ecological economics
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Ecological economics is an interdisciplinary field that integrates ecological and economic principles to study sustainability, resource use, and the limits of economic growth within Earth's environmental constraints.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic discipline
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interdisciplinary field ⓘ subfield of economics ⓘ subfield of environmental studies ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | International Society for Ecological Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithScholar |
Herman Daly
NERFINISHED
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Joan Martinez-Alier NERFINISHED ⓘ Joshua Farley NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Costanza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | neoclassical environmental economics ⓘ |
| critiques |
GDP as a welfare indicator
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unlimited economic growth paradigm ⓘ |
| emergedIn | late 20th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
biophysical limits to growth
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distributional issues ⓘ ecosystem services ⓘ intergenerational equity ⓘ intra-generational equity ⓘ natural capital ⓘ social justice ⓘ strong sustainability ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
environmental constraints
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limits to economic growth ⓘ relationship between economy and environment ⓘ resource use ⓘ sustainability ⓘ |
| hasAcademicJournal | Ecological Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integrates |
ecology
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economics ⓘ systems thinking ⓘ thermodynamics ⓘ |
| methodologyIncludes |
interdisciplinary research
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participatory approaches ⓘ scenario analysis ⓘ systems modeling ⓘ |
| policyFocus |
efficient allocation within ecological limits
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fair distribution of resources ⓘ sustainable scale of the economy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
environmental economics
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industrial ecology ⓘ political ecology ⓘ sustainability science ⓘ systems ecology ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
carrying capacity
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degrowth ⓘ ecological footprint ⓘ entropy ⓘ genuine progress indicator ⓘ natural capital accounting ⓘ steady-state economy ⓘ |
| viewsEconomyAs | subsystem of the biosphere ⓘ |
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