Inequality and Environmental Degradation in a Prosperity-Driven World

Altuğ Murat Köktaş, Ali Gökhan Gölçek

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Engineering Science Reference
15 October 2025

Development economics; Environmental economics; Environmental science, engineering & technology

As organizations continue to be driven by economic growth and material prosperity, the consequences of unchecked development become difficult to ignore. While wealth and technological progress have decreased poverty, they have also increased global inequalities and accelerated environmental degradation. The gap between economic status widens, with marginalized communities bearing the brunt of pollution, resource depletion, and climate change. As industries expand and natural ecosystems shrink, current models of prosperity become unsustainable. Addressing these interconnected crises requires a critical rethinking of progress, redefining prosperity and its applications in socio-economic statuses. Inequality and Environmental Degradation in a Prosperity-Driven World addresses the dark side of economic growth concepts. It examines the effects of modern economic policies on social inequality and environmental destruction, highlighting the fundamental differences between economic growth and development. This book covers topics such as disaster management, climatology, and global business, and is a useful resource for business owners, policymakers, government officials, sociologists, economists, academicians, researchers, and environmental scientists.

Edited by: Altuğ Murat Köktaş, Ali Gökhan Gölçek
Imprint: Engineering Science Reference
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
ISBN: 9798337318639
Pages: 596
Publication Date: 15 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Altuğ Murat Köktaş is a Prof Dr of Department of Public Finance at Ankara University, Türkiye. His scholarly interests fiscal policy, energy policy, health economics, and economic history. He completed his PhD in Public Finance at Ankara University in 2014. Köktaş has published numerous articles and book chapters. Ali Gökhan Gölçek , PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Finance at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Türkiye. His research interests include public finance theory, fiscal policies, environmental economics, poverty, energy economics, and tax policies. In recent years, he has particularly focused on sustainable development, digital poverty, the economics of aging, and the green economy. Gölçek has published numerous articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals and also serves as an editor and reviewer, contributing to various book projects as both author and editor.