Elements of Ecological Economics

The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of ecological economics, an interdisciplinary project trying to give answers to the problems related to the overexploitation of the earth's resources today. These include the problems of global warming (the Greenhouse effect) and the overuse of the seas (e.g. overfishing). The book also gives an exposition of the closely related problems of global welfare and justice.The book covers topics including:The general policy perspective required by sustainabilityEconomic growth in a historical perspectiveSustainability conceptions and measurement within ecological economics,Economics and ethics of climate changeGlobal food securityThe state of the seas on earth and locally (Baltic Sea)As an introductory level text the book will be useful undergraduate students for basic courses in economics and related fields and be comprehensible by anyone interested in environmental problems. The separate chapters on the problems of climate change, sustainable food production and the over-use of the seas, the reader will easily see the practical relevance to the theoretical concepts presented and used in the book.