| Why Do We Recycle?: Markets, Values, and Public Policy Contributor(s): Ackerman, Frank (Author) |
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ISBN: 1559635053 ISBN-13: 9781559635059 Publisher: Island Press OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1996 Annotation: Here Ackerman examines the arguments for and against recycling, focusing on the debate surrounding the use of economic mechanisms to determine the value of recycling. He explains why purely economic approaches are incomplete and argues for a different kind of decision making. The book "is a remarkable blend of the economic and environmental arguments for recycling and waste reduction--essential reading for anyone who wants to understand recycling today". Jerry Powell, editor of "Resource Recycling". |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Business & Economics | Industries - General |
| Dewey: 338.433 |
| LCCN: 96032777 |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.09" W x 8.97" (0.70 lbs) 222 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The author examines the arguments for and against recycling, and challenges the notion that setting appropriate prices and allowing unfettered competition will result in the most efficient level of recycling. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ackerman, Frank: - Frank Ackerman is the Director of the Research and Policy Program at the Global Development and the Environment Institute at Tufts University. Ackerman received a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Swarthmore College. His current interests include the economics of materials, waste, environmental health, energy and climate change and their relationship with the environment. Ackerman was the co-founder and editor of Dollars & Sense magazine and has also studied the economics of energy and environmental policy at the Tellus Institute in Boston. |