Bringing Ecologists and Economists Together - The Askö Meetings and Papers

The Askö meetings were an annual forum where leading economists and ecologists came together to discuss the myriad issues and challenges surrounding sustainable development. Organized by the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics and held on the Island of Askö in the Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden, the meetings facilitated a dialogue in which various players with differing perspectives could arrive at common conclusions and solutions that benefit us all.

List of contents

Dedication.- Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgments.- List of Contributors.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Askö meetings.- 3. The Askö Papers.- 4. Conclusion: The Askö Challenge.- Appendix: List of Askö Meetings, Participants and Publications 1993-2002.- Index.

Summary

The Askö meetings were an annual forum where leading economists and ecologists came together to discuss the myriad issues and challenges surrounding sustainable development. Organized by the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics and held on the Island of Askö in the Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden, the meetings facilitated a dialogue in which various players with differing perspectives could arrive at common conclusions and solutions that benefit us all.

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• Assisted by: Carl Folke (Editor), Carl Folke et al (Editor), Karl-Göran Mäler (Editor), Tore Soderqvist (Editor), Tore Söderqvist (Editor), Ann Sundbaum (Editor), Anna Sundbaum (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2014
• EAN: 9789400790384
• ISBN: 978-94-0-079038-4
• No. of pages: 246
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 14 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 415 g
• Illustrations: XX, 246 p.
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