| Part 1: Content and Context |
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Introduction - Debates, Definitions and Dilemmas |
Required Readings
Solow, Robert M. "Sustainability: An Economist’s Perspective." Chapter 5 in Economics of the Environment. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1993.
Hardin, Garrett. "The Tragedy of the Commons." Chapter 2 in Economics of the Environment. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1993.
Becker, Egon, Thomas Jahn, and Immanuel Steiss. "Exploring Uncommon Ground: Sustainability and the Social Sciences." Chapter 1 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Becker, Egon and Thomas Jahn. London: Zed Books, 1999.
Related Readings
Holdren, John P., Gretchen C. Daily and Paul R. Ehrlich. "The Meaning of Sustainability: Biogeophysical Aspects." In Defining and Measuring Sustainability: The Biogeophysical Foundations. Edited by Mohan Munasinghe, and Walter Shearer. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, 1995. Pp. 3-17.
Goodland, Robert and George Ledec. "Neoclassical Economics and Principles of Sustainable Development." Ecological Modeling 38 (1987): 19-46.
Essential Readings
Tainter, Joseph A. Chapter 1 in The Collapse of Complex Societies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
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Evolving Conceptions - Causes and Consequences |
Required Readings
Choucri, Nazli. "Introduction: Theoretical, Empirical, and Policy Perspectives." In Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Edited by Nazli Choucri. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1993. Pp. 1-40.
Reboratti, Carlos E. "Territory, Scale and Sustainable Development." Chapter 11 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Becker, Egon, and Thomas Jahn. London: Zed Books, 1993.
Sachs, Ignacy. "Social Sustainability and Whole Development: Exploring the Dimensions of Sustainable Development." Chapter 2 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Becker, Egon, and Thomas Jahn. London: Zed Books, 1999.
Related Readings
Solow, Robert M. "The Economics of Resources or the Resources of Economics." In Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings. Edited by Robert Dorfman, and Nancy S. Dorfman. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1993. Pp. 162-178.
Hardin, Garrett. "Paramount Positions in Ecological Economics." In Ecological Economics: The Science and Management of Sustainability. Edited by Robert Costanza. New York: Columbia University Press, 1991. Pp. 47-57.
Fullerton, Don, and Robert N. Stavins. "How Economists See the Environment." Chapter 1 in Economics of the Environment. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Essential Readings
Tainter, Joseph A. Chapter 2 in The Collapse of Complex Societies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
Axelrod, Robert, and Michael D. Cohen. Chapter 1 In Harnessing Complexity. Basic Books, 2001.
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Framing Sustainability - Levels and Linkages |
Required Readings
Choucri, Nazli, and Robert C. North. "Growth, Development, and Environmental Sustainability: Profile and Paradox." In Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Edited by Nazli Choucri. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1993. Pp. 67-132.
Allenby, Braden R. Chapter 3 in Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1999.
Christensen, Paul. "Driving Forces, Increasing Returns and Ecological Sustainability." In Ecological Economics: The Science and Management of Sustainability. Edited by Robert Costanza. New York: Columbia University Press, 1991. Pp. 75-87.
Holling, C. S. "Sustainability: The Cross-Scale Dimension." In Defining and Measuring Sustainability: The Biogeophysical Foundations. Edited by Mohan Munasinghe, and Walter Shearer. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, 1995. Pp. 65-75.
Cropper, Maureen L., and Wallace E. Oates. "Environmental Economics: A Survey." Chapter 4 in Economics of the Environment. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Simpson, R. David. "Economic Analysis and Ecosystems: Some Concepts and Issues." Chapter 25 in Economics of the Environment. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Related Readings
Redclift, Michael. "Sustainability and Sociology: Northern Preoccupations." Chapter 4 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Becker, Egon, and Thomas Jahn. London: Zed Books, 1999.
Allenby, Braden R. Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1999. Chapters.
Essential Readings
Tainter, Joseph A. Chapter 3 in The Collapse of Complex Societies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
Axelrod, Robert, and Michael D. Cohen. Chapter 2 in Harnessing Complexity. Basic Books, 2001.
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‘New Thinking’ and The Knowledge Economy |
Required Readings
Allenby, Braden R. Chapter 3 in Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1999.
Martinez-Alier, Juan. "The Socio-ecological Embeddedness of Economic Activity: The Emergence of a Transdisciplinary Field." In Chapter 7 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Becker, Egon, and Thomas Jahn. London: Zed Books, 1999.
Choucri, Nazli. "The Political Logic of Sustainability." Chapter 8 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Becker, Egon, and Thomas Jahn. London: Zed Books, 1999.
Axelrod, Robert, and Michael D. Cohen. Chapter 3 in Harnessing Complexity. Basic Books, 2001.
Related Readings
Andreae, Meinrat O. and Robert E. Dickinson. "Sustainability and the Changing Atmosphere: Assessing Changes in Chemical and Physical Climate." In Defining and Measuring Sustainability: The Biogeophysical Foundations. Edited by Mohan Munasinghe, and Walter Shearer. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, 1995. Pp. 117-136.
