How can we determine if current growth patterns are sustainable, and what changes to we need to make to make them more so? This volume addresses these issues in a rigorous yet accessible fashion, presenting the current research of some of the world's leading scholars. INDICE: Is Growth Sustainable? - What Are the Health Effects of Air Pollution in China? - Why Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture Could be Economically Substantial - Wealth Saving and Sustainability - China, the U.S., and Sustainability: Perspectives Based on Comprehensive Wealth - Counting Nonmarket, Ecological Public Goods: The Elements of a Welfare-Significant Ecological Quantity Index - The Challenge of Crafting Rules to Change Open-Access Resources intoManaged Resources - How does Trade affect the Environment? - Corporate Environmentalism: Doing Well by Being Green -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-23247-1
- Editorial: MACMILLAN DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 296
- Fecha Publicación: 10/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés