What is sustainability economics?

被引:136
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作者
Baumgaertner, Stefan [1 ,2 ]
Quaas, Martin [3 ]
机构
[1] Leuphana Univ Luneburg, Sustainabil Econ Grp, Dept Sustainabil Sci, D-21314 Luneburg, Germany
[2] Leuphana Univ Luneburg, Dept Econ, D-21314 Luneburg, Germany
[3] Univ Kiel, Dept Econ, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
关键词
Economics; Efficiency; Epistemology; Fairness; Future; Justice; Human-nature relationship; Ontology; Philosophy of science; Sustainability; Uncertainty; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; SCIENCE;
D O I
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.11.019
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
While economists have been contributing to the discussion of various aspects of sustainability for decades, it is just recently that the term "sustainability economics" was used explicitly in the ecological, environmental, and resource economics community. Yet. the contributions that use the term "sustainability economics" do not refer to any explicit definition of the term, and are not obviously joined by common or unifying characteristics, such as subject focus, methodology, or institutional background. The question thus arises: what is "sustainability economics"? In this essay, we systematically define and delineate "sustainability economics" in terms of its normative foundation, aims, subject matter, ontology, and genuine research agenda. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:445 / 450
页数:6
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