Linking the Natural Environment and the Economy: Essays from the Eco-Eco Group

Front Matter....Pages I-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Contextual Features of the Economy-Ecology Dialogue....Pages 3-29
Actors, Roles and Networks: An Institutional Perspective to Environmental Problems....Pages 31-42
Economic Analysis of Environmental Impacts....Pages 43-59
Measuring Instrumental Value in Energy Terms....Pages 61-75
Socio-Economic Dependence on the Life-Supporting Environment....Pages 77-94
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Ecological Consequences of Long-Term Landscape Transformations in Relation to Energy Use and Economic Development....Pages 97-110
Arable Land as a Resource....Pages 111-140
The Societal Value of Wetland Life-Support....Pages 141-171
Costs for Nitrogen Source Reduction in a Eutrophicated Bay in Sweden....Pages 173-188
Marine Ecosystem Support to Fisheries and Fish Trade....Pages 189-209
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Use and Impacts of Chemical Pesticides in Smallholder Agriculture in the Central Kenya Highlands....Pages 213-235
Multinational Firms and Pollution in Developing Countries....Pages 237-252
Environmental Conservation for Development in Central America....Pages 253-270
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Recent Trends in Linking the Natural Environment and the Economy....Pages 273-300
Back Matter....Pages 301-305