Green Accounting

Peter Bartelmus, E.K. Seifert

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781138715158
• eBook ISBN: 9781351770828
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Sociology
• Index: Social Sciences

This title was first published in 2003. Our cherished economic indicators of income, product, consumption and capital fail in taking a long-term view of social progress. They do not account for environmental deterioration, which impairs the quality of life of present and future generations, and hence the sustainability of development. "Greening" the conventional national (and corporate) accounts introduces environmental impacts and costs into these accounts and balances. The result is a new compass for steering the economy towards sustainability, which may change not only our main measures of economic performance but also the basic tenets of environmental and resource policies. This book presents methodological advances and case studies of environmental accounting, and discusses their use in environmental management and policies. In their introduction, the editors provide a critical perspective of historical developments and current debates.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Series Preface
• Editors’ Preface
• Introduction
• PART I TAKING ENVIRONMENT INTO ACCOUNT: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
• PART II PHYSICAL ACCOUNTS: ASSESSING THE BIOPHYSICAL BASE OF THE ECONOMY
• PART III GREENING THE NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
• PART IV CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING
• PART V POLICY USE AND ANALYSIS
• Name Index