Valuing Nature?: Economics, Ethics and Environment (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415129787)

The state of the environment is now widely acknowledged as a serious cause for concern. Valuing Nature? argues that responding to this concern by economic valuation of the environment as a consumer good only makes matters worse. The book brings together philosophers, economists and sociologists to put the case for a new and more creative approach to environmental policy. The discussion covers: - the structure of environmental policy-making - the current orthodoxy in environmental economics and its deficiencies - the deeper problems with contingent valuation surveys and cost-benefit analysis for environmental decisions - alternative valuation methods Embracing three disciplines, this book is nevertheless written in a clear, accessible style. It includes chapters by Geoff Hodgson, Clive Spash, Michael Jacobs, Brian Wynne and John O'Neill. Its ground-breaking critique and suggestions will be of great interest both to specialists in the field and to students of the disciplines concerned; it has important messages for anyone concerned with how decisions about the environment are made.

Author: John Foster
ISBN-10: 0415129788
ISBN-13: 9780415129787
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 05/01/1997
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d