Sustainability in action : sectoral and regional case studies / edited by Jörg Köhn, John Gowdy, Jan van der Straaten.
| Other author | Köhn, Jörg, 1959- |
| Other author | Gowdy, John M. |
| Other author | Straaten, Jan van der. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, ©2001. |
| Description | xvii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Advances in ecological economics Advances in ecological economics. ^A524193 |
| Contents | Sustainability as a management concept / Jörg Köhn and John Gowdy -- Sustainable economy - fact or fiction? / Birgit Blättel-Mink -- Firms, product life-cycles and innovation / Frans Berkhout -- Eco-performance evaluation / Harald Pulm -- Sustainability and industrial democracy / Kurt Aagaard Nielsen, Birger Steen Nielsen and Peter Olsèn -- Eco-restructuring and the "friction of distance" / Danilo Pelletiere -- The AMOEBA approach : a tool for multi-dimensional analyses of agricultural system performance / Mario Giampietro and Gianni Pastore -- Can a firm be ethical? Friedman, Georgescu-Roegen and sustainable agriculture / Sigrid Stagl and John Gowdy -- Issues in measuring the benefits of transgenic crops to sustainable agriculture / Brian J. Hubbell and Rick Welsh -- Restructuring of Böhlen industrial site in view of regional sustainable development / Irene Ring and Helga Horsch -- Conservation and social discourse processes : an example from Austria / Klaus Hubacek and Wolfgang Bauer -- A process report on ecological economic watershed management : the Torgal watershed, Portugal / Luis Jordão, Paula Antunes and Rui Santos -- Sustainable transport and 'Factor Four' / Daniëlle B. van Veen-Groot and Peter Nijkamp -- Economic development from the ground up : a socioecological approach to urban development / Sabine U. O'Hara -- In search of sustainable development : lessons in application from the Adirondack Park / Jon D. Erickson -- Natural resource accounts as a tool for sustainability in Namibia / Glenn-Marie Lange. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 00037605 |
| ISBN | 1840640677 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HC79.E5 S86645 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |