Research Catalog

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Description

1. xviii, 294 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

1. "In the debate about sustainable development, the key question is whether natural capital can be substituted by man-made capital. Proponents of weak sustainability maintain that man-made and natural capital are substitutable in the long term whilst followers of strong sustainability believe they are not. This book assesses whether science can unambiguously endorse either paradigm and explores the extent to which, and at what cost, certain forms of natural capital should be preserved." "This book will be essential reading for students and scholars of environmental and ecological economics as well as for those interested in sustainable development."--Jacket.

Subject

1. Sustainable development
2. Economic development > Environmental aspects
3. Neoclassical school of economics
4. sustainable development
5. Nachhaltigkeit
6. Umweltverträglichkeit
7. Umweltökonomie
8. Wirtschaftsentwicklung
9. Duurzame ontwikkeling
10. Développement durable
11. Développement économique > Aspect de l'environnement
12. École néo-classique d'économie politique
13. Economics, economic history and consumer affairs
14. Meteorology

Contents

1. Conceptual, ethical, and paradigmatic issues of sustainable development -- Resources, the environment, and economic growth : why both paradigms of sustainability are non-falsifiable -- Preserving natural capital in a world of risk, uncertainty, and ignorance -- Can sustainability be measured?

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-282) and index.