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020			_a9781782549628
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a303.482 _bT524e
100			_aTisdell, Clement A.
245			_aEconomics and environmental change _bthe challenges we face _cClement A. Tisdell
260			_bEdward Elgar _c2017 _aCheltenham
300			_axi, 235p
520			_aIn this innovative book, Clement Tisdell adopts a holistic approach, combining economic, social, biophysical and historical considerations to analyse the economic origins of major contemporary environmental problems, especially those associated with climate change. The ability of humankind to respond effectively to these problems is assessed in a unique and lucid fashion. The depth and nature of social embedding is identified as the major (but not the only) barrier to dealing with human-induced environmental change. In a thought-provoking manner, the book provides discussions of: the relationships between the nature of economic development, social and environmental change; the limited policy guidance provided by debates about the desirability of sustainable development; the shortcomings of economic criteria for valuing environmental and social change; and social embedding as the prime impediment to humanity responding adequately to many of its current environmental problems. Given its interdisciplinary nature, this book will appeal to economists, sociologists, geographers, social historians and political scientists alike. Natural scientists who are interested in socio-economic aspects of environmental change will also find this a captivating read.
650			_aEconomics challenges
650			_aGlobal environmental change
650			_aSocial change
942			_cBK
999			_c558385 _d558385