Allenby, Braden R. Chapter 4 in Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1999.
World Bank Annual Report. World Development Report: Knowledge for Development. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998-1999. Pp. 1-70.
Essential Readings
Tainter, Joseph A. Chapter 4 in The Collapse of Complex Societies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
Allenby, Braden R. Chapter 9 in Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1999.
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| Part 2: Actors, Processes and Institutions |
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Driving Mechanisms and Cognitive Factors |
Required Readings
Holdren, John P., and R. K. Pachauri. "Energy." in International Council of Scientific Unions, An Agenda of Science for Environment and Development into the 21st Century. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1992. Pp. 103-118.
Choucri, Nazli. "Population and the Global Environment." In Energy and the Environment in the 21st Century. Edited by Jefferson W. Tester, David O. Wood, and Nancy A. Ferrari. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1991. Pp.91-101
Demeny, Paul. "Population and the Invisible Hand." Demography 23, no. 4 (1986): 473-487. Reprinted in Population and Resources in a Changing World. Edited by Kingsley David, Mikhail S. Bernstam, and Helen M. Sellers. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University, Morrison Institute for Population and Resource Studies. Pp. 1-15.
Daly, Herman E. 1986. "Review of National Resource Council." Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1986, in Population and Development Review 12(3):582-585. Reprinted with permission of the Population Council in David. et. al, eds, Population and Resources in a Changing World, 39-42.
Related Readings
Braidotti, Rosi. "Towards Sustainable Subjectivity: A View from Feminist Philosophy." Chapter 5 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Becker, Egon, and Thomas Jahn. London: Zed Books, 1999.
Essential Readings
Axelrod, Robert, and Michael D. Cohen. Chapter 4 in Harnessing Complexity. Basic Books, 2001.
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Economic Organization - Production and Consumption |
Required Readings
Rothenberg, Jerome R. "Economic Perspectives on Time Comparisons: An Evaluation of Time Discounting." In Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Edited by Nazli. Choucri. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1993. Pp. 307-332.
Coase, Ronald. "The Problem of Social Cost." Chapter 3 in Economics of the Environment. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1993.
Acselrad, Henri. "Sustainability and Territory: Meaningful Practices and Material Transformations." Chapter 3 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Becker, Egon, and Thomas Jahn. London: Zed Books, 1999.
Guha, Ramachandra. "From Experience to Theory: Traditions of Social-ecological Research in Modern India." Chapter 6 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Becker, Egon, and Thomas Jahn. London: Zed Books, 1999.
Related Readings
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Managing the Environment: The Role of Economic Instruments. Paris: OECD Publications, 1994.
Allenby, Braden R. Chapter 6 in Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1999.
Essential Readings
Gowdy, John. "Economic concepts of Sustainability: Relocating Economic Activity within Society and Environment." In Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Becker, Egon, and Thomas Jahn. London: Zed Books, 1999.
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Corporate Perspectives for Sustainability |
Required Readings
Choucri, Nazli. "Multinational Corporations and the Global Environment." In Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Edited by Nazli Choucri. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1993. Pp. 205-254.
Allenby, Braden R. Chapters 14 and 16 in Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1999.
North, Douglass C. "Institutions and a Transaction-Cost Theory of Exchange." In Perspectives on Positive Political Economy. Edited by James E. Alt, and Kenneth A. Shepsle. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. 182-194.
Porter, Michael E. and Claas van der Linde. "Toward a New Conception of the Environment-Competitiveness Relationship." Chapter 7 in Economics of the Environment. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Related Readings
Choucri, Nazli. "Corporate Strategies toward Sustainability." In Sustainable Development and International Law. Edited by Winfried Lang. Boston: Graham & Trotman/ Martinus Nijhoff, 1994. Pp. 189-201.
Essential Readings
Axelrod, Robert, and Michael D. Cohen. Chapter 5 in Harnessing Complexity. Basic Books, 2001.
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Management of Socio-Economic Transformations |
Required Readings
Pearce, David. "Sustainable Development and Developing Country Economies." in Sustainable Environmental Economics and Management: Principles and Practice. Edited by R. Kerry Turner. New York: Belhaven Press, 1993, pp. 71-105.
Allenby, Braden R. Chapter 13 in Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1999.
Werner, Carol M. "Psychological Perspectives on Sustainability." Chapter 12 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Becker, Egon, and Thomas Jahn. London: Zed Books, 1999.
Paehlke, Robert. "Towards Defining, Measuring and Achieving Sustainability: Tools and Strategies for Environmental Valuation." Chapter 13 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. London: Zed Books, 1999.
