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The role of distinction in dialectical analyses of socioecology : metabolic rift, world ecology, and urban political ecology

Hedlund, John; Longo, Stefano B.; Clark, Timothy P. - In: World review of political economy : journal of the … 13 (2022) 4, pp. 449-475

The concept of metabolism, as applied to the interrelations between human society and the rest of nature, has been one of the most fruitful iterations of socioecological thought over the last few decades. Here we will examine specific orientations of metabolic thought commonly employed in the...

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Relative and absolute scarcity of nature: Assessing the roles of economics and ecology for biodiversity conservation

Baumgärtner, Stefan; Becker, Christian; Faber, Malte; … - 2004

scarcity, and show that this is not within the scope of economics, but has been a theme of ecology and ecological economics. We …. Against this background, we discuss the roles of economics and ecology for nature conservation. We conclude that the … interdisciplinary integration of ecology and economics requires a philosophical underpinning, and suggest a framework for further …

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An Environmental-Economic Assessment of Genetic Modification of Agricultural Crops

van den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M.; Holley, Justin M. - 2001

The advantages and disadvantages of genetic modification of organisms in agriculture are reviewed. These relate to the environment, human health, socio-economic effects, population growth, and differential consequences for developed and developing countries. An overall evaluation requires that...

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A Video Interview of Buz Brock

Mizrach, Bruce - 2004

This article is a video presentation of an interview with Buz Brock at the 12th SNDE conference in Atlanta Georgia on March 12, 2004. The interview includes 15 questions on topics ranging from nonlinear dynamics, ecological modeling, and heterogenous agents.

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