Frontiers in Ecological Economic Theory and Application
Edited by Jon D. Erickson, Associate Professor of Ecological Economics,
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont
and John M. Gowdy, Rittenhouse Professor of Humanities and Social Science,
Department of Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, US
This new book includes chapters by GDAE researchers and associates Frank Ackerman, Lisa Heinzerling, Rachel Massey, and Jonathan Harris
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 ‘This book presents the best evidence yet that ecological economists in the United States are becoming a
strong and unified voice on biodiversity loss, climate change, and energy options. The arguments presented
here are rich, sound, convincing, timely, and are not about to lose their saliency any time soon.’
– Richard B. Norgaard, University of California, Berkeley, US
‘Erickson and Gowdy have put together a wonderful collection of contributions from a wide range of scholars
that will greatly advance ecological economics.’
– Herman E. Daly, University of Maryland, College Park, US
Research on the cutting edge of economics, ecology, and ethics is presented in
this timely study. Building from a theoretical critique of the tradition of cost–benefit analysis, the contributors lay
the foundation for a macroeconomics of environmental sustainability and distributive justice. Attention is then
turned to three of the most critical areas of social and environmental applied research – biodiversity, climate
change, and energy.
The contributors redefine progress away from growth and toward development. To this end, the first section of the book tackles the dominant framework used in the US today to evaluate tradeoffs between economic growth
and its inherent externalities. Succeeding chapters cover a wide variety of studies related to biodiversity health
and energy. Each section is anchored with overviews by top scholars in these areas – including Herman Daly,
Carl McDaniel, Stephen Schneider, and Nathan Hagens – and followed by detailed analyses reflecting the
transdisciplinary approach of ecological economics.
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