Baumgärtner, Stefan; Becker, Christian; Faber, Malte; … - 2004
definition of economics which is based on the concept of scarcity. Taking a closer look at this notion, we find that economics … 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 …