Green Accounting

Green Accounting
ISBN-10
1351770837
ISBN-13
9781351770835
Category
Social Science
Pages
486
Language
English
Published
2018-01-12
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Peter Bartelmus, E.K. Seifert

Description

This title was first published in 2003. 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.

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