ecological economics
collocation in Englishmeaningsofecologicalandeconomics
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ecological
adjective
uk/ˌiː.kəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌiː.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to ecology or ...
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economics
noun[U]
uk/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪks/us/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪks/
the way in which trade, industry, or money is organized, or the study ...
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(Definition ofecologicalandeconomicsfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This is the spirit in whichecologicaleconomicshas developed, and there is an enormous amount to be said for it.
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In relation to this, environmental economics basically remains an economic discipline, whereasecologicaleconomicsis more geared towards interdisciplinary research and action.
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One can argue thatecologicaleconomicsis as old as economics itself.
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Even so, his fundamental criticism ofecologicaleconomics, as of environmental economics, is that it is instrumentalist.
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Environmental and resource economics can be seen as a sub-field in economics, butecologicaleconomics originates from a strong disappointment with the economics profession.
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In fact,ecologicaleconomicshas provided us with much insight into the nature of those allocation failures that arise from malfunctioning markets.
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More usually withinecologicaleconomics, carrying capacity is defined in terms of exceeding limits-to be set by ecological criteria.
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For these reasons, we argue that resilience, whilst attractive from anecologicaleconomicsstandpoint, has, at the moment, little to offer for the development of indicators.
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He rightly recognises thatecologicaleconomicsis superior to neoclassical environmental economics in that it takes a wider view of the issues at stake, focusing specifically on vital ecosystems.
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Sagoff makes some telling criticisms of this approach but does not recognise that it has already been subjected to extensive criticism from withinecologicaleconomics.
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As noted earlier, muchecologicaleconomicsbegins with the observation that prices in a decentralized economic environment often do not reflect social scarcities of goods and services.
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In this latter regard, the paper is currently guilty of imposing higher costs than are necessary, by being written in a language designed for insiders in theecologicaleconomicsliterature.
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Things get worse when we join the typically strongly non-linear dynamics of ecological systems with the economic dynamics and interact them in a proper treatment ofecologicaleconomics.
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It is small wonder thatecologicaleconomicsremains a fringe activity of what one could call 'official' economics.
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Above all, it is important that aid should encourage the trend toecologicaleconomics—economics which are sustainable and which encourage sustainability.
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Those are two basic requirements of theecologicaleconomicsthat we should apply in this case.
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I do not know what the subject ofecologicaleconomicsis.
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The potential negative impacts of creative destruction and tragedy of the commons are central to whatecologicaleconomicsaddresses, specifically the earths carrying capacity.
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Some accuseecologicaleconomicsof likewise turning scientific theory into political economy, although theses in that science can often be tested.
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Systems ecology also considers the external influence ofecologicaleconomics, which usually is not otherwise considered in ecosystem ecology.
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