Guidance for a Sustainable Societywith Robert Costanza
What is ecological economics?
Robert Costanza will explain the key concepts of ecological economics – notably, how ecosystems and their functions provide vital goods and services that directly benefit people, and how the valuation of ecosystem services in dollar terms gives critical economic justification for ecological sustainability. He will also discuss how the framework of ecological economics will promote and sustain human health and well-being.
Dr. Costanza is professor and director of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont, a premier institution studying the relationships between human, ecological and economic systems. He is the cofounder and past president of the International Society for Ecological Economics, is past chief editor of the society's journal, Ecological Economics and currently serves on editorial boards of various journals and steering committees of many organizations relating to sustainability.
Lecture materials:
Audio recording of the lecture: Part 1 (69 MB MP3 file)
Audio recording of the lecture: Part 2 (22 MB MP3 file)
PowerPoint handouts for Dr. Costanza's lecture: Principles of Ecological Economics: Guidance for a Sustainable Society (3.5 MB)
Two-page information sheet: Principles of Ecological Economics: Guidance for a Sustainable Society (171 KB)
link to the lecture video
