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Ecological limits and economic development : creating space /

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Analysing the challenges posed by the limited pool of ecological resources in the quest of attaining economic development, and the possible solutions, this text conceptually and theoretically discusses the linkages between biosphere, economic, and human systems.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sengupta, Ramprasad
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Economic development > Environmental aspects.
Développement économique > Aspect de l'environnement.
Economic development > Environmental aspects
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Economic theory and ecological limits
  • Concept of sustainable development : macroeconomic resource and income accounting
  • Biosphere and ecosystems
  • Ecological footprint
  • Human system : population, development, and environment
  • India's human settlement and micro living environment
  • Land use and land degradation
  • Water resources
  • Forests
  • Biodiversity
  • Energy
  • Non-energy materials, recycling, and wastes
  • Global warming and climate change
  • Overcoming ecological limits : roles of knowledge, human capital, human values, and institutions.