Economics and Ecology: United for a Sustainable World (Social Environmental Sustainability)
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (939 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1439852952 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 191 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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The second part of the book examines the misuse of economics in the service of what increasingly appears to be a ruinous pursuit of material wealth and expansion. A unique reference for professionals and laypersons alike, it can also serve as a supplementary classroom text for students of economics, ecology, biology, and environmental science.. The third part offers advice on reconciling economics and ecology by proposing an economics in which the principles employed are aligned with the biophysical principles of ecology. Glaciers are melting; oceans are becoming dangerously acidic; species and their ecological services are becoming extinct; and weather patterns are becoming increasingly severe and unpredictable each year. There are two sides to this crisisour global economy, and its effect on the ecology of our home planet. Despite conventional thinking that typical monetary and fiscal manipulations will put us back on the path of economic growth, the reality is not that simple. The first part of the book establishes the methodological and biophysical principles needed to develop the concept of socioeconomic sustainability. Meanwhile, the natur
About the AuthorRuss Beaton received his bachelor’s degree from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, and his Master’s and Ph.D. His original training was in mathematical economics and econometrics, although his doctoral thesis was in location theory and urban land economics, which became a lifetime interest. Beaton is coauthor with Chris Maser of two other books and participated in drafting the legislation, passed by the 1973 Oregon Legislature, that created Oregon’s widely acclaimed land
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He has contributed to more than 286 publications, including 34 books, mostly dealing with some aspect of social-environmental sustainability. degrees from Claremont University, California. After teaching for 3 years at California State College at Fullerton (now Fullerton State University), and 4 years at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Beaton returned to his alma mater, Willamette University, where he taught economics and did research for 33 years.