1. Ecological Economics as the Guiding Paradigm for Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future Jon Erickson School of Natural Resources, and Environmental Program University of Vermont or, The Title that Bob Dreamed up for me at a Faculty Retreat in January

2. Who Am I? U.S. Annual Per Capita Waste: CO 2 Emissions43,064pounds SO 2 Emissions181pounds Solid Waste2,000pounds Consumption: Motor Gasoline11barrels Coal7,219pounds Vehicle Miles Traveled 9,006miles Replacement: Fertility Rate2.1children/woman

4. Putting the Paradigm to Practice

5. Ecological Economics as... Designing Human Systems that are Sustainable in Scale, Equitable in Distribution, and Efficient in Allocation Connecting Biophysical Means with Metaphysical Ends A Transdisciplinary, Problem-Oriented Approach to Education and Social Policy A Blend of Analysis, Synthesis, and Communication

6. Dutchess County, New York 2,077 km 2, mixed land use 970 km of named streams > 132,000 employment pool IBM = >11,000 SW to NE development gradient Effective buying income (EBI) ranks 15th in the U.S.

7. DM-2 DM-1 DM-3 Alt-1Alt-3 Alt-2 Group of Decision-Makers

8. C Sc C Ev C Ec Alt-1Alt-3 Alt-2 Individual Decision-Maker

9. GOAL Alternative 1Alternative 2Alternative 3 C Ec C Sc C Ev C Ec C Sc C Ev C Ec C Sc C Ev w 1 + w 2 + w 3 = 1 C Sc C Ev C Ec Alt-1Alt-3 Alt-2

10. Alternatives C Ec C Sc Ecological Criteria

11. Land Use Alternatives C Ec Social Criteria C Ev Censusby Block, Tract, Town, Zip...

12. Alternatives Economic Criteria C Sc C Ev GOVERMENT OUTSIDEWORLD CAPITAL ExportsImports INDUSTRY HOUSEHOLDS DepreciationInvestment ConsumptionGoods Labor Private Goods & Services PublicServices

13. Alt 1Alt 2Alt 3

14. Scenario Analysis Watershed Health SustainableSCALE Land-Use Change and Social Context Biophysical Land Use Society Community Economy Firms Households Individuals EquitableDISTRIBUTION Economic Structure and Change EfficientALLOCATION

15. GOAL Alternative 1Alternative 2Alternative 3 C Ec C Sc C Ev C Ec C Sc C Ev C Ec C Sc C Ev

16. Ecological Economics in Context

17. Limits to Growth Ecological Social Economic

27. Income 82.7% 11.7% 2.3% 1.9% 1.4% Population 20% Global Income Distribution “In a market economy, the price system ensures that no one can consume resources without first creating some of equal or greater value.” ~ N. Gregory Mankiw

29. Overconsumers 1.3 billion > US$7,500 per capita Sustainers 3.5 billion US$700-7,500 per capita Excluded 1.3 billion < US$700 per capita Travel by car and airTravel by bicycle and public surface transport Travel by foot or donkey Eat high-fat, high- calorie, meat-based diets Eat healthy diets of grains, vegetables & some meat Eat nutritionally inadequate diets Drink bottled water and soft drinks Drink clean water plus some tea and coffee Drink contaminated water Use throwaway products & discard substantial wastes Use unpackaged goods and recycled wastes Use local biomass and produce negligible wastes Live in spacious, climate-controlled, 1- family homes Live in modest, vented, multiple-family homes Live in rudimentary shelters or in the open Maintain image- conscious wardrobes Wear functional clothing Wear secondhand clothing or scraps

36. Who Are We?