Ecological economics : sustainability in practice / Stanislav E. Shmelev
Imprint
New York : Springer, 2012
Descript
xix, 248 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm
CONTENT
The economic system and the environment -- Industrial ecology: material and energy flows, life cycle analysis -- The big picture vision and the enviroment: an international perspective -- Economic valuation and decision making: MCDA as a tool for the future -- Macroeconomy: market failures and externalities: what can be done -- Economic models and the environment: input-output analysis -- Sustainable development: measuring progress -- Climate change and renewable energy: how to choose the optimal pool of technologies -- Biodiversity loss: new methods for evaluating ecosystems -- Sustaninable citites: interdisciplinary perspective -- Regional waste management: multicriteria modelling -- Business and sustainable development: CSR in practice