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Informationen zum Autor GEOFFREY HEAL combines a lifelong interest in nature with a fascination with how societies work. He is the Paul Garrett Professor of Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility at Columbia Business School. His research ranges from technical aspects of securities markets to understanding the economic consequences of species extinction, with an emphasis on understanding how societies interact with their natural resource bases. A Past President of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Heal is the author of many scientific articles and books, including Valuing the Future: Economic Theory and Sustainability, Nature and the Market Place, and When Principles Pay: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Bottom Line. Klappentext How can we determine if current growth patterns are sustainable, and what changes to we need to make to make them more so? This volume addresses these issues in a rigorous yet accessible fashion, presenting the current research of some of the world's leading scholars. Zusammenfassung How can we determine if current growth patterns are sustainable! and what changes to we need to make to make them more so? This volume addresses these issues in a rigorous yet accessible fashion! presenting the current research of some of the world's leading scholars. Inhaltsverzeichnis Is Growth Sustainable? What Are the Health Effects of Air Pollution in China? Why Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture Could be Economically Substantial Wealth Saving and Sustainability China, the U.S., and Sustainability: Perspectives Based on Comprehensive Wealth Counting Nonmarket, Ecological Public Goods: The Elements of a Welfare-Significant Ecological Quantity Index The Challenge of Crafting Rules to Change Open-Access Resources into Managed Resources How does Trade affect the Environment? Corporate Environmentalism: Doing Well by Being Green
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Is Growth Sustainable? What Are the Health Effects of Air Pollution in China? Why Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture Could be Economically Substantial Wealth Saving and Sustainability China, the U.S., and Sustainability: Perspectives Based on Comprehensive Wealth Counting Nonmarket, Ecological Public Goods: The Elements of a Welfare-Significant Ecological Quantity Index The Challenge of Crafting Rules to Change Open-Access Resources into Managed Resources How does Trade affect the Environment? Corporate Environmentalism: Doing Well by Being Green
