Intro to Ecological Economicshuman dev

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Intro to Ecological Economics-human dev
Growthincrease in throughput-quantitative
Development
Growth
Developmentqualitative improvement
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Intro to Ecological Economics-population
Demographic transition Theory
Development
Growth
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Intro to Ecological Economics-population
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Intro to Ecological Economics-forest succession
Development
Growth
Reorganization Aggredation Transition
Steady-state (mature)
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We hear

• There is no conflict between economic growth and
  environmental protection!

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60 Million yrs of CO2
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CLIMATE DAMAGE
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CLIMATE DAMAGE
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ESA Listings and GDP
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
R2 98.4
1973 1980 1990 2001
Source The Wildlife Society Technical Review
2003-1.
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Endangerment Causes

• Urbanization
• Agriculture
• Water diversions (e.g., reservoirs)
• Recreation, tourism development
• Pollution
• Domestic livestock, ranching

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Czech et al. 2000. Bioscience 50(7)593-601.
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Causes (cont.)

• Mineral, gas, oil extraction
• Non-native species
• Harvest
• Modified fire regimes
• Road construction/maintenance
• Industrial development

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Czech et al. 2000. Bioscience 50(7)593-601.
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Natural capital allocated to wildlife
GNP
Natural capital allocated to human economy
Time
Czech, B. 2000. Economic growth as the
limiting factor for wildlife conservation.
Wildlife Society Bulletin 28(1)4-14.
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Natural Capital
We treat the earth like a business in
liquidation. Herman Daly
Opportunity cost. Loss is not counted.
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(OVERSHOOT)
Economic Carrying Capacity (Plimsoll line)
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K-selection
GNP
r-selection
Time
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K and r-selected Economies
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SCALE-Full World or Empty World?
Source Ecological Economics Principles
Applications, Farley and Daly
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We Might Ask
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What happens here?
Economy of nature
GGP
Human economy
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Natural Capital Allocation Revisited
KU
X natural capital allocable
KT
Natural capital allocated to non-human economy
GNP
Natural capital allocated to human economy
Time
 
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Intro to Ecological Economics
Entropydisorder, randomness 2nd Law entropy
always increases
(waste)
ECONOMY
(dissipated)
LOW ENTROPY
HIGH ENTROPY
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Intro to Ecological Economics
WHAT IS ANTI-ENTROPIC?
(waste)
ECONOMY
LOW ENTROPY
HIGH ENTROPY
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Distribution-Grow out of poverty?
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ALLOCATION
Adam Smith