Trends in the development of ecological economics from the late 1980s to the early 2000s

Røpke, Inge

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.10.010

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“…The popularity of ecological economics was evidenced by large attendance at its conferences beginning in 1990, the first ISEE conference in Washington attracted 370 people, and the second in Stockholm more than 450 people (Ropke 2005).…”

Section: Ecological Economicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, the journal Ecological Economics (EE), which commenced publication in 1989, covered a wide variety of research topics and tended to be more pluralistic in its approach than these early indications (Ropke 2005). EE is concerned with 'the relationship between the economic and the ecological system, and its underlying central aim is to provide knowledge for a sustainable management of this relationship' (Baumgärtner et al 2008).…”

Section: Ecological Economicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Environmental economists tend to have more faith in the ability of technology to overcome problems of resource scarcity and loss of ecosystem services, given the right price signals (Ropke 2005;Costanza et al 2007).…”

Section: Ecological Constraints and Equitymentioning

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Environmental economics and ecological economics: the contribution of interdisciplinarity to understanding, influence and effectiveness

Beder

2011

Envir. Conserv.

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SUMMARYThis paper reviews developments in both environmental economics and ecological economics with respect to their progress towards environmental interdisciplinarity and towards providing solutions to environmental problems. The concepts, methods, theories and assumptions of each field of knowledge are reviewed and the extent to which they depart from the dominant neoclassical paradigm of economics is assessed. The contribution that interdisciplinarity has made to the success of each field is analysed in terms of understanding, influence and effectiveness and the constraints that it has imposed upon that success. Environmental economics has adopted the dominant economic neoclassical paradigm, including the power of the market to allocate environmental resources efficiently and in a socially optimal way. The solution to environmental problems is thus seen as a matter of ensuring that the environment is properly priced to reflect the relative scarcity of natural resources and assets and to ensure that environmental values are incorporated into the market. This specialized view of environmental problems is now reflected in government policy around the world including the use of extended cost benefit analyses, contingent valuations, environmental charges and emissions trading. Nevertheless, environmental problems continue to grow in severity and the solutions provided by environmental economists have proven ineffective. Thus lack of interdisciplinarity does not prevent a field of knowledge from gaining influence and dominance, however its effectiveness in terms of understanding environmental problems and solving them is impeded. Ecological economics seeks to incorporate the research of economists, ecologists, philosophers and social scientists, however its influence seems to be have been limited to areas in which it retains the standard economics framework, and this limits its effectiveness in terms of environmental solutions. Thus interdisciplinarity may increase understanding of the real world but * Correspondence: Dr Sharon Beder, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia e-mail: sharonb@uow.edu.au it cannot overcome political and social barriers to translating that understanding into the widespread implementation of effective environmental measures.

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Section: Ecological Economicsmentioning

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Section: Ecological Economicsmentioning

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2011

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“…Faber (2008: 4), in bemoaning the fragility of ecological economics, states: "a generally accepted theoretical framework or methodology has yet to be defined". Similarly, Røpke (2005) has argued that the knowledge base is not well structured nor systematically organised, and that the identity of the field is weak. The conflict between a proposed new outlook and reliance on existing economic theory and methods leaves authors visibly struggling in their attempts to reconcile the differences.…”

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New foundations for ecological economics

Spash

2012

Ecological Economics

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“…Th us, economists' attention was increasingly directed toward monetizing the full range of ecosystem goods and services used both directly and indirectly by human society. Th is articulation of the concept of monism, that is, the belief that valuation can only be achieved through expression in a single accounting unit (Røpke 2005), enables the capture of non-market values (or non-use values) along with the more readily monetized use values. Aggregating these monetized components results in the "total economic value" of the environment, as depicted in fi gure 1.…”

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Valuing and Evaluating Marine Ecosystem Services: Putting the Right Price on Marine Environments?

Clifton¹,

Cullen-Unsworth²,

Unsworth³

2014

Environment and Society

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Ⅲ ABSTRACT: Th e fl ow of ecosystem services from coral reefs, seagrass meadows and mangrove forests sustains the livelihoods of billions of people worldwide. Faced with the global degradation of marine and coastal ecosystems, policy makers are increasingly focusing on ecosystem service valuation techniques to encourage conservation and sustainable use of marine resources. Here we provide a review and synthesis of the available information on economic valuation techniques as applied to tropical marine habitats. Our study demonstrates the high variability and lack of consistency in outcomes from these studies. We conclude that, if the concept of ecosystem goods and services is to make a positive contribution towards managing the impacts of humans on the environment, then economic valuation approaches must refl ect the inherent limitations of economic theory whilst emphasizing the complexity and heterogeneity of the natural environment and human decision making.

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Trends in the development of ecological economics from the late 1980s to the early 2000s

Cited by 230 publications

References 48 publications

Environmental economics and ecological economics: the contribution of interdisciplinarity to understanding, influence and effectiveness

Environmental economics and ecological economics: the contribution of interdisciplinarity to understanding, influence and effectiveness

New foundations for ecological economics

Valuing and Evaluating Marine Ecosystem Services: Putting the Right Price on Marine Environments?

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