Peter Victor : Managing the Global Commons 1/5

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Peter Victor, Professor in Environmental Studies, York University at the panel entitled "Managing the Global Commons: Growth, Inequality, and New Thinking for Sustainable Economics" at the Institute for New Economic Thinking's (INET) Paradigm Lost Conference in Berlin. April 14, 2012.

Ecocity2011 - Peter Victor : Managing without Growth

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SPEAKER: P. Victor. York University, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Toronto, Canada

TITLE: Managing without Growth

WHERE: At the Ecocity World Summit Montréal 2011, during the keynote "Economics of Ecocities"

WHEN: Wednesday, August 24, 2011

ABSTRACT:
Economic growth is the over-arching policy objective of governments worldwide. Yet its long-term viability is increasingly questioned because of environmental impacts and impending and actual shortages of energy and material resources. Furthermore, rising incomes in rich countries bear little relation to gains in happiness and well-being. Growth has not eliminated poverty, brought full employment or protected the environment. Results from a simulation model of the Canadian economy suggest that it is possible to have full employment, eradicate poverty, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and maintain fiscal balance without economic growth. It's time to turn our attention away from pursuing growth and towards specific objectives more directly relating to our well-being and that of the planet.

Josh Farley : Rethinking Economic Growth

Joshua Farley is an ecological economist and Associate Professor in Community Development & Applied Economics and Public Administration. Josh holds degrees in biology, international affairs and economics. He has previously served as program director at the School for Field Studies, Centre for Rainforest Studies, as Executive Director of the University of Maryland International Institute for Ecological Economics, and as adjunct faculty and licensed examiner at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill. He recently returned from a Fulbright fellowship in Brazil, where he served as visiting professor at the Federal Universities of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and Bahia (UFBA). .

Peter Victor : Ecological Economics

Dr. Peter Victor of the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University speaks with us about the history and development of economic growth as the primary policy directive of the last few decades.

James Gustave Speth "Building the New Economy : Ten Steps We Can Take Now"

Friday, June 8th at the Strategies for a New Economy 2012 Conference http://neweconomicsinstitute.org/

Herman Daly : From a Failed-Growth Economy to a Steady-State Economy

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The University of Vermont
April 27, 2010

Dr. Daly began as a Professor at Maryland School of Public Affairs after working at the World Bank as a Senior Economist in the Environment Department, helping to develop policy guidelines related to sustainable development. While there, he was engaged in environmental operations work in Latin America. Before joining the World Bank, Daly was Alumni Professor of Economics at Louisiana State University. He is a co-founder and associate editor of the journal, Ecological Economics. His interest in economic development, population, resources, and environment has resulted in over a hundred articles as well as numerous books, including Steady-State Economics (1977; 1991), Valuing the Earth (1993), Beyond Growth (1996), and Ecological Economics and the Ecology of Economics (1999). He is co-author with theologian John B. Cobb, Jr. of For the Common Good (1989; 1994) which received the Grawemeyer Award for ideas for improving World Order. He is a recipient of the Honorary Right Livelihood Award (Sweden's alternative to the Nobel Prize), the Heineken Prize for Environmental Science from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Sophie Prize (Norway).

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Joshua Farley - Ecological Economy

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Joshua Farley - Ecological Economy Part 2
http://youtu.be/fS8nqm2wDs4

Joshua Farley - Ecological Economy Part 3
http://youtu.be/y9wMHFHlAyo

Joshua Farley - Ecological Economy Part 4
http://youtu.be/Uw_mI-Yl-Io

Joshua Farley - Ecological Economy Part 5
http://youtu.be/HUXJbu3xOXg

Ecological economics provides us with insights into the relationship between economic activity and the capacity of the Earths resources to sustain us. In this video Joshua Farley one of the visionary thinkers in this discipline, provides an overview of some these critical relationships, and gives examples of how responsive policy measures can be applied in an urban setting like Edmontons.

Jon Erickson - "CRASH COURSE" in Ecological Economics

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What exactly is Ecological Economics? How does it differ from mainstream economics, and what does it aim to accomplish in today's world? Similar to a "crash course", this video was created for the purpose of addressing these questions in a direct and comprehensive manner, as well as to highlight the principles that lie at the root of Jon Erickson's research, teaching, and outreach activities.

