Research Catalog

Title

Culture of ecology : reconciling economics and environment / Robert E. Babe.

Author

Babe, Robert E.

Publication

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2006.

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Description

xiv, 231 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"In Culture of Ecology, Robert Babe proposes a radical move towards more ecologically sound ways of thinking, communicating, and acting, especially in terms of economics and technology. His vision for a truly sustainable future entails reformulating economics to make that discipline more environmentally friendly and in essence requires a shift in our entire cultural outlook. In his analysis, Babe presents a comparison and critique of economic and ecological discourses in the context of ecosystem vitality. While focusing mainly on present-day, dominant ecological paradigms - neoclassical economics and the ecosystem concept in ecology - he also looks at the evolution of mainstream theories as well as heterodoxies, particularly 'ecological economics.' He argues that economics must not simply take into account environmental matters, as does mainstream environmental economics, but rather that it become fundamentally transformed so as to conform to principles of ecology. Culture of Ecology is a work that challenges many of our assumptions about environmental issues and their solutions, the uses of technology, and the nature of progress."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Environmental economics
• Ecology > Economic aspects
• Environmental degradation
• Écologie > Aspect économique
• Économie de l'environnement
• Environnement > Dégradation

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-218) and index.

Contents

1. Sustainable development vs. sustainable ecosystem -- 2. Economics and ecology as discourses -- 3. Ancient syntheses -- 4. Shattering the synthesis : Hobbes, Smith, and neoclassicism -- 5. Environmental vs. ecological economics -- 6. Information, entropy, and infinite earth -- 7. Conclusion.

ISBN

• 0802035957 (bound)
• 9780802035950 (bound)

LCCN

2006278307

OCLC

• ocm62087163
• 71540346
• 62087163
• SCSB-5925068

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries