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Modelling In Ecological Economics

John Proops , Paul Safonov

Edited by John Proops, formerly Professor of Ecological Economics, School of Politics, International Relations and the Environment, Keele University, UK and Paul Safonov, Assistant Professor of Business Computer Information Systems, St. Cloud State University, Minnesota, US

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Series: Current Issues in Ecological Economics series



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Description
This book focuses on modelling in ecological economics and offers a comprehensive overview of current and emerging methods of applying mathematical, computational and conceptual methods to environmental issues.

Following a detailed introduction, the authors investigate various modelling techniques including:

• evolutionary modelling
• input–output modelling
• neo-Austrian modelling
• entropy in ecological economics
• thermodynamic models
• multi-criteria evaluation
• agent-based modelling
• the environmental Kuznets curve.

Contents
Contents: Preface 1. An Introduction to Modelling in Ecological Economics 2. Evolutionary Models 3. Input–Output Models 4. Neo-Austrian Models 5. Entropy in Ecological Economics 6. Thermodynamic Models 7. Multi-Criteria Evaluation 8. Agent-Based Models 9. The Environmental Kuznets Curve Index Contributors: S. Baumgärtner, J.C.J.M. van den Bergh, L. Cruz, M. Faber, M. Giampietro, M.A. Janssen, K. Mayumi, G. Munda, J. Proops, P. Safonov, D.I. Stern