{"product_id":"9781468425222","title":"Environmental Assessment of Socioeconomic Systems","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEnvironmental Assessment of Socioeconomic Systems\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBurkhardt, D.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeglect of the relation between the socio-economic system and its natural environment has had detrimental consequences in the past, for example - the pollution of the natural environment (water, air and soil) by producing, using and consuming the products of our industrialized economy, - the forseeable exhaustion of natural resources by continuing the increase of industrial production. Most of the recent activities, both in research and in adminis­ tration, against these impacts have been technically oriented, with the aim of stimulating and introducing new technologies of produc­ tion and new products to diminish the environmental pollution. But these efforts, which are of course necessary, cannot be successful in approaching the aim - which should and must in the long-term view be defined as the development of society in balance with the natural environment. Therefore, in addition to an assess­ ment of technologies, emphasis should be put on an assessment of socio-economic systems. On di~~erent levels, individual and social preferences determine quantities and qualities of production and consumption using economical values, e.g., market prices as regula­ tors. Following this argumentation, an environment assessment of activities against pollution has especially to consider the social response to environmental impacts. Of course, this topic must be a subject of interdisciplinary research. The challenge concerned in this context is to increase the knowledge of the relationship between social, economic and tech­ nical subsets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-12-27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781468425222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4684-2520-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: Nonecm xNonecm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 597.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44448558055564,"sku":"9781468425222","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781468425222.jpg?v=1756871768","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781468425222","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}