What is sustainability economics?

Stefan Baumgärtner; Martin Quaas

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.11.019

What is sustainability economics?

Stefan Baumgärtner
, Martin Quaas

Kiel University

Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research

215 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Journal	Ecological Economics
Volume	69
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	445-450
Number of pages	6
ISSN	0921-8009
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.11.019
Publication status	Published - 15.01.2010

Bibliographical note

Literaturverz. S. 449 - 450. - Parallel als Online-Ausg. erschienen unter der Adresse http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.11.019

Research areas and keywords

Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics
Fairness
Human-nature relationship
Justice
Ontology
Philosophy of science
Sustainability
Uncertainty
Economics
Economics
Efficiency
Epistemology
Energy research
Future

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Economics and Econometrics
Environmental Science(all)

Access to Document

10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.11.019

Nachhaltige Nutzung von Ökosystemdienstleistungen unter Unsicherheit. Ökologisch-ökonomische Modellierung und Evaluierung volkswirtschaftlicher Politikoptionen
Baumgärtner, S. (Project manager, academic), Quaas, M. F. (Project manager, academic), Olbrich, R. (Project staff), Derissen, S. (Project staff), Jakoby, O. (Project staff) & Groth, M. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.02.07 → 31.07.10
Project: Research

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