This handbook showcases the broad spectrum of diverse approaches to
environmental accounting which have developed during the last 30 years
across the globe.
The volume covers a range of physical issues such as water, carbon and
biodiversity, as well as specific accounting matters such as management
control, finance and audit. Moreover, seven chapters present
environmental accounting issues that arise in the regions of Africa,
Asia, Europe, MENA, North America, the Pacific and South America. The
handbook also highlights future challenges in all the topic areas
addressed as well as introducing new topics, such as links between
environmental accounting and the circular economy, and the issues
associated with animal rights. Edited by leading scholars in the area
and with key contributions from across the discipline, and covering a
diverse range of perspectives and locations, the volume is divided into
five key parts:
- Part 1: Framing the issues
- Part 2: Financial accounting and reporting
- Part 3: Management accounting
- Part 4: Global and local perspectives
- Part 5: Thematic topics in environmental accounting
This handbook will act as a significant publication in drawing together
the history of the field and important reference points in its future
development, and will serve as a vital resource for students and
scholars of environmental accounting and environmental economics.