ABSTRACT
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
part 1|72 pages
Taking Environment into Account: A Historical Perspective
chapter 1|27 pages
The ‘Third Edition’ of the TABLEAU ÉCONOMIQUE
part 2|112 pages
Physical Accounts: Assessing the Biophysical Base of the Economy
chapter 5|37 pages
Environment Statistics
part 3|90 pages
Greening the National Accounts
part 4|91 pages
Corporate Environmental Accounting
part 5|77 pages
Policy Use and Analysis