What is sustainability economics?
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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
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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 -