National Accounts And The Environment

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Panel on Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1999-06-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309173384

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Nature's Numbers by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Panel on Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting Pdf

In order to really see the forest, what's the best way to count the trees? Understanding how the economy interacts with the environment has important implications for policy, regulatory, and business decisions. How should our national economic accounts recognize the increasing interest in and importance of the environment? Nature's Numbers responds to concerns about how the United States should make these measurements. The book recommends how to incorporate environmental and other non-market measures into the nation's income and product accounts. The panel explores alternative approaches to environmental accounting, including those used in other countries, and addresses thorny issues such as how to measure the stocks of natural resources and how to value non-market activities and assets. Specific applications to subsoil minerals, forests, and clean air show how the general principles can be applied. The analysis and insights provided in this book will be of interest to economists, policymakers, environmental advocates, economics faculty, businesses based on natural resources, and managers concerned with the role of the environment in our economic affairs.

Author : I. Musu,D. Siniscalco
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789400915923

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National Accounts and the Environment by I. Musu,D. Siniscalco Pdf

In recent years, analysts, researchers and environmental policy makers have been faced with a serious shortage of empirical data on environmental phenomena. In fact, the information gathered by various organisations has not yet been systematically classified into a consistent system of accounts. This book presents the results of a joint research effort by the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and Italy's Central Statistical Office (ISTAT) to design a system of accounts for natural and environmental resources. The resulting environmental accounts can be integrated with the existing system of national accounts, in order to estimate the so-called `green GDP' or `net national product' (NNP).

Author : Martin O'Connor,Anton Steurer,Marialuisa Tamborra
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Environmental auditing
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123854460

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Greening National Accounts by Martin O'Connor,Anton Steurer,Marialuisa Tamborra Pdf

This policy briefing series communicates the findings from nine workshops and three plenary meetings under the EVE programme. These showed the diversity of research currently being undertaken in the area of environmental values and their policy expression. The type of information relevant to the decision process extends from ecological functioning to moral values.

Author : Joy E Hecht
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136525636

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National Environmental Accounting by Joy E Hecht Pdf

This book presents national environmental, or 'green' accounting as it has developed in Europe and other parts of the world. It introduces the most recent methods developed through the United Nations Statistical Department and other international organizations, but bridges the gap between the superficial treatment of environmental accounting in economics textbooks and environmental literature, on the one hand, and the highly technical manuals of international organizations, on the other. Joy Hecht begins with a history and introduction to national income accounting. The first part of her book explains how the environmental accounts build on the structure of the 1993 System of National Accounts. She then shows the UN approach to accounting applied to pollution, recycling, and the management of natural resources such as forests, minerals, and fisheries. The third section discusses how the accounts approach green GDP and other macroeconomic indicators. The book concludes by going beyond the UN structures to discuss other adjusted macroeconomic measures and how accounting data can be used to build them. National Environmental Accounting is a non-technical introduction to an increasingly important field. It is a must-read for anyone interested in how environmental accounts can help society move towards greater sustainability.

Author : Joy E Hecht
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136525643

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National Environmental Accounting by Joy E Hecht Pdf

This book presents national environmental, or 'green' accounting as it has developed in Europe and other parts of the world. It introduces the most recent methods developed through the United Nations Statistical Department and other international organizations, but bridges the gap between the superficial treatment of environmental accounting in economics textbooks and environmental literature, on the one hand, and the highly technical manuals of international organizations, on the other. Joy Hecht begins with a history and introduction to national income accounting. The first part of her book explains how the environmental accounts build on the structure of the 1993 System of National Accounts. She then shows the UN approach to accounting applied to pollution, recycling, and the management of natural resources such as forests, minerals, and fisheries. The third section discusses how the accounts approach green GDP and other macroeconomic indicators. The book concludes by going beyond the UN structures to discuss other adjusted macroeconomic measures and how accounting data can be used to build them. National Environmental Accounting is a non-technical introduction to an increasingly important field. It is a must-read for anyone interested in how environmental accounts can help society move towards greater sustainability.