Viscusi, W. Kip. "Regulating the Regulators." Chapter 14 in Economics of the Environment. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Palmer, Karen, Wallace E. Oates, and Paul R. Portney. "Tightening Environmental Standards: The Benefit-Cost or the No-Cost Paradigm?" Chapter 8 in Economics of the Environment. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Related Readings
Kelman, Steven. "Cost-Benefit Analysis: An Ethical Critique." Chapter 15 in Economics of the Environment. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Przeworski, Adam, and Fernando Limongi. 1993. "Political Regimes and Economic Growth." Journal of Economic Perspectives 7, no. 3 (1993): 51-69.
Essential Readings
Tainter, Joseph A. Chapters 5 and 6 in The Collapse of Complex Societies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
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Regulatory Contexts and Policy Challenges |
Required Readings
Rothenberg, Jerome R. "Economic Perspectives on Time Comparisons: Alternative Approaches to Time Comparisons." In Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Edited by Nazli Choucri. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1993. Pp. 355-398
Zürn, Michael. "The Rise of International Environmental Politics: A Review of Current Research." World Politics 50, no. 4 (1998): 617-649.
Keohane, Nathaniel O., Richard L. Revesz, and Robert N. Stavins. "The Choice of Regulatory Instruments in Environmental Policy." Chapter 27 in Economics of the Environment. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Tietenberg, Tom H. "Economic Instruments for Environmental Regulation." Chapter 16 in Economics of the Environment. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Related Readings
Ostrom, Elinor. Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1, 1990.
Smith, V. Kerry. "Nonmarket Valuation of Environmental Resources: An Interpretive Appraisal." Chapter 9 in Economics of the Environment. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Hahn, Robert W. "Economic Prescriptions for Environmental Problems: How the Patient Followed the Doctor’s Orders." Chapter 18 in Economics of the Environment. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Eichler, Margrit. "Sustainability from a Feminist Sociological Perspective: A Framwork for Disciplinary Reorientation." Chapter 10 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Becker, Egon, and Thomas Jahn. London: Zed Books, 1999.
Essential Readings
Barzel, Yoram. Chapters 1 and 5 in Economic Analysis of Property Rights. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
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| Part 3: Strategic Approaches to Sustainability |
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International Institutional Contexts |
Required Readings
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 1998. The Regional Impact of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability. Pp. 1-19.
In addition, please review the regional sections of interest to you.
Sands, Philippe. "International Law in the Field of Sustainable Development: Emerging Legal Principles." in Sustainable Development and International Law. Edited by Winfried Lang. Boston: Graham & Trotman/Martinus Nijhoff, 1995. Pp. 53-66.
Redclift, Michael. "Dance with Wolves? Sustainability and the Social Sciences." Chapter 14 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Becker, Egon, and Thomas Jahn. London: Zed Books, 1999.
Choucri, Nazli. "Innovations in Uses of Cyberspace." Chapter 15 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Egon Becker and Thomas Jahn. London: Zed Books, 1999.
Related Readings
Ostrom, Elinor. Chapter 6 in Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
Ostrom, Elinor, Larry Schroeder, and Susan Wynne. Chapters 1, 3, 5, and 6 in Institutional Incentives and Sustainable Development. Boulder: Westview Press, 1993.
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Matters of Trade and Environment |
Required Readings
Stevens, Candice. "Trade and Environment: The PPMs Debate." In Sustainable Development and International Law. Edited by Winfried Lang. Boston: Graham & Trotman/Martinus Nijhoff, 1995. Pp. 239-247.
Røpke, Inge. "Trade, Development and Sustainability — A Critical Assessment of the "Free Trade Dogma."" Ecological Economics 9 (1994): 13-22.
Goldman, Patti A. 1994. "Resolving the Trade and Environment Debate: In Search of a Neutral Forum and Neutral Principles." 49 Washington & Lee Law Review 1279.
Putterman, Daniel M. "Trade and the Biodiversity Convention." Nature 371 (1994): 553-554.
Related Readings
Young, Oran R. "Negotiating an International Climate Regime: The Institutional Bargaining for Environmental Governance." In Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Edited by Nazli Choucri. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1993. Pp. 431-452.
Essential Readings
Haas, Peter M. with Jan Sundgren. "Evolving International Environmental Law: Changing Practices of National Sovereignty." In Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Edited by Nazli Choucri. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1993. Pp. 401-429.
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Reviewing Global Accords |
Required Readings
Allenby, Braden R. Chapter 12 in Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1999.
Weiss, Edith Brown. "Intergenerational Equity: Toward an International Legal Framework." In Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Edited by Nazli Choucri. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1993. Pp. 333-53.
Sand, Peter H. "Trusts for the Earth: New International Financial Mechanisms for Sustainable Development." In Sustainable Development and International Law. Edited by Winfried Lang. Boston: Graham & Trotman/Martinus Nijhoff, 1995. Pp. 167-184.
Related Readings
Harvard Law Review, the Editors of. Trends in International Environmental Law. Chicago: American Bar Association, 1992.
Brewer, Garry. "Environmental Challenges and Managerial Responses." In Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Edited by Nazli Choucri. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1993. Pp. 281-303.
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