes Graded Ecozoning Natural Capital Depletion Taxes The Link Between Human and Natural Capital The Precautionary Polluter Pays Principle Ecological Tariffs Natural Capital and International Trade Property Rights Regimes Resource Utilities Two Sustainability Profiles Afterword Appendix: Some Tools For Personal and Community Action Glossary References Index.
Foreword Preface Section I: The Ecological Economics Perspective and Why It's Needed 1 The Origins of Our Economic Worldview Classical Economics, Key Figures, Assumptions The Birth of Neoclassicism Driven to Abstraction: The Neoclassical Legacy 2 The Ecological Economics Perspective The Coevolutionary Paradigm Scale, Throughput, and Carrying Capacity The Mostly Invisible City Substitutability vs. Complementarity Technological Optimism vs. Prudent Skepticism Entropy and Economics What Sustainability Means Section II: The Definition, Function, and Valuation of Natural Capital 3 What Natural Capital Is and Does What Does Natural Capital Do? Biodiversity, Ecosystem Function, and the Economy Four Functions of Natural Capital 4 Depletion and Valuation Some Evidence of Natural Capital Depletion The Green Devolution A Fearful Asymmetry: Accounting for Natural Capital The Monetary Valuation of Natural Capital When "Discounted" Doesn't Mean a Bargain An Alternative Section Ill: Managing Natural Capital for Sustainability 5 Investing in Natural Capital: Incentives and Obstacles The Nutshell Case for Natural Capital Investment Why We Ignore Natural Capital Command and Control Regulation Incentive Based Systems 6 Some Investment Strategies Green Taxes Graded Ecozoning Natural Capital Depletion Taxes The Link Between Human and Natural Capital The Precautionary Polluter Pays Principle Ecological Tariffs Natural Capital and International Trade Property Rights Regimes Resource Utilities Two Sustainability Profiles Afterword Appendix: Some Tools For Personal and Community Action Glossary References Index.
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