Greenhouse Economics: Value and EthicsTaylor & Francis, 2002 - 298 pages Examining one of the most crucial issues in the modern world: human induced climate change, here Clive Spash provides a refreshing interdisciplinary perspective, pulling together strands of natural science, economics and ethics. Described by John Gowdy as ‘the best exposition to date on the political economy of climate policy’, this remarkable volume poses serious questions and gives intelligent answers. The issues it addresses are relevant to a range of environmental problems, and it covers themes such as:
By rigorously examining international and governmental sources, and key contemporary issues, Spash provides an up-to-date and informative analysis. A well-organized study (including a glossary and helpful acronym list), this book will be of strong interest to students and academics in the fields of ecological and environmental economics, and is essential reading for all those to whom climate change is a professional or personal concern. |
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Value and Ethics Clive L. Spash. Contents. List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements List of abbreviations 1 Climate change: introducing some of the issues Air pollution and the modern economy 2 Economic understanding of pollution 5 ...
... economy 252 Choices and decisions 258 Redefining economic inquiry 265 Preferences, value and time 268 Concluding remarks 277 Glossary Index 251 283 286 Figures 2.1a Global warming for GHGs added in 1970s 2.1b Contents ix.
Value and Ethics Clive L. Spash. Figures 2.1a Global warming for GHGs added in 1970s 2.1b Global warming for GHGs added in 1980s 2.2 Monthly atmospheric CO ,, 1958–99 2.3 33 33 43 43 2.4 2.5 Annual CO2 concentration at Mauna Loa Annual ...
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