Ecological economics has been repeatedly described as transdiciplinary and open to
including everything from positivism to relativism. I argue for a revision and rejection of this …

As the contributions to ecological economics are very diverse, recent years have seen some
discussion on both how to delimit the field, and in which direction it should develop. The …

Ecological economics is a major forum for discussion of theoretical and analytical aspects of
measuring sustainability. The role of sustainability indicators as an evaluation method for …

This paper presents a systematic discussion, mainly for non-economists, on economic
approaches to the concept of sustainable development. As a first step, the concept of …

Ecological economics seeks to socially construct a political economics which will deal
successfully with environmental problems and make the individual more visible in economic …

The Brundtland Report [WeED 1987] proposed that sustainable development is"
development that meets the needs of the present generation while letting future generations …

The differing paradigms of ecological and neoclassical environmental economics have been
described in various articles and books and are also embedded in different professional …

This essay adapts John Rawls' A Theory of Justice to justify environmental accounting. The
essay encourages accountants to report on the sustainable use of resources for present and …

The state of the environment is now widely acknowledged as a serious cause for concern.
Valuing Nature? argues that responding to this concern by economic valuation of the …

Ecological economics is built on a value-commitment to study environmental issues and to
contribute constructively to a more sustainable development path. However, many …