Culture of Ecology : : Reconciling Economics and Environment / / Robert Babe.
There is a fundamental contradiction between economics and ecology. Activities that increase well-being by economic criteria often erode ecosystem vitality, and what preserves and enhances environmental well-being is often deemed 'inefficient' to economic demands. Regrettably, in our cultu...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©2006 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Sustainable Development vs Sustainable Ecosystem
- 2. Economics and Ecology as Discourses
- 3. Ancient Syntheses
- 4. Shattering the Synthesis: Hobbes, Smith, and Neoclassicism
- 5. Environmental vs Ecological Economics
- 6. Information, Entropy, and Infinite Earth
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index