ISEE- FSR Climate Annual Conference 2016 Call for Papers September 20, 2016FSR Climate Annual Conference 2016 CALL FOR PAPERS Papers on the above topics will be considered for presentation at the conference. Papers should be submitted in pdf to FSRClimate@EUI.eu and include title, abstract, full text and email address of the author. Submitted papers … Continue reading →
- In Memoriam: Paul Baer, USSEE Board Member September 20, 2016The United States Society for Ecological Economics is saddened to learn of the sudden death of USSEE Board member Paul Baer, who passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. Paul has been a long-time member of USSEE since the founding … Continue reading →
- Tenure Track Position in Sustainability Science/Ecological Economics September 20, 2016The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Furman University invites applications for an open-rank, tenure-track position in Sustainability Science beginning in August 2017. The successful candidate will have expertise in the area of ecological economics or related fields within … Continue reading →
- Faculty position in environmental and/or energy economics September 19, 2016The Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) invites applications for a faculty position in environmental and/or energy economics. Specifically, we seek a colleague with interests and experience in the following areas of … Continue reading →
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Latin America and the Caribbean September 2, 2016Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Latin America and the Caribbean: Public Policies for Managing Water, Food and Energy Interactions Nuestra división se encuentra ejecutando un proyecto con la Agencia Alemana de Cooperación Internacional (GIZ) “Nexo agua-energía-agricultura/alimentación en América Latina y el Caribe: … Continue reading →
- Ph.D. Fellowship in Ecosystem Services – Dartmouth College August 31, 2016Dartmouth’s doctoral program in Ecology, Evolution, Ecosystems, and Society (http://sites.dartmouth.edu/EEES/) seeks applicants for a graduate fellowship focusing on the ecology, economics, and governance of ecosystem services to begin in the Fall of 2017. Potential research topics might include the science … Continue reading →
- 2017 ANZSEE and the Solutions Journal Conference August 30, 2016Save the Date! 9-13 January 2017 Adelaide, South Australia The Australia New Zealand Society for Ecological Economics and The Solutions Journal Present the following conference in Adelaide, Australia: The 99% Solution: Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals This conference aims to engage … Continue reading →
- Chief Economist and Director General Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD) August 25, 2016Opportunity The role of Chief Economist and Director General Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD) is critical for the success of the Asian Development Bank. Reporting directly to the Vice-President, Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development (VPKM), the Chief Economist … Continue reading →
- Bina Agarwal elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, Italy August 25, 20168 August 2016 Bina Agarwal, Professor of Development Economics and Environment at the Global Development Institute, has been elected foreign member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (National Academy of Sciences, Italy) in the social and political sciences. She is … Continue reading →
- ESEE 2017 Conference Call August 24, 2016It is a great pleasure to invite you to the 12th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics, which will be held from June 20-23, 2017 in Budapest, Hungary hosted by the Corvinus Business School, Corvinus University of … Continue reading →
- FSR Climate Annual Conference 2016 Call for Papers September 20, 2016
Category Archives: Books
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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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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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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Tagged Degrowth, federico demaria, giacomo d'alisa, Giorgos Kallis, Routledge, vocabulary for a new era
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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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Good News for Ecological Economics!
The newly released Impact Factors show that Ecological Economics, the journal of the International Society for Ecological Economics, has again strengthened its position by an increased Impact Factor : 2.85 (UP from 2.713) If you’d like to see the most-cited … Continue reading
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Renewable Energy World Free Download
FREE BOOK DOWNLOAD Renewable Energy World and Other Adventures in Sustainability By Roy Morrison Free Kindle download: http://www.ecocivilizationweebly.com/index.html
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Gender and Green Governance in Paperback
New in Paperback Gender and Green Governance The Political Economy of Women’s Presence Within and Beyond Community Forestry Bina Agarwal528 pages | 11 Boxes, 12 Figures, 94 Tables | 234x156mm978-0-19-968302-4 | Paperback | July 2013 (estimated)Also available as: Hardback Price: … Continue reading
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