Economics and Ecology

New frontiers and sustainable development

Inbunden, Engelska, 1993

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"Economics and Ecology" looks at the potential economics and ecological contribution to sustainable development thinking. Taking an applied technical approach, the contributions from a range of international experts draw together case studies from around the world to highlight the results of economic and ecological research which have been applied to environmental and developmental problems. This text illustrates the extent to which economic thinking applied to natural resource management can be influenced by ecological perspectives and vice versa. It should be of interest to economists, ecologists and geographers concerned with development studies, environmental sciences and resource management.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1993-08-31
Mått155 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt506 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor205
Upplaga1993
FörlagChapman and Hall
ISBN9780412481802

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1 Introduction: economics and ecology – the next frontier.- 1.1 A short parable.- 1.2 Natural capital, economics and ecology in development.- 1.3 Outline of the book.- References.- 2 Environmentally sustainable development: Optimal economic conditions.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 A model of environmentally sustainable economic activity.- 2.3 Optimal sustainable economic growth.- 2.4 Conclusions.- References.- 3 Ecological economic systems analysis: Order and chaos.- 3.1 What is systems analysis?.- 3.2 Scientific uncertainty: beyond risk, into the abyss.- 3.3 Conclusions.- Acknowledgements.- References.- 4 Sustainable agriculture: The trade-offs with productivity, stability and equitability.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Agroecosystems.- 4.3 The measurement of agroecosystem properties.- 4.4 Trade-offs.- 4.5 Conclusions.- References.- 5 Stress, shock and the sustainability of optimal resource utilization in a stochastic environment.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 An ecological model.- 5.3 The management problem.- 5.4 A simulation.- 5.5 The economic environment and ecological stress.- 5.6 Stress, shock and the discount rate.- 5.7 Conclusions.- References.- 6 Economic and ecological carrying capacity: Applications to pastoral systems in Zimbabwe.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 The productivity of CA cattle: What is the economic CC?.- 6.3 Ecological sustainability: Limits to livestock numbers in CAs.- 6.4 Investigating land degradation.- 6.5 The determinants of ecological CC: How do cattle survive in CAs?.- 6.6 Livestock management in variable environments: Some policy implications.- 6.7 Conclusions.- Acknowledgements.- Archival sources.- References.- 7 Tropical forests and biodiversity conservation: A new ecological imperative.- 7.1 What is biodiversity?.- 7.2 What do we know aboutbiodiversity?.- 7.3 The role of tropical forests as ‘sources’ of global biodiversity.- 7.4 Interpretations of biodiversity for planning.- 7.5 Issues concerning biodiversity and tropical forests.- 7.6 Empirical efforts to research and resolve these issues.- 7.7 Conclusion.- References.- 8 Optimal economic growth and the conservation of biological diversity.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 The species-area relation.- 8.3 The model.- 8.4 Solution to the autonomous control problem.- 8.5 Solution to the nonautonomous control problem.- 8.6 Conclusions.- Acknowledgements.- References.- 9 The viewing value of elephants.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 The viewing value of elephants.- 9.3 Contingent valuation method.- 9.4 Safari expenditures in Kenya.- References.- 10 Ecology and economics in small islands: Constructing a framework for sustainable development.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 The vulnerabilities of island economies and island ecologies.- 10.3 Islands as opportunities for sustainable development.- 10.4 Frameworks for sustainable development.- References.- 11 Sustainable economic development: Economic and ethical principles.- 11.1 Introduction.- 11.2 Weak and strong sustainability paradigms.- 11.3 The valuation of environmental resources.- 11.4 Sustainability and ethics.- 11.5 Conclusions.- References.- 12 Postscript.- References.