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
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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:
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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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Enough is Enough
Today, I am happy to announce the work of two Center for Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE) staff members, Rob Dietz and Dan O’Neill. They have published a new book, titled Enough is Enough: Building A Sustainable Economy … Continue reading
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Ecological Economics from the Ground Up
Ecological Economics from the Ground Up takes a unique and much-needed bottom-up approach to teaching ecological economics and political ecology, using case studies that focus on a wide range of internationally relevant topics, to teach the principles, concepts, methods and … Continue reading
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Economics for Environmental Studies
The new book by Alfred Endres and Volker Radke on Economics for Environmental Studies: A Strategic Guide to Micro- and Macroeconomics has been published by Springer in September, 2012. The book is meant both as an introductory text for undergraduate … Continue reading
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Special Discount for Gender & Green Governance
Last chance for special discount! Oxford University Press Special Offer Gender and Green Governance – The Political Economy of Women’s Presence Within and Beyond Community Forestry by Bina Agarwal A personal copy of Bina Agarwal’s Gender and Green Governance (Oxford … Continue reading
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Oxford University Press Special Offer
Oxford University Press Special Offer on Gender and Green Governance The Political Economy of Women’s Presence Within and Beyond Community Forestry by Bina Agarwal A personal copy of Bina Agarwal’s Gender and Green Governance (Oxford University Press, Oxford) at … Continue reading
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New Book Sustainability in Practice
Ecological Economics: Sustainability in Practice S.E. Shmelev, University of Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK In a concise and crisp manner, this book presents the state of the art in ecological economics, an interdisciplinary field focused on the analysis of sustainability of global, … Continue reading
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ISEE Recommended Reading Available in Google Books
Title: Ecological economics: energy, environment, and society Authors: Juan Martínez Alier, Klaus Schlüpmann Edition: Reprint Publisher: B. Blackwell, 1990 ISBN: 0631171460, 9780631171461 Length: 287 pages Title: The Environmentalism of the Poor Author: Juan Martinez-Alier Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002 Length: … Continue reading
Water Footprint Available Books
Virtual water: tackling the threat to our planet’s most precious resource (2011) by Tony Allan – www.ibtauris.com The water footprint assessment manual: Setting the global standard (2011) by Arjen Hoekstra et al. – www.waterfootprint.org/?page=files/WaterFootprintAssessmentManual Corporate water strategies (2011) by William … Continue reading
Handbook on Trade and Environment
Handbook on Trade and Environment Edited by Kevin P. Gallagher Edward Elgar, 2008 The related crises associated with global finance, energy, climate change, and food have brought new urgency to debates over international trade and sustainable development. Increasingly, policy-makers, advocates … Continue reading
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Gender and Green Governance
The Political Economy of Women’s Presence Within and Beyond Community Forestry Bina Agarwal Director and Professor of Economics, Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi, India Economists studying environmental collective action and green governance have paid little attention to gender. … Continue reading
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