 Context and Overview of Environment and Development EconomicsChapter Chapter 1 in The Environment in Economics and Development, 2014, pp 1-17 from Springer Abstract: Abstract I provide an overview of the brief and discuss pluralism briefly. I explore environmental indicators (using the World Bank’s World Development Indicators) with statistical graphs related to Chaps. 3 – 7 of the brief. I plot time series for certain select countries as well as scatter plots for all countries. For modern pollution I explore the indicator ambient concentration of fine particulate matter and for traditional pollution I explore the indicator access to an improved water source. Both indicators have been improving over the last few decades. The percentage of population that is rural indicates the population in developing countries who tend to depend on rural commons; this has been declining. Countries have attempted to preserve complex ecosystems by setting aside land as protected areas—often with a period of rapid growth in such areas followed by leveling off. Carbon dioxide emissions have followed economic growth closely. Finally, I explore the World Bank’s adjusted net national savings estimates, which are intended to be indicators of sustainable development. Keywords: Environment; Development; Pluralism; Environmental indicators (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:spbchp:978-81-322-1671-1_1 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-1671-1_1 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in SpringerBriefs in Economics from Springer |
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