ISEE- Job Opening for Senior Economist on Food Systems at Union for Concerned Scientists July 19, 2018www.ucsusa.org/about/jobs-ucs#senioreconomist Senior Economist, Food Systems Food & Environment Program Washington, DC Office The Position The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is an independent national nonprofit whose scientists and engineers work to solve some of our planet’s most pressing environmental and safety problems. … Continue reading →
- Survey on Research Agenda for Ecological Economics July 16, 2018Ben Dube and Josh Farley It has been nearly 30 years since a group of ecological economists gathered at the Aspen Institute in Maryland to develop a Research Agenda for the then nascent field. We believe it is time for … Continue reading →
- ICTA-R&D Master in Political Ecology, Degrowth and Env Justice: Inscriptions are now OPEN! Deadline: 29th of September July 10, 2018The inscription process to our Master in Political Ecology is now open. You can access all the information about the inscription process here and the online inscription platform here. Unfortunately, the information is only available in Catalan and Castilian for the time being; it will soon … Continue reading →
- Global Warming June 21, 201815 June 2018 Article by Dissident Voice An interview with Stuart Scott Stuart Scott of Climate Matters.TV recently interviewed Dr. Peter Wadhams, emeritus professor, Polar Ocean Physics, Cambridge University and author of the acclaimed highly recommended: A Farewell To Ice (Oxford University … Continue reading →
- University of Freiburg, Germany Doctoral or Postdoctoral Researchers June 19, 2018The Chair of Environmental Economics and Resource Management at the University of Freiburg, Germany, Prof. Dr. Stefan Baumgärtner, is seeking two Doctoral or Postdoctoral Researchers in Ecological, Environmental and Resource Economics beginning October 1, 2018 or the earliest date thereafter. The position … Continue reading →
- 2018 Sustainability and Development Conference June 18, 2018Sustainability and Development Conference November 9-11, 2018 University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI CALL FOR ABSTRACTS NOW OPEN Sustainable development, as a concept and call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and guarantee human well-being, is perhaps … Continue reading →
- The Plastic Issue and Economics June 12, 2018Sir David Attenborough posted on his Facebook page about the damage we are inflicting using plastic. At a landfill in Spain, a stork entangled with a plastic bag was freed by the photographer. Sadly, a single bag can kill more … Continue reading →
- 2018 Boulding Award June 4, 20182018 BOULDING AWARD We are pleased to announce that the Boulding Award Committee, based on a thorough review of prior and recently identified potential candidates, has decided unanimously to award the 2018 Boulding Award to Inge Røpke, in recognition of her long-term efforts on behalf … Continue reading →
- St. Lucia Postdoctorla Research Fellow SEES May 29, 2018Postdoctoral Research Fellow Job no:504443 Area:Faculty of Science Salary (FTE):Academic Research Level A1 ($64,533.50 – $87,535.13) Work type:Full Time – Fixed Term Location: St Lucia The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (SEES) … Continue reading →
- Foreseen for 2020 Open Call for Hosting May 29, 2018News Release: 28 May 2018 OPEN CALL for Hosting the 7th International Degrowth Conference (Foreseen for 2020) – We are open to different formats, like regional or thematic conferences! This year the degrowth community celebrates the 10th anniversary of the … Continue reading →
- Job Opening for Senior Economist on Food Systems at Union for Concerned Scientists July 19, 2018
Category Archives: Books
Transformational Change in Environmental and Natural Resource Management
Transformational Change in Environmental and Natural Resource Management Guidelines for policy excellence Edited by Mike Young, Christine Esau About the Book The aim of this book is to catalyse global interest in the pursuit of transformational changes in natural resource … Continue reading
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Sustainability and the Art of Long-term Thinking
Publication new Book “Sustainability and the Art of Long-term Thinking” by Bernd Klauer, Reiner Manstetten, Thomas Petersen, Johannes Schiller Dealing with time is intimately linked to sustainability, because sustainability, at its core, involves long-term ethical claims. To live up to … Continue reading
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Vernon Press – Call for book or chapter proposals
Call for book or chapter proposals: Vernon Press launches a series in “Economic Methodology” Vernon Press invites book proposals on economic methods, broadly construed. All economics-based schools of thought are encouraged to submit. Other disciplines are encouraged to submit, as … Continue reading
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Tagged agent-based modeling, behavioural economics, dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (dsge), econometrics/statistics, economic experiments, economic methods, qualitative methods, quantitative methods
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Limits of Economic and Social Knowledge
Insightful new book by Stephen DeCanio Limits of Economic and Social Knowledge Stephen J. DeCanio It might seem that contemporary economic theory offers a scientific account of choice among alternatives. Yet this is only superficially the case; the behavior of … Continue reading
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Handbook of Ecological Economics
Edited by Joan Martínez-Alier, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain and Roldan Muradian, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil ‘This volume is a much-needed addition to the literature on ecological economics. The essays in this volume represent a return to the basic ontological … Continue reading
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New Book: Sustainable Economics
New book Sustainable EconomicsContext, Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century Practitioner. (Greenleaf Publishing) Targeted at enabling the modern business student and practitioner to disentangle the complex debate relating to sustainability, this book provides the tools necessary to lead their … Continue reading
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Tagged business strategies, current thinking on sustainability, greenleaf publishing, lead organizations, modern ecological thought, practioner, students, Sustainability, sustainable economics
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Introduction to Ecological Economics Second Edition
Robert Costanza’s new book: Introduction to Ecological Economics, Second Edition. This edition is a major update and expansion of the 1997 first edition. Ecological economics explores new ways of thinking about how we manage our lives and our planet to … Continue reading
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[NEW BOOK] Degrowth: A Vocabulary for a New Era
Degrowth: A Vocabulary for a New Era edited by Giacomo D’Alisa, Federico Demaria and Giorgos Kallis (Routledge, 2014) Degrowth is a rejection of the illusion of growth and a call to repoliticize the public debate colonized by the idiom of … Continue reading
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Limits of Economic Knowledge – New Book
Limits of Economic and Social Knowledge by Stephen J. DeCanio (Palgrave Macmillan 2014) is now available in both Kindle and hardcover editions:
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VALUING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
Methodological Issues and Case Studies Edited by K.N. Ninan, Centre for Economics, Environment and Society, Bangalore, India and Co-Chair, Panel on Methodological Assessment of Scenarios and Modelling of Biodiversity and Ecosystem (IPBES), United Nations, Bonn, Germany. Foreword by Robert Costanza … Continue reading
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Transdisciplinary Sustainability Studies: A Heuristic Approach
Edited by Katri Huutoniemi, Petri TapioRoutledge – 2014 – 216 pagesSeries: Routledge Studies in Sustainability Arising out of human-environment interaction, sustainability problems resist disciplinary categories and simple solutions. This book offers a fresh approach to practical and methodological concerns in … Continue reading
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Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future
Just released – a new edited book titled: “Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future: Insights from 45 Global Thought Leaders” that I think might interest you. The book offers a broad, critical discussion of what a sustainable and desirable future … Continue reading
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Power to the People
Just published – POWER TO THE PEOPLE – by Astrid Kander Power to the People Power to the People:Energy in Europe over the Last Five CenturiesAstrid Kander, Paolo Malanima & Paul Warde Cloth | 2014 | $39.50 / £27.95 | … Continue reading
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