Routledge Handbook Of Ecological Economics: Nature And Society (routledge International Handbooks)

Présentation de l'éditeur : "Since becoming formally established with an international academic society in the late 1980s, ecological economics has advanced understanding of the interactions between social and biophysical reality. It initially combined questioning of the basis of mainstream economics with a concern for environmental degradation and limits to growth, but has now advanced well beyond critique into theoretical, analytical and policy alternatives. Social ecological economics and transformation to an alternative future now form core ideas in an interdisciplinary approach combining insights from a range of disciplines including heterodox economics, political ecology, sociology, political science, social psychology, applied philosophy, environmental ethics and a range of natural sciences. This handbook, edited by a leading figure in the field, demonstrates the dynamism of ecological economics in a wide-ranging collection of state-of-the-art essays. Containing contributions from an array of international researchers who are pushing the boundaries of the field, the Routledge Handbook of Ecological Economics showcases the diversity of the field and points the way forward. A critical analytical perspective is combined with realism about how economic systems operate and their essential connection to the natural world and society. This provides a rich understanding of how biophysical reality relates to and integrates with social reality. Chapters provide succinct overviews of the literature covering a range of subject areas including: heterodox thought on the environment; society, power and politics, markets and consumption; value and ethics; science and society; methods for evaluation and policy analysis; policy challenges; and the future post-growth society. The rich contents dispel the myth of there being no alternatives to current economic thought and the political economy it supports. The Routledge Handbook of Ecological Economics provides a guide to the literature on ecological economics in an informative and easily accessible form. It is essential reading for those interested in exploring and understanding the interactions between the social, ecological and economic and is an important resource for those interested in fields such as: human ecology, political ecology, environmental politics, human geography, environmental management, environmental evaluation, future and transition studies, environmental policy, development studies and heterodox economics." Title page 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 List of figures 11 List of tables 12 Preface 13 Part I: Foundations 20 1 Social ecological economics • Clive L. Spash 22 2 A critical and realist approach to ecological economics • Armin Puller and Tone Smith 36 Part II: Heterodox thought on the environment 46 3 Critical institutional economics • Arild Vatn 48 4 Political ecology and unequal exchange • Alf Hornborg 58 5 Ecofeminism • Ariel Salleh 67 6 Ecological Marxism and ecological economics: from misunderstanding to meaningful dialogue • Ali Douai 76 7 Post Keynesian economics and sustainable development • Eric Berr 86 8 Evolutionary economics • Karolina Safarzynska 96 Part III: Biophysical reality and its implications 106 9 Thermodynamics: relevance, implications, misuse and ways forward • Kozo Torasan Mayumi 108 10 Geophysical limits, raw material use and their policy implications • Armin Dieter 118 11 Social metabolism • Fridolin Krausmann 127 12 The biophysical realities of ecosystems • Vincent Devictor 138 13 Coevolutionary social ecological economics • Richard B. Norgaard 148 Part IV: Society, power and politics 158 14 Theories of power • Lorenz Stör 160 15 The imperial mode of living • Ulrich Brand and Markus Wissen 171 16 A guide to environmental justice movements and the language of ecological distribution conflicts • Joan Martinez-Alier 181 17 Social movements and resistance • Viviana Asara 192 Part V: Markets, production and consumption 202 18 Unregulated markets and the transformation of society • Asad Zaman 204 19 Theory of the firm • Peter E. Earl 213 20 Theories of (un)sustainable consumption • Clive L. Spash and Karin Dobernig 222 21 Work and leisure: money, identity and playfulness • Wolfgang J. Fellner 233 Part VI: Value and ethics 244 22 Pluralism and incommensurability • John O’Neill 246 23 Intrinsic values and economic valuation • Katie McShane 256 24 Needs as a central element of sustainable development • Felix Rauschmayer and Ines Omann 265 25 Future generations • Richard B. Howarth 275 Part VII: Science and society: uncertainty and precaution 284 26 Precautionary appraisal as a response to risk, uncertainty, ambiguity and ignorance • Andy Stirling 286 27 Safe minimum standards: addressing strong uncertainty • Irmi Seidl 297 28 Post-normal science • Roger Strand 307 Part VIII: Methods 318 29 The NUSAP approach to uncertainty appraisal and communication • Jeroen P. van der Sluijs 320 30 Multiple criteria evaluation in environmental policy analysis • Salvatore Greco and Giuseppe Munda 330 31 Multicriteria mapping • Rebecca White 340 32 Q methodology • Ben Davies 350 33 Participation in the context of ecological economics • Kirsty L. Blackstock 360 34 Deliberative monetary valuation • Jasper O. Kenter 370 35 Participatory modelling in ecological economics: lessons from practice • Nuno Videira, Paula Antunes and Rui Santos 381 36 Input-output analysis • Jon D. Erickson and Melinda Kane 391 37 Sustainability indicators • Philippe Roman and Géraldine Thiry 401 Part IX: Policy challenges 412 38 Commons • Bengi Akbulut 414 39 Uneven development and resource extractivism in Africa • Patrick Bond 423 40 Mining conflicts • Begüm Özkaynak and Beatriz Rodriguez-Labajos 433 41 Peak-Oil and ecological economics • Christian Kerschner and Iñigo Capellán-Pérez 444 42 Human induced climate change from a political economy perspective • Max Koch 455 43 Ecosystem services • Erik Gómez-Baggethun 464 Part X: Future post-growth society 474 44 Degrowth and democracy • Daniel Hausknost 476 45 The steady state economy • Brian Czech 486 46 Post-growth economics • Niko Paech 496 47 The bioregional economy: celebrating the local in production and consumption • Molly Scott Cato 506 48 The coming sustainable city • Laura Frye-Levine and Richard S. Levine 516 49 Eco-social enterprises • Nadia Johanisova and Eva Fraňková 526 50 Democracy, participation