The Economics of Green Growth investigates the possibility of creating an integrated indicator covering three pillars of sustainable development: economy, society and the environment. The excessive pursuit of economic efficiency has resulted in severe environmental problems such as climate change and biodiversity loss, and societal human issues such as inequality and disparity. The book aims to change the direction of economic growth towards one which is more sustainable. It explores beyond the conventional indicator, the GDP that measures economic growth and human well-being. It also…mehr
The Economics of Green Growth investigates the possibility of creating an integrated indicator covering three pillars of sustainable development: economy, society and the environment. The excessive pursuit of economic efficiency has resulted in severe environmental problems such as climate change and biodiversity loss, and societal human issues such as inequality and disparity. The book aims to change the direction of economic growth towards one which is more sustainable. It explores beyond the conventional indicator, the GDP that measures economic growth and human well-being. It also introduces new indicators relevant to sustainable development and a green economy and discusses the key issues for these indicators.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Shunsuke Managi is Professor of Technology and Policy, School of Engineering at Kyushu University, Japan, while also holding position as IGES fellow at Institute for Global Environmental Strategies and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Tokyo. He is an editor of Environmental Economic and Policy Studies, a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and is the author of "Technology, Natural Resources and Economic Growth: Improving the Environment for a Greener Future" and editor of "The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Economics in Asia".
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Introduction Part 1: Global Issues and Indicators 1. Green Economy and Green Growth in International Trends of Sustainability Indicators 2. Efficiency and Fairness of Resource Use: From a planetary boundary perspective 3. Environmental Kuznets Curve: Economic growth and emission reduction 4. Measuring Natural Capital Use in the Global Economy 5. Natural Capital and Ecosystem Accounting Part 2: Improving Sustainability and Well-being Indicators 6. Inclusive Wealth and Sustainability Indicators 7. Growth of Inclusive Wealth 8. The Better Life Index and Measurement of Well-Being 9. A Monetary Evaluation of Life: Life Satisfaction Approach Part 3: Towards Green Growth: Analysis and Actions 10. Effects of Disasters on Market 11. Environmental Impact of Mega Event 12. Voluntary Industrial Toxics Program and Performance 13. Contributions of the Private Sector to Global Biodiversity Protection 14. Ecologically-friendly Transportation: Cost analysis of subsidy and tax reduction scheme Conclusion
Introduction Part 1: Global Issues and Indicators 1. Green Economy and Green Growth in International Trends of Sustainability Indicators 2. Efficiency and Fairness of Resource Use: From a planetary boundary perspective 3. Environmental Kuznets Curve: Economic growth and emission reduction 4. Measuring Natural Capital Use in the Global Economy 5. Natural Capital and Ecosystem Accounting Part 2: Improving Sustainability and Well-being Indicators 6. Inclusive Wealth and Sustainability Indicators 7. Growth of Inclusive Wealth 8. The Better Life Index and Measurement of Well-Being 9. A Monetary Evaluation of Life: Life Satisfaction Approach Part 3: Towards Green Growth: Analysis and Actions 10. Effects of Disasters on Market 11. Environmental Impact of Mega Event 12. Voluntary Industrial Toxics Program and Performance 13. Contributions of the Private Sector to Global Biodiversity Protection 14. Ecologically-friendly Transportation: Cost analysis of subsidy and tax reduction scheme Conclusion
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