"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.
Vermont 2009-2011
For more information, please visit Jon Erickson's Website: www.uvm.edu/~jdericks/
and The Gund Insitutes's Website: www.uvm.edu/giee/

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@mattce1974 11 лет назад

I am a big fan of ecological economics and this is a good introductory video. This combined with the hypothesis of nature deficit disorder put forward by Richard Louv are strong foundations for my thinking around the development of the Tarkine Learning Centre and the management of places like the Tarkine.

@joepalmer4690 3 года назад

Excellent crash course, thanks very much for sharing! I'm studying ecological economics and you summarised the main points so well

@tomschuelke7955 2 года назад

Very nice. I allready heared much from this, while watching many talks of William . e. Rees, the cofounder of the ecological Footprint. If i would have to study again, this would be one of my favorite choices...

@GoDaGo.1 8 лет назад

Thank you for this. It brings clarity to the difference between Ecological Economics and NeoClassical (Traditional Economics).

@rexcalabrese 9 лет назад

Lol that music, nice talk jon!!

@Nikobert 8 лет назад

Very good and visual overview

@RAJAT6555 5 лет назад

Interesting. Please make a video on the economic thought of Prof. Schumacher.

@frankcohen19125 11 лет назад

The profit motive is very very strong

@robbiespence6504 12 лет назад

Good. I wish u'd say what a future likely sustainable economy might look like.

@RRiggs-db3fl 11 лет назад

Environmental economics is economics but it can sound "foofy" because of the word "environmental." I'm planning to major in environmental economics in college, but I am concerned about how having EnviroEcon rather than Econ on my resume as my major. What are businesses' general attitudes toward EnviroEcon majors? Do EnviroEcon majors have an advantage or a disadvantage in the job market?

@seanagon182 5 лет назад

Riggs, what a fantastic question. I need the answer to this as well. I have a feeling the answer is likely that Ecological economists will be discriminated against, in this greedy Fiat, artificial, inflated, bailed out, financial world we live. But, the ethical decision, is to do what’s best for future generations. Multi disciplinarily is a key trait in science. There will be an increased demand for ecologically minded and educated people whom have sustainability in their sights. Demand for this will eventually come through necessity, but it will arrive eventually.

@SusmitaBarua_mita 5 лет назад

The problem of thinking starts with reductionism and duality, living systems have to be thought through big-mind wholistic way for collaborative solution. Where is ecological economics now?

@AdamOneness 12 лет назад

Try visiting The Venus Project's website, or The Zeitgeist Movement, to find out! :-) But any Resource Based Economy would be based on the emergent and symbiotic nature of life itself, and as such would be in a constant state of change based on new information and understandings and their application to the social system to benefit all life.

@d.russellmoros7841 4 года назад

Jon Erickson mentions "human capital", "social capital" and "natural capital" as if capital is an eternal economic category. Only within a capitalist mode of production does capital exist. No capital in an egalitarian hunter-gatherer economy or slave or feudal either. The video presents an economics that doesn't address the issue of ownership and control of societies productive forces and natural resources i.e. the current owners of the productive forces retain ownership. To implement "ecological economics" one would need to get the permission of the current owners of society's productive forces and natural resources. Jon Erickson presents a kind of utopian capitalist utilitarianism i.e. another 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 of capitalism. "Ecological economics" is reformist.