The terms “sustainability” and “environment” are closely connected, and often used interchangeably in the context of sustainable development, but they are not identical. Given that each is a ‘moving target’ – in the sense that we are in the process of obtaining more knowledge and greater understanding  

(a) review the differences and similarities between these two concepts;
(b) summarize key issues pertaining to an economist’s view of the environment, and
(c) indicate similarities and/or differences with a biogeo-chemical-physical (or ecology-centered) view. Where do the “politics” fit in?

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