Green Accounting (International Library of Environmental Economics and Policy) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0754622320 ISBN 13: 9780754622321

Publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

Our cherished economic indicators of income, product, consumption and capital fail in taking a long-term view of social progress. They do not account for environmental deterioration, which impairs the quality of life of present and future generations, and hence the sustainability of development. "Greening" the conventional national (and corporate) accounts introduces environmental impacts and costs into these accounts and balances. The result is a new compass for steering the economy towards sustainability, which may change not only our main measures of economic performance but also the basic tenets of environmental and resource policies. This book presents methodological advances and case studies of environmental accounting, and discusses their use in environmental management and policies. In their introduction, the editors provide a critical perspective of historical developments and current debates. For them, green accounting is the best available tool for defining and assessing the environmental dimension of sustainable development. The sustainability of the paradigm may depend on it.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0754622320
• ISBN 13: 9780754622321
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 350
• Editor: Bartelmus Peter, Seifert E. K.