Ecological Economics, Second Edition: Principles and Applications
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In
its first edition, this book helped to define the emerging field of
ecological economics. This new edition surveys the field today. It
incorporates all of the latest research findings and grounds economic
inquiry in a more robust understanding of human needs and behavior.
Humans and ecological systems, it argues, are inextricably bound
together in complex and long-misunderstood ways. According to ecological
economists, conventional economics does not reflect adequately the
value of essential factors like clean air and water, species diversity,
and social and generational equity. By excluding biophysical and social
systems from their analyses, many conventional economists have
overlooked problems of the increasing scale of human impacts and the
inequitable distribution of resources. This introductory-level textbook
is designed specifically to address this significant flaw in economic
thought. The book describes a relatively new “transdiscipline” that
incorporates insights from the biological, physical, and social
sciences. It provides students with a foundation in traditional
neoclassical economic thought, but places that foundation within an
interdisciplinary framework that embraces the linkages among economic
growth, environmental degradation, and social inequity. In doing so, it
presents a revolutionary way of viewing the world. The second edition of
Ecological Economics provides a clear, readable, and
easy-to-understand overview of a field of study that continues to grow
in importance. It remains the only stand-alone textbook that offers a
complete explanation of theory and practice in the discipline.
