Deliberative Ecological Economics

This volume is part of the series Ecological Economics and Human Well-being that offers the best and most recent work in the transdisciplinary field of ecological economics, whose focus is the study of the relationship between economics activity and environmental sustainability. Founded on the idea that democracy and value diversity realized through debate are essential for the pursuit of an authentic conception of sustainable development, this volume explores both novel and established means by which economics can combine with deliberative decision -making processes to generate shared and solid visions of sustainability. Contributed by specialists from all over the world, the volume deals with three broad themes. The first part focuses on the use of deliberative process in ecological–economic analyses of environmental decision making. The second part considers links between deliberation and the politics of sustainable development. And the third part further develops theoretical aspects in deliberative ecological economics. With case studies on ecological management from countries as far apart as Namibia in Southern Africa to New South Wales in Australia, this volume advances ways of generating shared visions of sustainability. One of the first in its field, it will be useful to students and researchers seeking interdisciplinary ways to study sustainability, and to policymakers interested in the links between economics, sustainability, and democracy.