Natural Capital and Human Economic SurvivalInternational Society for Ecological Economics, 1995 - 198 sayfa Drawing on the theoretical insights and research experience of some of the world's leading ecological economists, Natural Capital and Human Economic Survival argues that mainstream economics has misled citizens and policy makers by viewing natural capital as only a single, rather unimportant, factor of economic production. In contrast, ecological economics views it as the very foundation of the economy. Natural Capital and Human Economic Survival explains what natural capital is and does, and how it is threatened. It also proposes some revenue-neutral policy options that could restructure the economic system to encourage investment in natural capital. Such policies would work, in part, by properly valuing natural capital resources and services. By helping to "get the prices right," within the context of sustainable ecosystems and a fair distribution of resources they would promote true economic efficiency, equity and sustainability. |
İçindekiler
The Origins of Our Economic Worldview | 3 |
What Natural Capital Is and Does | 51 |
Depletion and Valuation | 71 |
Telif Hakkı | |
7 diğer bölüm gösterilmiyor
Diğer baskılar - Tümünü görüntüle
Natural Capital and Human Economic Survival Tom Prugh,Thomas Prugh,Robert Costanza Metin Parçacığı görünümü - 1995 |
Sık kullanılan terimler ve kelime öbekleri
agricultural Approach to Sustainability benefits biodiversity biological carrying capacity conservation consumers consumption Costa Rica Costanza costs create crops Daly and Cobb damage degradation E.O. Wilson Earth Ecological Economics economic system Economics Approach economists ecosphere ecosys ecozoning efficiency emissions energy entropy environment environmental example export factor of production fish flow forest fossil fuels functions habitat hectares human capital human economic activity important incentive income increase industrial inputs Investing in Natural keystone species labor land less levels living loss manufactured capital means ment million natural capital natural capital depletion natural resources natural world neoclassical economics nomic nonrenewable natural capital output per-capita percent pesticides photosynthesis plants pollution population problems production reduce regulation salmon scale social traps soil sources species Sustainable Development things throughput tion trade trees utilities value of natural waste wealth