Physical Limits to Economic Growth: Perspectives of Economic, Social, and Complexity Science (Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367593505 ISBN 13: 9780367593506

Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

The debate on the physical limits and constraints to the economic growth of globalized society is now widespread. This book explores the physical and economic aspects of the conflict between humans, with their thoughtless focus on growth through material production, and environmental constraints.

In the context of the looming shortage of material resources and the latest science on climate change, Physical Limits to Economic Growth offers new insights which provide a broad and comprehensive picture of the conflict between humans and environmental constraints. The authors’ approach goes beyond the boundaries of specialized disciplines to explore climate change, resource depletion, technical innovation and the interactions between these within the socio-economic-institutional systems we live in. This volume looks at opportunities for rethinking these systems if we moved away from fossil fuel dependence, while considering the status of current mainstream economic thinking around this subject.

Physical Limits to Economic Growth provides a genuine interdisciplinary examination of the physical limits to economic growth. It will be of interest to both students and academics in various disciplines in the areas of natural sciences, climate change and economics.

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About the Author

Roberto Burlando is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and Statistics at Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy

Angelo Tartaglia is Senior Professor in the Department of Applied Science and Technology at Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367593505
• ISBN 13: 9780367593506
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 172
• Editor: Burlando Roberto, Tartaglia Angelo