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Waste in Ecological Economics (Hardcover)
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Waste in Ecological Economics (Hardcover)
Series: Current Issues in Ecological Economics series
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Waste is a quintessentially ecological economic issue. The
generation of waste is rooted in the very laws of nature, but waste
is also a social construct, and what we understand to be waste has
evolved with human societies. Therefore, a crucial issue in modern
waste management is the understanding of attitudes towards waste.
This book examines the ecological economics approach to waste, its
conceptualisation and management. In order to provide a
comprehensive understanding of the issue of waste, the authors
utilise an array of disciplinary approaches from both natural and
social sciences. They begin by considering waste through the
thermodynamics of production processes, and through an assessment
of the history of waste. Building on this physical-social
background, they concentrate on specific aspects of waste policy.
These include the public's attitude towards waste, the economics of
waste, and the laws and regulations surrounding waste disposal.
Further chapters look in detail at the three main types of waste
being generated by modern societies: municipal, toxic and nuclear
waste. This path-breaking book seeks to lay the basis for a general
conceptualisation of waste in ecological economics and to elucidate
the main issues relating to waste generation and management. This
is a comprehensive analysis of waste as a concept, and as an issue
for humans as both producers and consumers. It will be of great
value to ecological economists, waste managers and environmental
policy analysts.
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