1. Intro to Ecological Economics-human dev
Growth=increase in throughput-quantitative
Development
Growth
Development=qualitative improvement

2. Intro to Ecological Economics-population
Demographic transition Theory
Development
Growth

3. Intro to Ecological Economics-population

4. Intro to Ecological Economics-forest succession
Development
Growth
Reorganization Aggredation Transition Steady-state (mature)

5. We hear:
“There is no conflict between economic growth and environmental protection!”

8. 60 Million yrs of CO2

9. CLIMATE DAMAGE

10. CLIMATE DAMAGE

11. ESA Listings and GDP 1973 1980 1990 2001 R2 = 98.4 $10 $9 $8 $7 $6 $5$4 $3
R2 = 98.4
Source: The Wildlife Society Technical Review

12. Endangerment Causes Urbanization Agriculture
Water diversions (e.g., reservoirs)
Recreation, tourism development
Pollution
Domestic livestock, ranching
247
205
160
148
143
136
Czech et al Bioscience 50(7):

13. Causes (cont.) Mineral, gas, oil extraction Non-native species Harvest
Modified fire regimes
Road construction/maintenance
Industrial development
134
115
101 83 81
Czech et al Bioscience 50(7):

14. K GNP Time Natural capital allocated to wildlife Natural capital
human economy
Time
Czech, B Economic growth as the limiting factor for wildlife conservation. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28(1):4-14.

15. “We treat the earth like a business in liquidation.” Herman Daly
Natural Capital
“We treat the earth like a business in liquidation.”
Herman Daly
Opportunity cost. Loss is not counted.

16. Economic Carrying Capacity
(OVERSHOOT)
Economic Carrying Capacity
(“Plimsoll line”) K
K-selection
GNP
r-selection
Time

17. K and r-selected Economies

18. SCALE-Full World or Empty World?
Source:
Ecological Economics Principles & Applications,
Farley and Daly

19. We Might Ask K
What happens here?
Economy of nature
GGP
Human economy

20. KU KT Natural Capital Allocation Revisited GNP Time
X natural capital allocable KT
Natural capital allocated
to non-human economy
GNP
Natural capital allocated to human economy
Time

21. Entropy=disorder, randomness 2nd Law: entropy always increases
Intro to Ecological Economics
Entropy=disorder, randomness
2nd Law: entropy always increases
(waste)
ECONOMY
(dissipated)
LOW ENTROPY
HIGH ENTROPY

22. WHAT IS ANTI-ENTROPIC? Intro to Ecological Economics (waste) ECONOMY
LOW ENTROPY
HIGH ENTROPY

23. Distribution-Grow out of poverty?

24. ALLOCATION
Adam Smith