Ecological economics : sustainability in practice / Stanislav E. Shmelev.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Theory of Ecological Economics -- 1.The Economic System and the Environment -- Definitions -- Ecological and Environmental Economics -- Systemic Vision -- Non-renewable Resources -- Renewable Resources -- Energy Generation -- Emissions and Waste -- Land Use -- Early History -- Key Dimensions -- Key Methods -- References -- 2.Industrial Ecology: Material and Energy Flows, Life Cycle Analysis -- Biogeochemical Cycles -- Industrial Ecology -- Life Cycle Analysis -- Material Flows Analysis -- Environmentally-Extended Input-Output Analysis -- References -- 3.The Big Picture Vision and the Environment: An International Perspective -- Vladimir Vernadsky and'Geochemistry' -- Aldo Leopold and'Land Ethic' -- Rachel Carson and'Silent Spring' -- Donella and Dennis Meadows and'Limits to Growth' -- Global Modelling -- James Lovelock and'Gaia Theory' -- Nikita Moiseev and'Ecological-Economic Modelling' -- Arne Naess and'Deep Ecology' --

Contents note continued: Incommensurability of Values -- Spatial Element of Economy-Environment Interactions -- References -- 4.Economic Valuation and Decision Making: MCDA as a Tool for the Future -- History of Multicriteria Analysis -- MCDA Paradigm -- Types of MCDA Problematic -- Selecting the Right Method -- Sustainability Assessment with MCDA -- References -- 5.Macroeconomy: Market Failures and Externalities: What Can Be Done -- Economic Theory -- Externalities -- Environmental Taxes -- References -- 6.Economic Models and the Environment: Input-Output Analysis -- Three Dimensions of Socio-Ecological Transformation -- Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis -- Modelling the UK Economy -- Environmentally Adjusted Forward and Backward Linkages in the UK Economy -- Macro Sustainability Assessment with MCDA -- Application of MCDA Methods for Sustainability Analysis -- Conclusions --

Contents note continued: Nomenclature of Economic Sectors, Input-Output Formulation, Office for National Statistics, UK, 2002 -- References -- 7.Sustainable Development: Measuring Progress -- Macro Sustainability Discussion -- Existing Approaches to Measuring Sustainability -- Human Development Index -- Adjusted Net Savings -- Spatial-Temporal Aspects of Development -- Application of Multicriteria Methods -- Dynamic Analysis -- Spatial Setting -- Discussion -- References -- pt. II Ecological-Economic Applications -- 8.Climate Change and Renewable Energy: How to Choose the Optimal Pool of Technologies -- The Energy System -- Methods -- Taxonomy of Criteria -- Decision Support Systems -- Renewable Energy in the UK -- The MARKAL Model -- References -- 9.Biodiversity Loss: New Methods for Evaluating Ecosystems -- Ecosystems -- Provence Case Study -- Integrating Socio-Economic Information in Conservation Planning: A Multi-Criteria Framework --

Contents note continued: Trade-Offs Between Economic and Ecological Outcomes in Biodiversity Offset Decisions -- Multi-Criteria Decision Aid for Ecological Compensation -- Stakeholder Interviews -- Analysis -- Discussion and Suggestions for Further Research -- References -- 10.Sustainable Cities: Interdisciplinary Perspective -- Sustainable Urban Development: International Context -- Sustainable City: Formulating the Problem -- Sustainable Development Strategies for a Large City: London -- Sustainable Development of St Petersburg: Between Past and Present -- Sustainable Development Indicators: Two Case Studies -- Conclusion -- References -- 11.Regional Waste Management: Multicriteria Modelling -- Strategic waste management planning -- Description of the Waste Management Problem -- Approaches to Waste Management Modelling -- A Comparison of Methodological Approaches -- Development of the Integrated Methodology -- Modules within the Integrated Method -- The GIS Module --

Contents note continued: The Impact Assessment Module -- The LCI Module -- Optimisation Module -- Case Study of Gloucestershire -- Results of the Simulation Experiments -- Discussion -- Appendix 1 The List of Emission Coefficients -- Appendix 2 Types of Environmentally Sensitive Areas Taken into Account by the Model -- Appendix 3 Data Requirements -- References -- 12.Business and Sustainable Development: CSR in Practice -- Corporate Sustainability -- Global Reporting Initiative -- Corporate Sustainability Indicators -- Cross-Country Comparisons.