Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 384 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1590 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 384 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1590 g
Reihe: Economics, Energy and Environment
ISBN: 978-0-7923-5470-3
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Conventional economic accounts, which measure Gross National Product (GNP)and related indicators of national performance, do not fully allow for the damages caused to the environment in the course of producing and consuming goods and services. Nor do they fully account for the fact that some resources are being depleted in achieving the living standards that we enjoy today. This failure is important, because policy-makers are guided by the changes in macroeconomic indicators such as GNP. Moreover such indicators are not a good guide to the sustainability of present practices of consumption and production.
This book provides practical estimates of one key area of neglect in the present national accounts - the measurement of environmental damages. The book sets out the methodology for making such estimates and then applies it to data from four countries: Germany, Italy, The Netherlands and the UK. The results show what can be achieved in the way of consistent damage estimates and what the key problems are.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft, Besteuerung
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Mikroökonomie
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface. I. Synthesis Report. II. Dutch Case Study. III. German Case Study. IV. Italian Case Study. V. UK Case Study. Index.