Author : Roefie Hueting,Bart de Boer
Publisher : Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789463012522

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National Accounts and environmentally Sustainable National Income by Roefie Hueting,Bart de Boer Pdf

This book looks at some key economic aspects of the environment. Our planet is threatened by a wrong belief in a wrongly formulated growth. The term “economic growth” can only mean an increase in welfare but is often wrongly identified with production growth that may be destructive to the environment. The figure of standard national income (NI) or Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is useful for many purposes but inadequate for environmental policy making. This book develops the concept of an environmentally Sustainable National Income (eSNI). eSNI is defined as the maximally attainable level of production, using the technology of the year under review, whereby the vital environmental functions (possible uses) of the not-human-made physical surroundings remain available for future generations. Judgement of environmental sustainability requires that both NI and eSNI are looked at jointly, alongside each other. The distance eΔ = NI – eSNI provides the relevant information about environmental sustainability. Calculations for the Netherlands for 1990-2015 provide a proof of concept. National statistical bureaus around the world are advised to provide this information for their own countries, so that policy making around the world can use sound information about the national economies and the global environment. Dr Roefie Hueting (1929) is an economist and was head of the department of environmental statistics at CBS Statistics Netherlands. Ir Bart de Boer (1947) is an electrotechnical engineer who applied systems analysis to environmental issues and sustainability.

Author : Ernst Lutz
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Economic development
ISBN : UCSD:31822016807943

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Toward Improved Accounting for the Environment by Ernst Lutz Pdf

Accounting for wealth and income is important. Individuals as well as nations wish to measure their capital stock and in particular their sustainable income which they may consume without living beyond their means and drawing down their assets. There are various kinds of capital: man-made, natural/environmental, and various forms of social capital. Most national accounting in the past has focused on the man-made capital. To be able to properly maintain it, one needs to be aware of and compute a capital consumption (or depreciation) allowance. This allowance is subtracted from a nation's gross domestic product (GDP) to arrive at a nation's net domestic product (NDP). If one only considers man-made capital, the NDP so computed is sustainable in the sense that one can consume that amount while maintaining the capital stock intact, which forms the basis for future production and income. The author deals with the question of how to better account for natural capital in an integrated way within the usual economic accounting framework. He describes the progress that has been made in recent years in conceptualizing and operationalizing the proposed approaches and measures. The author has made an important contribution to this topic in collaboration with the United Nations Statistical Agency (UNSTAT). The publication's goal is to be able to measure environmentally sustainable income.

Author : K. Uno,Peter Bartelmus
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789401714334

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Environmental Accounting in Theory and Practice by K. Uno,Peter Bartelmus Pdf

Policy failures in environment and development have been blamed on frag mented and eclectic policies and strategies. The 1992 United Nations Con ference on Environment and Development, the 'Earth Summit' in Rio de Janeiro, called therefore for an integrated approach in planning and policy making to achieve long-term sustainable growth and development. The Con ference also recognized in its action plan, the Agenda 21, that integrated poli cies need to be supported by integrated information, notably requiring the implementation of integrated environmental and economic accounting by its member States. During the preparations for the Rio Summit, scientists and practitioners of national accounting met in a Special Conference on Environmental Account ing, organized by the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (IARIW) in Baden, Austria. Their aim was to explore the need for and methodologies of adjusting national accounts for environmental reasons. National accountants had faced mounting criticism that conventional accounting neglected new scarcities in natural capital, as well as the social cost of environmental degradation. The result of their deliberations was a draft manual, later issued by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) as a handbook of Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting.

Author : Joy E. Hecht
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Environmental auditing
ISBN : 0967060516

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Lessons Learned from Environmental Accounting by Joy E. Hecht Pdf

Environmental accounting - the modification of the national income accounts to take into consideration the economic role of the environment - has grown in importance over the past ten years. However, many countries have not yet implemented such accounts, and there is much controversy about whether and how to do so. This paper aims to shed light on this situation through nine country case studies: Norway, The Netherlands, Sweden, France, Canada, The Philippines, Namibia, Germany, and the United States.

