Weak versus Strong Sustainability

Eric Neumayer ()

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Abstract: This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This newly and fully revised fifth edition explores the two opposing paradigms of sustainability in an insightful and accessible way. Eric Neumayer contends that central to the debate on sustainable development is the question of whether natural capital can be substituted by other forms of capital. Using global warming and other major environmental issues as examples, he shows how policies and solutions radically differ depending on which paradigm is more plausible.

Keywords: Sustainable Development; Environment; Natural Resources; Pollution; Economic Growth; Climate Change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035327881
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction and overview

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Ch 2 Sustainable development: conceptual, ethical, and paradigmatic foundations

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Ch 3 Resources, the environment, and economic growth: is natural capital substitutable?

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Ch 4 Preserving natural capital in a world of risk, uncertainty, and ignorance

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Ch 5 Measuring weak sustainability

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Ch 6 Measuring strong sustainability

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Ch 7 Conclusions

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