Greenhouse Economics Values and Ethics (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics)

Greenhouse Economics Values and Ethics (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics)
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298
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0415372445
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Zed Books
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Разное

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This important book examines one of the most crucial issues in the modern world: climate change. Providing a refreshing interdisciplinary perspective, which pulls together strands of natural science, economics, and ethics, Greenhouse Economics poses some serious questions and offers intelligent answers. Themes covered include: A· How do we deal with uncertainty and ignorance? A· What role do science and economics play in policy formation? A· To what extent should individuals take responsibility for the society in which they and their descendants live? By examining issues such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports, recent economic analysis, and the ethical concerns in economics, Greenhouse Economics manages to provide an up-to-date and informative analysis of this important problem facing society. This book will be of strong interest to students and academics in the field of ecological and environmental economics, while...

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