Handbook on Growth and Sustainability - 9781783473571

Handbook on Growth and SustainabilityAuthor(s): Peter A. Victor, Brett Dolter\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781783473571, 978-1783473571\nSynopsis\nThis Handbook assembles new contributions from influential authors such as Herman Daly, Paul Ekins, Marina Fischer-Kowalski, Jeroen van den Bergh, William E. Rees, Peter Bartelmus and Tim Jackson, who have helped define our understanding of growth and sustainability, as well as new thinking on topics such as degrowth, the debt-based financial system, cultural change, energy return on investment, shorter working hours and employment, and innovation and technology. Explorations of these issues can deepen our understanding of whether growth is sustainable and, in turn, whether a move away from growth can be [url] issues such as climate change looming large, our understanding of growth and sustainability is critical. This Handbook offers a broad rangn