Ecological economics

more equitable world society. As sustainability includes different issues, is often difficult to define precise terms of it. Considering the Venn diagram, sustainability can be described as the intersection of three main issues as environmental, economic and social issues. Sustainability Venn diagram Depending on the domination of one factor than the other factor, the circles can be in different sizes. Some business leader prefer to show…

(how far the ecosystem can support a population before being damaged) of the environment. Balancing liveability with sustainability can be a difficult task, especially when those who grant you power expect a better quality of life along a smaller ecological footprint. This is the purpose of the smart growth principles - principles that promote the urban planning and development theories that prevent urban sprawl - to enhance quality of life, to preserve the natural environment, and to…

1. Explain what sustainability means to you. Sustainability looks outside typical business strategies to employ holistic solutions that address the impact of decisions on available resources, social equity and the natural environment. The practice of sustainability is an opportunity to facilitate responsible development on a global scale. 2. Describe your current career. I am employed in Water Resources Business Development for the City of Mesa. My profession places me in a leadership position…

The environmentalist Bill McKibben in his book “Deep Economy” he addresses some of the major issues we have as a society and mentions some of the ways we could reach a more sustainable nation. According to him we suffer from three major crisis. The first problem, he thinks we need to deal with is politics, now days we are focusing more in the economy and forgetting about the impact it is creating in our natural environment. The second problem is growth, which refers to the idea that we have…

Sustainability provides the idea that the three pillars, social, economic, and environmental sustainability must all work together to thrive. Without these three pillars working together, nothing can live out to its full potential. The idea of maintaining this sustainability appears in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. In this story, the protagonist, George dreams of living on a subsistence farm with companion. Throughout the novel, many people join in on the dream, making it more realistic. The…

The leading scientific principle that drives all environmental and ecosystem management decisions are sustainability. Sustainability is defined by Miller & Spoolman, (2009) as the “Ability of earth’s various systems, including human cultural systems and economies, to survive and adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely.” Applying this definition to ecology, there are four scientific principles of sustainability that highlight how the ecosystem has naturally sustained itself for…

socioeconomic activity and the use of resources ensuring their availability for the future generations (Brundtland & World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987). In the same order of ideas, three tenets of sustainability, which are the social, economic, and environmental balance, are required to attain and maintain human development. Current socioeconomic practices and political interests are making sustainability less possible especially is developing countries. This Document…

include both aspects (Birdlife International, 2003). Ehler & Douvere (2007) have attempted to address this by defining MSP as “the public process of analysing and allocating the spatial and temporal distribution of human activities to achieve ecological, economic, and social objectives that are usually specified through a political process.” This definition has been further extended by Pomeroy (2009) to include how MSP has been used to “create and establish a more rational and informed…

Objective: The objective of the proposed study is to estimate the economic value of the ecosystem services and benefits provided by various types of land uses found within the part of Julienne Carly’s property in North Bay, Ontario, presenting a corridor approximately 200 m wide and 5 km long across the property. The proposal summarizes the required actions, as well as estimates associated costs and duration of the natural capital valuation. The proposed consulting report is intended to assist…

2) Biocapacity is the ability of the natural ecosystem to renew what people demand from it. Human demands include agricultural output as well as the ability for the ecosystem to absorb the waste that is generated by humans. Ecological Footprint on the other hand is how much area of biologically productive land and water is required per individual to produce all of the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates. The biocapacity of a region is likely to change over time for many…