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Global Ecology and Unequal Exchange
Fetishism in a Zero-Sum World
Av Alf Hornborg
Häftad, 2012
776 kr
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In modern society, we tend to have faith in technology. But is our concept of ‘technology’ itself a cultural illusion? This book challenges the idea that humanity as a whole is united in a common development toward increasingly efficient technologies. Instead it argues that modern technology …
Good Life Beyond Growth
New Perspectives
Av Hartmut Rosa, Christoph Henning
Häftad, 2019
746 kr
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Many countries have experienced a decline of economic growth for decades, an effect that was only aggravated by the recent global financial crisis. What if in the 21st century this is no longer an exception, but the general rule? Does an economy without growth necessarily bring hardship and crises, …
Ecology and Power
Struggles over Land and Material Resources in the Past, Present and Future
Av Alf Hornborg, Brett Clark m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
2600 kr
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Power and social inequality shape patterns of land use and resource management. This book explores this relationship from different perspectives, illuminating the complexity of interactions between human societies and nature. Most of the contributors use the perspective of "political ecology" as a …
Good Life Beyond Growth
New Perspectives
Av Hartmut Rosa, Christoph Henning
Inbunden, 2017
2525 kr
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Many countries have experienced a decline of economic growth for decades, an effect that was only aggravated by the recent global financial crisis. What if in the 21st century this is no longer an exception, but the general rule? Does an economy without growth necessarily bring hardship and crises, …
Water Resources and Economic Processes
Inbunden, 2020
2525 kr
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Water exploitation has increased notably in the world during the last 250 years since the onset of industrialisation. The relationships between economic processes and water use are complex and include many interwoven drivers such as: technological development, dietary choices and food production, …
Transformative Ecological Economics
Process Philosophy, Ideology and Utopia
Av Ove Jakobsen
Häftad, 2019
724 kr
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When we look at the state of the world today, what is most evident is the fact that the major problems of our time – energy, environment, economy, climate change and social justice – cannot be understood in isolation. They are interconnected problems, which means that they require corresponding …
Post-growth Economics and Society
Exploring the Paths of a Social and Ecological Transition
Av Isabelle Cassiers, Kevin Maréchal m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
622 kr
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We stand on the threshold of a "post-growth" world – one in which the relentless pursuit of economic growth has ceased to constitute a credible societal project. The symptoms that mark the end of an era are clear and incontrovertible: a return to the regularities of the past is illusory. The …
Economics of Feeding the Hungry
Sustainable Intensification and Sustainable Food Security
Av Noel Russell
Häftad, 2019
640 kr
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As productivity expands to cater for population increase and shifting diets, many individuals remain hungry, whilst others suffer obesity, and significant amounts of food are wasted. Yet, this triple dilemma oversimplifies the underlying complexity. This book explores this complexity from an …
Positional Analysis for Sustainable Development
Reconsidering Policy, Economics and Accounting
Av Judy Brown, Peter Soderbaum m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
622 kr
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Climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution of land and water, land-use changes, lack of equality and other problems at local, national and global levels represent a challenge for economics as a social science. Mainstream neoclassical economics may be able to contribute to a more sustainable …
History of Ecological Economic Thought
Av Marco P. Vianna Franco, Antoine Missemer
Inbunden, 2022
2600 kr
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Contributing to a better understanding of contemporary issues of environmental sustainability from a historical perspective, this book provides a cohesive and cogent account of the history of ecological economic thought. The work unearths a diverse set of ideas within a Western and Slavic context, …
Water Resources and Economic Processes
Häftad, 2022
827 kr
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Water exploitation has increased notably in the world during the last 250 years since the onset of industrialisation. The relationships between economic processes and water use are complex and include many interwoven drivers such as: technological development, dietary choices and food production, …
Degrowth Alternative
A Path to Address our Environmental Crisis?
Av Diana Stuart, Ryan Gunderson m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
373 kr
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Degrowth is a planned economic contraction in wealthy countries that reduces production and consumption—and, by extension, greenhouse gas emissions and stresses on global ecosystems—to sustainable levels within ecological limits. This book explores the idea of degrowth as an economic alternative to …
Physical Limits to Economic Growth
Perspectives of Economic, Social, and Complexity Science
Av Roberto Burlando, Angelo Tartaglia
Häftad, 2020
695 kr
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The debate on the physical limits and constraints to the economic growth of globalized society is now widespread. This book explores the physical and economic aspects of the conflict between humans, with their thoughtless focus on growth through material production, and environmental constraints.In …
Bioeconomy
Institutions, Innovation and Sustainability
Inbunden, 2023
2144 kr
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The bioeconomy is steadily becoming more important in regional, national and European public policies. As it encompasses the transformation of agricultural, marine and organic resources into food, feed, fuels, energy and materials, the bioeconomy should become a major new industry, outlining the …
Bioeconomy
Institutions, Innovation and Sustainability
Häftad, 2024
671 kr
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The bioeconomy is steadily becoming more important in regional, national and European public policies. As it encompasses the transformation of agricultural, marine and organic resources into food, feed, fuels, energy and materials, the bioeconomy should become a major new industry, outlining the …
Feminist Political Ecology and the Economics of Care
In Search of Economic Alternatives
Av Christine Bauhardt, Wendy Harcourt
Häftad, 2020
746 kr
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This book envisages a different form of our economies where care work and care-full relationships are central to social and cultural life. It sets out a feminist vision of a caring economy and asks what needs to change economically and ecologically in our conceptual approaches and our daily lives …
Anarchism and Ecological Economics
A Transformative Approach to a Sustainable Future
Häftad, 2020
798 kr
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Anarchism and Ecological Economics: A Transformative Approach to a Sustainable Future explores the idea that anarchism – aimed at creating a society where there is as much freedom in solidarity as possible – may provide an ideal political basis for the goals of ecological economics. It seems clear …
Creating Sustainable Bioeconomies
The bioscience revolution in Europe and Africa
Av Ivar Virgin, E. Jane Morris
Häftad, 2019
716 kr
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The growing global demand for food, feed and bio-based renewable material is changing the conditions for agricultural production worldwide. At the same time, revolutionary achievements in the field of biosciences are contributing to a transition whereby bio-based alternatives for energy and …
Degrowth Alternative
A Path to Address our Environmental Crisis?
