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1024528
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b778898
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| Title & Author
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Sustainable development indicators in ecological economics /\ edited by Philip Lawn.
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| Publication Statement
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Cheltenham, UK ;Northampton, MA :: Edward Elgar Pub.,, ©2006.
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| Series Statement
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Current issues in ecological economics
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1 online resource (viii, 467 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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1845420993
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: 1845428951
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: 9781845420994
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: 9781845428952
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. Sustainable development: concept and indicators; 3. The economic rationale for green accounting; 4. Environmental accounting and policy making; 5. Estimating the economic impacts of climate change by means of green accounting; 6. A critical appraisal of genuine savings as an indicator of sustainability; 7. An assessment of alternative measures of sustainable economic welfare; 8. Policy implications of the Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare: Thailand as a case study; 9. Some constructive criticisms of the Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare.
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10. Measurement of the natural capital stock: conceptual foundations and preliminary empirics11. Indicators and measures of critical natural capital; 12. Ecological Footprint accounts for advancing sustainability: measuring human demands on nature; 13. Managing for sustainability: ecological footprints, ecosystem health and the Forest Capital Index; 14. Sustainability scenarios as interpretive frameworks for indi.
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'This book presents a comprehensive collection of essays from some of the world's leading experts, surveying and highlighting both the potential and the limitations of a number of indicators specifically designed to measure sustainable development. Illustrative applications are presented throughout in order to demonstrate the value of the approaches discussed. This book is highly recommended for all those who are interested in a better understanding of what sustainable development is and its likely associated indicators, and ultimately aims to contribute to a better foundation for public decis.
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Economic indicators.
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Environmental economics.
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Sustainable development, Statistics.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Development-- Sustainable Development.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Environmental Economics.
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Economic indicators.
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Environmental economics.
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Nachhaltigkeit
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Sustainable development.
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Umweltindikator
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Umweltökonomie
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Duurzame ontwikkeling.
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Milieueconomie.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.9/27
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| LC Classification
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HC79.E5S866854 2006eb
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83.63bcl
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| Added Entry
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Lawn, Philip A.
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