A01=Herman E. Daly
A01=Jon D. Erickson
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A01=Joshua Farley
Author_Herman E. Daly
Author_Jon D. Erickson
Author_Jon Erickson
Author_Joshua Farley
Category=KCVG
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- ISBN 9781559633130
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 25 Mar 2005
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Ecological economics addresses one of the fundamental flaws in conventional economics-its failure to consider biophysical and social reality in its analyses and equations. Ecological Economics: Principles and Applications is an introductory-level textbook that offers a pedagogically complete examination of this dynamic new field. As a workbook accompanying the text, this volume breaks new ground in applying the principles of ecological economics in a problem- or service-based learning setting. Both the textbook and this workbook are situated within a new interdisciplinary framework that embraces the linkages among economic growth, environmental degradation, and social inequity in an effort to guide policy in a way that respects fundamental human values. The workbook takes the approach a step further in placing ecological economic analysis within a systems perspective, in order to help students identify leverage points by which they can help to effect change. The workbook helps students to develop a practical, operational understanding of the principles and concepts explored in the text through real-world activities, and describes numerous case studies
