Are You a Future ISEE Conference Organizer?
ISEE holds its conference biennially. These conferences normally attract 500-900 social and natural scientists. In 2010 we met in Oldenburgl, in 2012 in Rio de Janeiro. For 2014 we are now looking for individuals / groups who might be interested in applying for organizing a conference. Organizing a conference is an opportunity to highlight the [...click title for full article...]
Joan Martinez-Alier Interview
Interviewed by Lorenzo Pellegrini Joan Martinez-Alier has been Professor of Economic History and Institutions at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona since 1975. He was Director of the Doctoral Programme in Environmental Sciences at ICTA-UAB between 1997 and 2009, where he helped to create a strong international group on ecological economics and political ecology. He studied [...click title for full article...]
Cefas Environmental Economist
Environmental Economist Cefas Payband 7 or 8 £40,831- £61,066 depending on experience Permanent contract Lowestoft REF: 57-11 The purpose of this post is to coordinate and lead the provision of advice and science related to the economics of the marine environment. The post-holder will draw on the existing activities in Cefas which make use of [...click title for full article...]
Le Monde Article
See this article in Le Monde, by Hervé Kampf, praising Ecological Economics and Herman Daly’s "steady state" (in rich countries): Author, Hervé Kampf, talks about Emploi, les solutions.
UPDATE for ISEE 2012 Rio Conference Abstract Submission
The deadline has been extended for submission of abstracts for the ISEE 2010 Conference – Ecological Economics and Rio+20: Challenges and Contributions for a Green Economy. The deadline has been extended to November 25, 2011. Results will be announced by December 15, 2011.
ISEE President Elect Bina Agarwal Receives Honorary Doctorate
On April 7, 2011, in an imposing ceremony held in Antwerp , Bina Agarwal, IAFFE’s former President and current Director of the Institute of Economic Growth , Delhi , was awarded an honorary doctorate in Development Studies by the University of Antwerp . The citation in Dutch, handwritten in beautiful calligraphy, said that Bina Agarwal [...click title for full article...]
The Great Energy Rethink: Lessons from Japan and the Neighborhood
by Rob Dietz As if we really required more prompting, the unfolding nuclear accidents in Japan are confirming what we must do. When a disaster strikes, the most urgent response is to help those who are suffering, prevent further calamities, and clean up the messes—it’s a time to get busy. But the next critical step [...click title for full article...]
Water Footprint Network Launches the Global Water Footprint Standard
The Water Footprint Assessment Manual: Setting the Global Standard News Release International Leaders Support Global Water Footprint Standard The first Global Water Footprint Standard, a scientifically credible methodology that will make all water footprints comparable, has garnered international support from major companies, policymakers, NGOs and scientists as an important step toward solving the world’s ever [...click title for full article...]
The Perfect Spill: Averting the Next Deepwater Horizon
See this new article in Solutions by Robert Costanza, David Batker, John W. Day, Jr., Rusty Feagin, M. Luisa Martinez, and Joe Roman about the magnitude of the damage caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. As efforts to plug the leak and clean up the damages continue, it is not too soon to begin [...click title for full article...]
Post-Doctoral Position CMRC
Sustainability Science and its application to Coastal Management Coastal & Marine Resources Centre (CMRC) The primary objective of the CMRC http://cmrc.ucc.ie is to make a significant contribution to the scientific understanding of coastal and marine environments and their management. The Centre is based in the Lewis Glucksman Marine Facility, University College Cork (UCC) which is [...click title for full article...]
