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New Economics for Sustainability

Time for Transformation

  • 1 Edición - 5 de mayo de 2026
  • Última edición
  • Editor: Angeliki Menegaki
  • Idioma: Inglés

New Economics for Sustainability: Time for Transformation offers a timely and critical examination of sustainability and economics. Each chapter provides fresh insights into sustai… Leer más

Descripción

New Economics for Sustainability: Time for Transformation offers a timely and critical examination of sustainability and economics. Each chapter provides fresh insights into sustainability, offering both a critical assessment of the present and a roadmap for redefining how economic agents can collaborate to protect the environment, strengthen societal bonds, and measure genuine progress. This book serves the crucial purpose of consolidating the latest research and insights on sustainability, addressing the growing need for a cohesive resource in a world where sustainability is a core aspect of governance, economics, and societal well-being.

It presents a systematic approach to the often fragmented and ever-evolving field of sustainability, allowing readers to reevaluate past achievements and future challenges, thus making it an essential tool for comprehending and navigating the intricate web of issues shaping our sustainable future.

Puntos claves

  • Provides up-to-date research on the topic of sustainability
  • Explains how economics can provide answers to sustainability in the economy, environment, society, and culture
  • Highlights how sustainability is an interdisciplinary approach that has not currently unfolded its full potential and contribution

De interès para

Research students, professors, academicians, and specialists interested in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Environmental and Resource Economics, and Climate Change

Índice

PART 1: ECONOMY

1. Sustainable income- equality of income

2. Sustainable labor- black economy-volunteering work

3. Sustainable capital accumulation

4. Defensive expenditures and sustainability

5. Education economics and sustainability

6. Health economics and sustainability

7. Green finance

8. Others

PART 2: THE ENVIRONMENT

9. Air pollution economics and sustainability

10. Land economics- Land degradation- Soil pollution and sustainability

11. Water economics and sustainability

12. Energy economics and sustainability

13. Resource extraction and sustainability

14. Climate change, Carbon emissions and sustainability

15. Food economics and sustainability

16. Road and other networks and sustainability

17. Others

PART 3: SOCIETY AND CULTURE

18. Artificial intelligence and sustainability

19. Balance of family life with work life and sustainability

20. Neighboring and sustainability

21. Happiness and sustainability

22. Immigration and sustainability

23. Addictions and sustainability

24. Culture and identity preservation and sustainability

25. Others

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 1
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 7 de mayo de 2026
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre el editor

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Angeliki Menegaki

Dr. Angeliki N. Menegaki is Professor of Applied Economics in Environment, Energy and Tourism at the Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece. She has taught in various universities and has also worked both in the public and private sector. She holds a PhD from the University of Stirling and a master's degree from the University of Leeds. Her research focuses on environment, energy, and tourism. She has authored more than 90 journal articles and several books, and has extensive editorial experience with Elsevier and other academic publishers. She serves as Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of the Energy-Growth Nexus, is Associate Editor for several major Elsevier journals, and is a co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Energy Economics (Edward Elgar).
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Associate Professor of Applied Economics in Environment, Energy and Tourism, Department of Business Administration and Tourism, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece

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