In short, Ecological Economics is a transdisciplinary approach to economic, social, and environmental problem solving. "Transdisciplinary" implies a problem-orientation that draws from a diverse web of knowledge traditionally categorized into the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. "Ecological Economics," explains Erickson, "draws on each perspective, addressing complex problems and building shared understanding that enable solutions that are sustainable, equitable, and efficient."

Jon Erickson's current professional activities include being president-elect of the U.S. Society for Ecological Economics, and at The University of Vermont, he is a professor of Ecological Economics as well as the Managing Director of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics. Erickson serves on the faculty for both the Environmental Studies program and the Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources program at UVM.

This video is a production of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, an affiliate of the Rubenstein School for Environment & Natural Resources at the University of Vermont.

The Gund Institute is a transdisciplinary research, teaching, and service organization focused on developing integrative solutions to society's most pressing problems. We conduct integrative research and service-learning projects on a broad range of topics, offer hands-on learning through our problem-solving workshops and courses, develop online teaching resources and international collaborations through metacourses, and support professional and graduate education through our Graduate Certificates in Ecological Economics and Ecological Design. Learn more about the Gund community of students, scholars and practitioners by exploring our news, publications, and video archives, then contact us to help us build a sustainable, widely shared quality of life.

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For more information, please visit Jon Erickson's Website: http://www.uvm.edu/~jdericks/
and The Gund Insitutes's Website: http://www.uvm.edu/giee/

David Korowicz : The Modern Economy, Civilisation, Complexity & Collapse

http://localfuture.org

David Korowicz is a physicist and human systems ecologist, the director of The Risk/Resilience Network in Ireland, a board member of FEASTA - The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability, and contributor to the 2011 book Fleeing Vesuvius: Overcoming the Risks of Economic & Environmental Collapse. Korowicz lives in Dublin, Ireland.
Korowicz's keynote talk delivered to the 2010 International Conference on Sustainability: Energy, Economy, and Environment organized by Local Future nonprofit and directed by Aaron Wissner.

"CRASH COURSE" in Ecological Economics

GundInstitute

What exactly is Ecological Economics? How does it differ from mainstream economics, and what does it aim to accomplish in today's world? Similar to a "crash course", this video was created for the purpose of addressing these questions in a direct and comprehensive manner, as well as to highlight the principles that lie at the root of Jon Erickson's research, teaching, and outreach activities.

In short, Ecological Economics is a transdisciplinary approach to economic, social, and environmental problem solving. "Transdisciplinary" implies a problem-orientation that draws from a diverse web of knowledge traditionally categorized into the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. "Ecological Economics," explains Erickson, "draws on each perspective, addressing complex problems and building shared understanding that enable solutions that are sustainable, equitable, and efficient."

Jon Erickson's current professional activities include being president-elect of the U.S. Society for Ecological Economics, and at The University of Vermont, he is a professor of Ecological Economics as well as the Managing Director of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics. Erickson serves on the faculty for both the Environmental Studies program and the Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources program at UVM.

This video is a production of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, an affiliate of the Rubenstein School for Environment & Natural Resources at the University of Vermont.

The Gund Institute is a transdisciplinary research, teaching, and service organization focused on developing integrative solutions to society's most pressing problems. We conduct integrative research and service-learning projects on a broad range of topics, offer hands-on learning through our problem-solving workshops and courses, develop online teaching resources and international collaborations through metacourses, and support professional and graduate education through our Graduate Certificates in Ecological Economics and Ecological Design. Learn more about the Gund community of students, scholars and practitioners by exploring our news, publications, and video archives, then contact us to help us build a sustainable, widely shared quality of life.

Vermont 2009-2011

For more information, please visit Jon Erickson's Website: http://www.uvm.edu/~jdericks/
and The Gund Insitutes's Website: http://www.uvm.edu/giee/

William Rees - The Dangerous Disconnect Between Economics and Ecology

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The world economy is depleting the earth's natural resources, and economists cling to models that make no reference whatsoever to the biophysical basis that underpins the economy. That's why ecological economics is needed, says William Rees in this INET interview.
http://ineteconomics.org/video/interview/william-rees-dangerous-disconnect-be...

