Inequality, cooperation, and environmental sustainability

: "The contributors' findings suggest that inequality may exacerbate environmental problems by making it more difficult for individuals, groups, and nations to cooperate in the design and enforcement of measures to protect natural assets ranging from local commons to the global climate. But a more equal division of a given amount of income could speed the process of environmental degradation--for example, if the poor value the preservation of the environment less than the rich do, or if the consumption patterns of the poor entail proportionally greater environmental degradation than that of the rich. The contributors also find that the effect of inequality on cooperation and environmental sustainability depends critically on the economic and political institutions governing how people interac..........

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ELAg 2008 will be in Wageningen

This blog will contain all news concerning the organisation of ELAG 2008 in Wageningen. The conference is scheduled to be held in Wageningen from 15 - 18 April 2008