Humans, environment and economies: From vicious relationships to virtuous responsibility

Ecological Economics

Volumn 72, Issue , 2011, Pages 170-178

  Bina, Olivia ^a,b   Vaz, Sofia Guedes ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS   (Portugal)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Environmental virtue ethics; Eudaimonia; Homo economicus; Responsibility; Self

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC THEORY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ETHICS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 82755197050     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.09.029     Document Type: Article

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