Principles of Environmental Sciences

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Environmental Sciences, Sustainability, and Quality....Pages 3-14
Biogeochemical Cycles....Pages 15-17
Reconstructing Environmental Changes over the Last 3 Million Years....Pages 19-24
Environmental History: Object of Study and Methodology....Pages 25-31
Human Environmental History Since the Origin of Agriculture....Pages 33-47
Recent Developments and Trends....Pages 49-72
General Principles....Pages 75-83
Specific Principles....Pages 85-96
Social Science and Environmental Behaviour....Pages 97-141
The Natural Environment....Pages 143-176
Analytical Tools for the Environment-Economy Interaction....Pages 177-205
Analysis of Physical Interactions Between the Economy and the Environment....Pages 207-237
Environmental Policy Instruments....Pages 239-280
Environmental Institutions and Learning: Perspectives from the Policy Sciences....Pages 281-303
Technology for Environmental Problems....Pages 305-333
Integration....Pages 335-343
Environmental Modelling....Pages 345-373
An Illustration of the LCA Technique....Pages 375-383
Integrated Assessment....Pages 385-420
Environmental Policies in Their Cultural and Historical Contexts....Pages 423-431
National Policy Styles and Waste Management in The Netherlands and Bavaria....Pages 433-444
Land Use in Zimbabwe and Neighbouring Southern African Countries....Pages 445-457
Climate Change Policy of Germany, UK and USA....Pages 459-471
Technical Progress, Finite Resources and Intergenerational Justice....Pages 473-482
Sustainability is an Objective Value....Pages 483-490
A Rejoinder to Wilfred Beckerman and Herman Daly....Pages 491-501
Transitions to Sustainability as Societal Innovations....Pages 503-512
Agriculture and Food Problems....Pages 513-516
Tracing the Sustainable Development of Nations with Integrated Indicators....Pages 517-528
Back Matter....Pages 529-542