Ecology -- Economic aspects

Ecological economics

Work cat.: Geoinformat͡sionnye resursy, 1998
Wikipedia, Aug. 27, 2009: (Ecological economics is a transdisciplinary field of academic research that aims to address the interdependence and coevolution of human economies and natural ecosystems over time and space. It is distinguished from environmental economics, which is the mainstream economic analysis of the environment, by its treatment of the economy as a subsystem of the ecosystem and its emphasis upon preserving natural capital.)
Farber, S. Ecological economics, via WWW, Aug. 27, 2009 (Ecological economics is a policy-oriented perspective that addresses the interdependence and coevolution between human economies and their natural ecosystems.)
The new Palgrave dictionary of economics, 2008, via WWW, Aug. 27, 2009 ecological economics (Ecological economics is the study of the interactions and co-evolution in time and space of human economies and the ecosystems in which human economies are embedded. It uncovers the links and feedbacks between human economies and ecosystems, and so provides a unified picture of ecology and economy.) environmental economics (economics of environmental policy, including the setting of goals and targets; benefit-cost analysis of environmental regulations; use of economic analysis to inform environmental decision-making)