Laura Flanders at the Economy Futures conference

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2011 rocked the world: people’s uprisings spread across the globe – from Arab Spring to Occupy – in the grips of the deepest recession in living memory and unprecedented environmental phenomena proliferating against a backdrop of rising temperatures and the largest annual increase in greenhouse gas emissions in history. Both nationally and globally the modern economic system came under intense scrutiny, along with many assumptions we have so long taken for granted. More and more we are beginning to recognize the barriers to action on the issues we care about are embedded in our economics.

We need a new vision: a more inclusive, democratic, and realistic economic paradigm for our generation, one that puts people and planet above profit.

At the Transition to a New Economy conference in March 2012, social justice and environmental organizers from across the country will come together to start seeing our discourse, activism, and campaigns as key steps in the transition to a new economy. Coming together will allow us to view our struggles through a systemic lens and evolve our action plans accordingly. http://www.economyfutures.org/?q=node/24

Peter Victor : Managing the Global Commons 1/5

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Peter Victor, Professor in Environmental Studies, York University at the panel entitled "Managing the Global Commons: Growth, Inequality, and New Thinking for Sustainable Economics" at the Institute for New Economic Thinking's (INET) Paradigm Lost Conference in Berlin. April 14, 2012.

Ecocity2011 | Peter Victor | Managing without Growth

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Peter Victor, York University, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Toronto, Canada

At the Ecocity World Summit Montréal 2011, during the keynote "Economics of Ecocities"

Economic growth is the over-arching policy objective of governments worldwide. Yet its long-term viability is increasingly questioned because of environmental impacts and impending and actual shortages of energy and material resources. Furthermore, rising incomes in rich countries bear little relation to gains in happiness and well-being. Growth has not eliminated poverty, brought full employment or protected the environment. Results from a simulation model of the Canadian economy suggest that it is possible to have full employment, eradicate poverty, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and maintain fiscal balance without economic growth. It's time to turn our attention away from pursuing growth and towards specific objectives more directly relating to our well-being and that of the planet.

Conferencia "Economía Ecológica: una economía con fundamento biofísico"

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Conferencia impartida por el Doctor Francesc La-Roca Cervigon, profesor titular del Departament d'Economia Aplicada de la Universitat de València e investigador de la Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar d'Estudis sobre Sostenibilita, en el marco de los viernes científicos de la UAL.

Steward Wallis - Breaking the Wall of Misleading National Indicators @Falling Walls 2011

www.falling-walls.com

Wallis urges policy makers to accelerate a transition to an economy that abolishes out-dated economic indicators like the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and instead takes ecological boundaries and real human needs into account. In Berlin, he will present new parameters to assess common progress and show how implementing these will fundamentally change economics.

Managing Without Growth with Dr Peter Victor

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Toronto. July 2, 2010. Economic growth is the over-arching policy objective of governments worldwide. Yet its long-term viability is increasingly questioned because of environmental impacts and impending and actual shortages of energy and material resources. Furthermore, rising incomes in rich countries bear little relation to gains in happiness and well-being . Growth has not eliminated poverty, brought full employment or protected the environment. Results from a simulation model of the Canadian economy suggest that it is possible to have full employment, eradicate poverty, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and maintain fiscal balance without economic growth. It's time to turn our attention away from pursuing growth and towards specific objectives more directly relating to our well-being and that of the planet.

Dr. Peter Victor , author of Managing without Growth. Slower by Design, not Disaster, is a professor in environmental studies at York University. He has worked for nearly 40 years in Canada and abroad on economy and environment as an academic, consultant and public servant. Dr. Victor was the founding president of the Canadian Society of Ecological Economics and a past-president of the Royal Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Science. Currently he is a member of the Board of the David Suzuki Foundation and several advisory boards in the public and private sectors.

Econ 4 - Introduction

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Sustainability: Economic, Social and Environmental - Joan Martinez-Alier

Joan Martinez-Alier és catedràtic del Dpt d'Economia i Historia Econòmica i sots-director de l'ICTA, de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Christian Felberg - La Economía del Bien Común

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Modelo Económico Alternativo al sistema de mercado capitalista y a la economía planificada. Un modelo económico sostenible.