Av Diana Stuart, Ryan Gunderson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
1002 kr
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Degrowth is a planned economic contraction in wealthy countries that reduces production and consumption—and, by extension, greenhouse gas emissions and stresses on global ecosystems—to sustainable levels within ecological limits. This book explores the idea of degrowth as an economic alternative to …
Resilience, Reciprocity and Ecological Economics
Northwest Coast Sustainability
Inbunden, 2009
2600 kr
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How did one group of indigenous societies, on the Northwest Coast of North America, manage to live sustainably with their ecosystems for over two thousand years? Can the answer to this question inform the current debate about sustainability in today’s social ecological systems? The answer to the …
Drivers of Environmental Change in Uplands
Av Aletta Bonn, Tim Allott m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
3038 kr
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The uplands are a crucial source of ecosystem services, such as water provision, carbon retention, maintenance of biodiversity, provision of recreation value and cultural heritage. This puts them in the focus of both environmental and social scientists as well as practitioners and land managers.. …
Environment and Employment
A Reconciliation
Av Philip Lawn
Inbunden, 2009
3082 kr
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Mounting evidence suggests that GDP growth is damaging the natural environment and unlikely to be ecologically sustainable in the long-run. At the same time, an annual GDP growth rate of around three percent is regarded as the minimum necessary to prevent unemployment from escalating. Clearly, a …
Sustainability Networks
Cognitive Tools for Expert Collaboration in Social-Ecological Systems
Inbunden, 2008
2525 kr
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Sustainability is a word that means different things depending on who is using it, thus underlining the potential problems involved in experts from different fields teaming up to tackle sustainability problems. In this book, Janne Hukkinen argues for a reflexive approach to sustainability as a …
Beyond Reductionism
A Passion for Interdisciplinarity
Av Katharine Farrell, Tommaso Luzzati m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
2600 kr
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This is a book about the work of scientists in the era of the Anthropocene: where human beings appear to have become a driving force in the evolution of the planet. It is a diverse collection of empirical, methodological and theoretical chapters concerned with the practice of interdisciplinary …
Carbon Responsibility and Embodied Emissions
Theory and Measurement
Av João F. D. Rodrigues, Tiago M. D. Domingos m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
2525 kr
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Climate change policy and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions are currently discussed at all scales, ranging from the Kyoto Protocol to the increasingly frequent advertisement of ''carbon neutrality'' in consumer products. However, the only policy option usually considered is the reduction of …
Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts on Agriculture in the New Europe
Post-Communist Transition and Accession to the European Union
Inbunden, 2011
2600 kr
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This book looks at agriculture and the environment, placed within the dynamic context of post-communist societal change and entry into the European Union (EU). Scrieciu explores developments in eleven Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries and argues for agriculture’s natural place in these …
Good Governance, Scale and Power
A Case Study of North Sea Fisheries
Av Liza Griffin
Inbunden, 2013
2600 kr
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In recent years there have been several alarming predictions about the future of the planet’s fish stocks. As a result, many national governments and supranational institutions, including the European Union, have instituted reforms designed to mitigate the crisis. This book examines the discourse …
Philosophical Basics of Ecology and Economy
Av Malte Faber, Reiner Manstetten
Inbunden, 2009
2600 kr
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In today's world – despite the dramatic anthropogenic environmental changes – a proper understanding of the relationship between humanity and nature requires a certain detachment. The pressing problems in their whole extent will only be fully understood and solved with comprehensive and patient …
Sustainable Development
Capabilities, Needs, and Well-being
Av Felix Rauschmayer, Ines Omann m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
754 kr
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This groundbreaking new work establishes links between sustainable development, needs, well-being, and the capabilities approach that is central to human development and the United Nations Development Programme. By challenging the role of people in sustainability policy, this collection’s argument …
Carbon Responsibility and Embodied Emissions
Theory and Measurement
Av João F. D. Rodrigues, Tiago M. D. Domingos m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
915 kr
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Climate change policy and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions are currently discussed at all scales, ranging from the Kyoto Protocol to the increasingly frequent advertisement of ''carbon neutrality'' in consumer products. However, the only policy option usually considered is the reduction of …
