Waste in Ecological Economics - Couverture rigide

 
9781840646481: Waste in Ecological Economics
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1840646489 ISBN 13 : 9781840646481
Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

Waste is a quintessentially ecological economic issue. The generation of waste is rooted in the very laws of nature, but waste is also a social construct, and what we understand to be waste has evolved with human societies. Therefore, a crucial issue in modern waste management is the understanding of attitudes towards waste. This book examines the ecological economics approach to waste, its conceptualisation and management.

In order to provide a comprehensive understanding of the issue of waste, the authors utilise an array of disciplinary approaches from both natural and social sciences. They begin by considering waste through the thermodynamics of production processes, and through an assessment of the history of waste. Building on this physical-social background, they concentrate on specific aspects of waste policy. These include the public's attitude towards waste, the economics of waste, and the laws and regulations surrounding waste disposal. Further chapters look in detail at the three main types of waste being generated by modern societies: municipal, toxic and nuclear waste. This path-breaking book seeks to lay the basis for a general conceptualisation of waste in ecological economics and to elucidate the main issues relating to waste generation and management.

This is a comprehensive analysis of waste as a concept, and as an issue for humans as both producers and consumers. It will be of great value to ecological economists, waste managers and environmental policy analysts.

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À propos de l?auteur

Edited by Katy Bisson, Principal Research Analyst, Staffordshire Police, UK and John Proops, formerly Professor of Ecological Economics, School of Politics, International Relations and the Environment, Keele University, UK

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Éditeur
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1840646489
ISBN 13 
9781840646481
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
224
Éditeur
Bisson Katy, Proops John
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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