TY - JOUR

T1 - What is sustainability economics?

AU - Baumgärtner, Stefan

AU - Quaas, Martin

N1 - Literaturverz. S. 449 - 450. - Parallel als Online-Ausg. erschienen unter der Adresse http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.11.019

PY - 2010/1/15

Y1 - 2010/1/15

N2 - While economists have been contributing to the discussion of various aspects of sustainability for decades, it is just recently that the term "sustainability economics" was used explicitly in the ecological, environmental, and resource economics community. Yet, the contributions that use the term "sustainability economics" do not refer to any explicit definition of the term, and are not obviously joined by common or unifying characteristics, such as subject focus, methodology, or institutional background. The question thus arises: what is "sustainability economics"? In this essay, we systematically define and delineate "sustainability economics" in terms of its normative foundation, aims, subject matter, ontology, and genuine research agenda.

AB - While economists have been contributing to the discussion of various aspects of sustainability for decades, it is just recently that the term "sustainability economics" was used explicitly in the ecological, environmental, and resource economics community. Yet, the contributions that use the term "sustainability economics" do not refer to any explicit definition of the term, and are not obviously joined by common or unifying characteristics, such as subject focus, methodology, or institutional background. The question thus arises: what is "sustainability economics"? In this essay, we systematically define and delineate "sustainability economics" in terms of its normative foundation, aims, subject matter, ontology, and genuine research agenda.

KW - Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics

KW - Economics

KW - Efficiency

KW - Epistemology

KW - Fairness

KW - Future

KW - Justice

KW - Human–nature relationship

KW - Ontology

KW - Philosophy of science

KW - Sustainability

KW - Uncertainty

KW - Fairness

KW - Human-nature relationship

KW - Justice

KW - Ontology

KW - Philosophy of science

KW - Sustainability

KW - Uncertainty

KW - Economics

KW - Economics

KW - Efficiency

KW - Epistemology

KW - Fairness

KW - Future

KW - Justice

KW - Human–nature relationship

KW - Ontology

KW - Philosophy of science

KW - Sustainability

KW - Uncertainty

KW - Economics

KW - Efficiency

KW - Epistemology

KW - Energy research

KW - Future

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=72049098517&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/860b4c20-087c-3790-9821-65f5e3582570/

U2 - 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.11.019

DO - 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.11.019

M3 - Comments / Debate / Reports

VL - 69

SP - 445

EP - 450

JO - Ecological Economics

JF - Ecological Economics

SN - 0921-8009

IS - 3

ER -