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An Introduction to Ecological Economics (e-book)

An Introduction to Ecological Economics (e-book)

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Updated: October 2, 2007, 6:44 pm
Topics: Ecological Economics
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editors: Nancy Golubiewski, Cutler J. Cleveland

Published: 1997, St. Lucie Press and International Society for Ecological Economics
Authors: Robert Costanza, John H. Cumberland, Herman Daly, Robert Goodland, Richard B. Norgaard
Hardcover: ISBN: 1884015727

 

EDITOR'S NOTE: First published by St. Lucie Press in 1997, An Introduction to Ecological Economics was among the first comprehensive introductions to the field of ecological economics. A second edition is now in preparation, and the authors and publisher invite you to contribute to the revised edition. You can do so by editing and expanding the current chapters, adding a new chapter, or by writing new entries/informational boxes. Click here for more information on how to contribute.

  1. Humanity's Current Dilemma
    1. The Global Ecosystem and the Economic Subsystem
    2. From Localized Limits to Global Limits
    3. Population and Poverty
    4. Beyond Brundtland
    5. Toward Sustainability
    6. The Fragmentation of Economics and the Natural Sciences
  2. The Historical Development of Economics and Ecology
    1. The Early Codevelopment of Economics and Natural Science
    2. Economics and Ecology Specialize and Separate
    3. The Reintegration of Ecology and Economics
  3. Problems and Principles of Ecological Economics
    1. Sustainable Scale, Fair Distribution, and Efficient Allocation
    2. Ecosystems, Biodiversity, and Ecological Services
    3. Substitutability vs. Complementarity of Natural, Human, and Manufactured Capital
    4. Population and Carrying Capacity
    5. Measuring Welfare and Well-Being
    6. Valuation, Choice, and Uncertainty
    7. Trade and Community
  4. Policies, Institutions, and Instruments
    1. The Need to Develop a Shared Vision of a Sustainable Society
    2. History of Environmental Institutions and Instruments
    3. Successes, Failures, and Remedies
    4. Policy Instruments
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Citation

Robert Costanza, John Cumberland, Herman Daly, Robert Goodland, Richard Norgaard (Lead Author);Nancy Golubiewski, Cutler J. Cleveland (Topic Editor) "An Introduction to Ecological Economics (e-book)". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth October 2, 2007; Last revised Date October 2, 2007; Retrieved May 21, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/An_Introduction_to_Ecological_Economics_(e-book)>

The Authors

Robert Costanza International Advisory Board The Encyclopedia of Earth Dr. Robert Costanza is the Gund Professor of Ecological Economics and Director of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont. Costanza is co-founder and former-president of the International Society for Ecological Economics, and was the founding editor of the society’s journal, Ecological Economics. He is past President of the International Society for Ecosystem Health.Dr. Costanza’s awards include being n ... (Full Bio)

John CumberlandJohn Cumberland is Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland, where he served as Professor of Economics and Director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research. His teaching, research, and publications have been primarily in the fields of environmental and natural resource economics. He is currently Senior Fellow at the University of Maryland Institute for Ecological Economics (IEE). ... (Full Bio)

Herman DalyHerman Daly is the author of many works on ecological economics including Steady State Economics (1974), Valuing the Earth (1993), Beyond Growth (1996), and Ecological Economics and the Ecology of Economics (1999). The most recent amplification of his ideas is For the Common Good with John Cobb (1989), which received the Grawemeyer Award for ideas for improving World Order. He is Associate Director of the University of Maryland Institute for Ecologic ... (Full Bio)

Robert GoodlandRobert Goodland was the Senior Environmental Advisor to the World Bank Group in Washington, DC between 1978 and 2001. The Library of Congress lists 35 of his publications. He served on the independent Extractive Industry Review of the World Bank Group's oil, gas and mining portfolio (2001-2004), and worked for the Inspection Panel in 2005 & 2006. He was elected chair of the Ecological Society of America (Metropolitan) and President of the International Association for Impact Assessment.E ... (Full Bio)

Richard Norgaard Richard B. Norgaard is Professor of Energy and Resources Group and of Agriculture and Resource Economics at the University of California at Berkeley. He received his B.A. in economics from the University of California at Berkeley, M.S. in agricultural economics from Oregon State University, and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago in 1971. Among the founders of the field of ecological economics, his recent research addresses how environmental problems challenge scientific understan ... (Full Bio)

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