Weak versus strong sustainability exploring the limits of two opposing paradigms /
This insightful book explores the limits of the two opposing paradigms of sustainability in an accessible way. It examines the availability of natural resources for the production of consumption goods and services, and the environmental consequences of economic growth. The critical forms of natural...
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| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham ; Northhampton, Mass. :
Edward Elgar,
c2010.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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| Online Access: | https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781848448728.xml |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction and overview
- 2. Sustainable development : conceptual, ethical and paradigmatic issues
- 3. Resources, the environment and economic growth : is natural capital substitutable?
- 4. Preserving natural capital in a world of risk, uncertainty and ignorance
- 5. Measuring weak sustainability
- 6. Measuring strong sustainability
- 7. Conclusions.