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Introduction
I. An Introduction to Ecological Economics
A. A Brief History
1. “The Economics of the Coming Spaceship Earth”
2. “The Tragedy of the Commons”
3. “The Entropy Law and the Economic Problem”
4. The Emergence of Ecological Economics
B. Some Fundamentals
1. The Relationship Between Ecological and Economic Systems
2. The Laws of Thermodynamics
3. Optimal Scale and Sustainability
4. Measuring the Human Economy
5. Valuing Ecosystem Services
6. Discount Rates and Intergenerational Equity
7. Summary
II. Criticisms of Ecological Economics
A. Sustainable Growth vs. Sustainable Development
B. The Solar Exception to the Laws of Thermodynamics
C. Unemployment
D. The Possibility of Substitutes
1. Externalities
2. Scale
3. Technology
4. The Precautionary Principle
5. Summary
III. Law and Ecological Economics
Conclusion
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