TY  - GEN
AU  - Neumayer, Eric
TI  - Weak versus strong sustainability: exploring the limits of two opposing paradigms
SN  - 9781848448735
U1  - 338.927 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Cheltenham
PB  - Edward Elgar
KW  - Environmental economics
KW  - Sustainable development
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-259) and index
N2  - This insightful book explores the limits of the two opposing paradigms of sustainability in an accessible way. It examines the availability of natural resources for the production of consumption goods and services, and the environmental consequences of economic growth. The critical forms of natural capital in need of preservation given risk, uncertainty and ignorance about the future are also examined. The author provides a critical discussion of measures of sustainability. As indicators of weak sustainability, he analyses Genuine Savings and the Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare, also known as the Genuine Progress Indicator. Indicators of strong sustainability covered include ecological footprints, material flows, sustainability gaps and other measures, which combine the setting of environmental standards with monetary valuation

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