Author : United Nations. Statistical Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Science
ISBN : 9211613868

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Glossary of Environment Statistics by United Nations. Statistical Division Pdf

The Glossary is a tool of quick reference for terms & definitions relevant to environmental data production. This first attempt incorporates 1200 terms & includes key terms of environmental management & sustainable development. It will be extremely useful as a reference tool in courses on environmental statistics & environmental economics & in research institutes working on the assessment of the state of the environment & policy analysis of sustainable development.

Author : Jonathan M. Harris,Brian Roach
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781315448510

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Environmental and Natural Resource Economics by Jonathan M. Harris,Brian Roach Pdf

Harris and Roach present a compact and accessible presentation of the core environmental and resource topics and more, with analytical rigor as well as engaging examples and policy discussions. They take a broad approach to theoretical analysis, using both standard economic and ecological analyses, and developing these both from theoretical and practical points of view. It assumes a background in basic economics, but offers brief review sections on important micro and macroeconomic concepts, as well as appendices with more advanced and technical material. Extensive instructor and student support materials, including PowerPoint slides, data updates, and student exercises are provided.

Author : Statistics Canada. System of National Accounts Branch
Publisher : Micromedia, [199-]
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Economic development
ISBN : MINN:31951D01750583Q

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Concepts, Sources and Methods of the Canadian System of Environmental and Resource Accounts by Statistics Canada. System of National Accounts Branch Pdf

Canadians, like people in many other countries, have come to understand that the capacities of their environment to supply materials and absorb wastes are finite.

Author : Wouter van Dieren
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461242468

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Taking Nature Into Account by Wouter van Dieren Pdf

Indicators used to direct ecomonic policy are based on a number of factors - none of which, however, acknowledge the degradation of natural resources. Continued deterioration of the environment is leading us closer to crisis, while policymakers and the public base their decisions on dangerously incomplete information. In Taking Nature into Account, a number of the world's leading experts state the ethical, historical, economic, and ecological arguments for including environmental factors when measuring fiscal health. Initiated by the Club of Rome (an international group of influential businesspeople, statesmen, and scientists), and written in cooperation with the World Wide Fund for Nature, the report reviews existing methodologies and makes recommendations for adjusting the way we think about and measure the economy.

Author : Kirk Hamilton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Environmental auditing
ISBN : UCSD:31822023940703

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Green National Accounts by Kirk Hamilton Pdf

Author : Valeria Costantini,Massimiliano Mazzanti,Anna Montini
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136575471

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Hybrid Economic-Environmental Accounts by Valeria Costantini,Massimiliano Mazzanti,Anna Montini Pdf

National Accounting Matrices of Environmental Accounts (NAMEA) tables are used to analyze a range of environmental pressures and economic data resulting from consumption and production patterns – helping us gain a far better notion of the consequences of individuals’, households’ and firms’ actions for the world we live in. This book deals with the increasingly complex issues of hybrid environmental and economic accounts. The perspective of environmental accounting for the analysis of the relationships between the economic and environmental systems, especially regarding the satellite accounts like NAMEA, is relatively recent, and partly derives from the conceptual and applied deficits that have emerged during the setting up of green GDP or GNP measures as alternative measures of accounting. NAMEA provides a comprehensive and integrated picture of the economic system in association with the environmental system (physical pressures such as emissions) by a sector classification. This book is an integrated collection of complementary papers that revolve around the issue of environment-economic accounting In the first part a historical background and empirical issues related to the NAMEA-type table definitions and estimations open the book, followed by some applications and analyses mainly applied to a sub-national level. The second part opens the window to international case studies for different EU countries and studies with methodological insights. These policy-oriented, original works are primarily from an applied perspective, although theoretical aspects are also fully developed. The book should be of use to Environmental and Ecological economics students and researchers, as well as those studying the more general field of Environment studies.