and social planning • Fikret Adaman and Pat Devine 536 Index 545 Présentation de l'éditeur : "Since becoming formally established with an international academic society in the late 1980s, ecological economics has advanced understanding of the interactions between social and biophysical reality. It initially combined questioning of the basis of mainstream economics with a concern for environmental degradation and limits to growth, but has now advanced well beyond critique into theoretical, analytical and policy alternatives. Social ecological economics and transformation to an alternative future now form core ideas in an interdisciplinary approach combining insights from a range of disciplines including heterodox economics, political ecology, sociology, political science, social psychology, applied philosophy, environmental ethics and a range of natural sciences. This handbook, edited by a leading figure in the field, demonstrates the dynamism of ecological economics in a wide-ranging collection of state-of-the-art essays. Containing contributions from an array of international researchers who are pushing the boundaries of the field, the Routledge Handbook of Ecological Economics showcases the diversity of the field and points the way forward. A critical analytical perspective is combined with realism about how economic systems operate and their essential connection to the natural world and society. This provides a rich understanding of how biophysical reality relates to and integrates with social reality. Chapters provide succinct overviews of the literature covering a range of subject areas including: heterodox thought on the environment; society, power and politics, markets and consumption; value and ethics; science and society; methods for evaluation and policy analysis; policy challenges; and the future post-growth society. The rich contents dispel the myth of there being no alternatives to current economic thought and the political economy it supports. The Routledge Handbook of Ecological Economics provides a guide to the literature on ecological economics in an informative and easily accessible form. It is essential reading for those interested in exploring and understanding the interactions between the social, ecological and economic and is an important resource for those interested in fields such as: human ecology, political ecology, environmental politics, human geography, environmental management, environmental evaluation, future and transition studies, environmental policy, development studies and heterodox economics." "Since becoming formally established with an international academic society in the late 1980s, ecological economics has advanced understanding of the interactions between social and biophysical reality. It initially combined questioning of the basis of mainstream economics with a concern for environmental degradation and limits to growth, but has now advanced well beyond critique into theoretical, analytical and policy alternatives. Social ecological economics and transformation to an alternative future now form core ideas in an interdisciplinary approach combining insights from a range of disciplines including heterodox economics, political ecology, sociology, political science, social psychology, applied philosophy, environmental ethics and a range of natural sciences. This handbook, edited by a leading figure in the field, demonstrates the dynamism of ecological economics in a wide-ranging collection of state-of-the-art essays. Containing contributions from an array of international researchers who are pushing the boundaries of the field, the Routledge Handbook of Ecological Economics showcases the diversity of the field and points the way forward. A critical analytical perspective is combined with realism about how economic systems operate and their essential connection to the natural world and society. This provides a rich understanding of how biophysical reality relates to and integrates with social reality. Chapters provide succinct overviews of the literature covering a range of subject areas including: heterodox thought on the environment; society, power and politics, markets and consumption; value and ethics; science and society; methods for evaluation and policy analysis; policy challenges; and the future post-growth society. The rich contents dispel the myth of there being no alternatives to current economic thought and the political economy it supports. The Routledge Handbook of Ecological Economics provides a guide to the literature on ecological economics in an informative and easily accessible form. It is essential reading for those interested in exploring and understanding the interactions between the social, ecological and economic and is an important resource for those interested in fields such as: human ecology, political ecology, environmental politics, human geography, environmental management, environmental evaluation, future and transition studies, environmental policy, development studies and heterodox economics."-- Provided by publisher Since becoming formally established as an international academic society in the late 1980s, ecological economics has advanced understanding of the interactions between social and biophysical reality. It initially combined questioning of the basis of mainstream economics with a concern for environmental degradation and limits to growth, but has now advanced well beyond critique into both theoretical, analytical and policy alternatives. Social ecological economics and transformation to an alternative future now form core ideas in an interdisciplinary approach combining insights from a range of disciplines including heterodox economics, political ecology, sociology, political science, social psychology, applied philosophy, environmental ethics and a range of natural sciences. This Handbook, edited by a leading figure in the field, demonstrates the dynamism of ecological economics in a wide-ranging collection of state-of-the-art essays. Containing contributions from an array of international researchers who are pushing the boundaries of the field, the Routledge Handbook of Ecological Economics showcases the diversity of the field and points the way forward. A critical analytical perspective is combined with realism about how economic systems operate and their essential connection to the natural world and society. This provides a rich understanding of how biophysical reality relates to and integrates with social reality