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Ecological Economics as the Guiding Paradigm for Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future

or, The Title that Bob Dreamed up for me at a Faculty Retreat in January. Ecological Economics as the Guiding Paradigm for Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future. Jon Erickson School of Natural Resources, and Environmental Program University of Vermont. Who Am I?.

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Ecological Economics as the Guiding Paradigm for Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future

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  1. or, The Title that BobDreamed up for me at aFaculty Retreat in January Ecological Economics as the Guiding Paradigm for Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future Jon Erickson School of Natural Resources, and Environmental Program University of Vermont

  2. Who Am I?

  3. Putting the Paradigm to Practice

  4. Ecological Economics as . . . • Designing Human Systems that are Sustainable in Scale, Equitable in Distribution, and Efficient in Allocation • Connecting Biophysical Means with Metaphysical Ends • A Transdisciplinary, Problem-Oriented Approach to Education and Social Policy • A Blend of Analysis, Synthesis, and Communication

  5. Dutchess County, New York • 2,077 km2, mixed land use • 970 km of named streams • > 132,000 employment pool • IBM = >11,000 • SW to NE development • gradient • Effective buying income (EBI) • ranks 15th in the U.S.

  6. DM-2 Alt-3 Alt-2 Alt-1 DM-3 DM-1 Group of Decision-Makers

  7. CEc CSc Alt-3 Alt-2 CEv Alt-1 Individual Decision-Maker

  8. CEc CSc CEc CEc CEc CSc CSc CSc CEv CEv CEv Alt-3 Alt-2 CEv Alt-1 GOAL Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Alternative 3 w1 + w2 + w3 = 1

  9. Alternatives CEc CSc Ecological Criteria

  10. Land Use Census by Block, Tract, Town, Zip . . . Alternatives CEc Social Criteria CEv

  11. HOUSEHOLDS GOVERMENT Public Services Private Goods & Services Consumption Goods Labor INDUSTRY Exports Depreciation OUTSIDE WORLD Imports Investment CAPITAL Alternatives Economic Criteria CSc CEv

  12. Alt 1 Alt 2 Alt 3

  13. Scenario Analysis Biophysical Land Use Society Community Economy Firms Households Individuals Economic Structure and Change Land-Use Change and Social Context Watershed Health Efficient ALLOCATION Equitable DISTRIBUTION Sustainable SCALE

  14. CEc CEc CEc CSc CSc CSc CEv CEv CEv GOAL Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Alternative 3

  15. Ecological Economics in Context

  16. Limits to Growth Ecological Social Economic

  17. Population 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Income 82.7% 11.7% 2.3% 1.9% 1.4% Global Income Distribution “In a market economy, the price system ensures that no one can consume resources without first creating some of equal or greater value.” ~ N. Gregory Mankiw

  18. Who Are We?

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