Ecology and economics
Subtitle: an approach to sustainable development
By: Ramprasad Sengupta.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New Delhi; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Sustainable development -- India.; Human ecology -- India.; Economic development -- Environmental aspects -- India.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [244]-250) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: List of Tables xiv; title: List of Figures xvii; title: 1 Interlinkages between Ecology and Economics 1; title: Introduction 1; title: World Economic Development and Limitations 4; title: of Spaceship Earth; title: Ecology and Economics: Conflicting Paradigms 6; title: Ecological Concern in the Evolution of Economic; title: Thought 11; title: Need for New Eco-principles 15; title: Scheme of the 7Work 19; title: 2 The Biosphere and the Ecosystems 21; title: Earth, Life and Biosphere 21; title: Ecosystem 23; title: Components of Ecosystem: Biotic Environment 25; title: Abiotic Environment 27; title: Inorganic Substances 27; title: Organic Substances 28; title: Climate Condition and Limiting Factors 29; title: Soil 31; title: Energetics of Ecosystem 33; title: Biodiversity 37; title: Ecological Regions of an Economy 42; title: 3 Energy flow in the Ecosystem 44; title: Energy Flow and Economic Process 44; title: Concept of Energy and its Role in the Biosphere 45; title: Solar Energy Flow 48; title: Energy Flow along Food Chain 59; title: Solar Energy Flow and Ecological Economics 66; title: 4 Bio-geo-chemical Cycles 68; title: Why are Bio-geo-chemical Cycles Relevant in 68; title: the Economic Context?; title: Concept of Bio-geo-chemical Cycles 69; title: Hydrological Cycle 71; title: Gaseous Cycle: Carbon Cycle 74; title: Nitrogen Cycle 77; title: Oxygen Cycle 82; title: Sedimentary Cycles: Phosphorous Cycle 83; title: Sulphur Cycle 85; title: Nutrient Budget and Ecosystem 87; title: Nutrient Cycles and Human Well-being 90; title: 5 Population Ecology and Human Population Growth 91; title: Population of Species and Human System 91; title: Population Attributes 92; title: Population Growth 93; title: Biotic Population Growth Pattern 96; title: Human Population Growth 100; title: Population Density, Migration and Trade 107; title: Density and Use of Manmade Capital 108; title: and Technology; title: Migration 109; title: Trade and Liberalization 111; title: Population and Environment 113; title: Ecology of the Poor 115; title: Ecology of the Affluent 117; title: India's Human Settlement 120; title: 6 Human Ecology: The Limits of Sources and Sinks 134; title: Nature as Source and Sink 134; title: Land, Soil and Food 135; title: Food Security 135; title: Land Use 138; title: Land Degradation 140; title: Soil Erosion 141; title: Chemical Degradation 143; title: Physical Degradation 144; title: Unsustainable Agricultural Practice 144; title: and Land Degradation; title: Impact of Soil Degradation 146; title: Water 149; title: Water Resources Balance 149; title: Water Pollution 153; title: Development and Water Management 155; title: Forest 157; title: Forest as a Resource 157; title: Extent of Deforestation and Degradation 160; title: Biodiversity 167; title: Extent of Biodiversity 167; title: Loss of Biodiversity 172; title: Energy 176; title: Development and Energy Security 176; title: Energy and Environmental Pollution 181; title: India's Energy Scene and Sustainability 184; title: Non-energy Materials 189; title: Sink and Wastes 194; title: Wastes 194; title: Case of Pesticides 198; title: Global Pollution: Acid Rain 200; title: Ozone Depletion 202; title: Global Warming 203; title: Degradation of Sink: Desertification 213; title: 7 Sustainability of Economic Development 215; title: Concept of Sustainable Development 215; title: Policy Approach of Sustainable Development 225; title: Role of Technology and Human Values 225; title: Management of Sustainable Development and 230; title: Institutions; title: Annexe India's Agro-Ecological Regions 235; title: References 244; title: Index 251.