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By: Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh

climate change, degrowth, GDP paradox, green growth, growth debate, macro indicators

By: Edward Skidelsky, Robert Skidelsky

The publisher: In 1930 the great economist Keynes predicted that, over the next century, income would rise steadily, people's basic needs would be met and no one would have to work more than fifteen hours a week. Why was he wrong? Robert and Edward Skidelsky argue that wealth is not - or should not be - an end in itself, but a means to 'the good life'. Tracing the concept from Aristotle to the ...

By: René-Lehweß-Litzmann

Paper presented at the Conference “New economic concepts in the current European crises“. Einleitung: Verwirklichungschancen, zu Englisch „capability“, ist der zentrale Begriff eines auf Amartya Sen zurückgehenden Ansatzes der Wohlfahrtsmessung 1 . Er steht für die Handlungen und Seinszustände („Funktionen“), die für eine Person erreichbar sind, und die sie mit guten Gründen wertschätzen kan...

By: Helmut Haberl, Julia K. Steinberer, Christoph Plutzar, Karl-Heinz Erb, Veronika Gaube, Simone Gingrich, Fridolin Kraussmann

Indicators of resource use such as material and energy flow accounts, emission data and the ecological footprint inform societies about their performance by evaluating resource use efficiency and the effectiveness of sustainability policies. The human appropriation of net primary production (HANPP) is an indicator of land-use intensity on each nation's territory used in research as well as in...

By: Giovanni Bernardo, Simone D’Alessandro

Keywords: system dynamics, scenario analysis, sustainability.

By: Serenella Sala, Valentina Castellani, Renato Conca

From the text: An efficient and sustainable use of resources is considered a crucial step towards sustainable lifestyles, implying sustainable production and consumption patterns. In fact, the transition towards sustainable production and consumption is recognized as one of the major challenges for sustainability, entailing waste prevention and reduction. E.g. by 2020, the OECD estimates, we co...

By: Stefania Del Frate

From the text: For the evaluation of environmental impacts due to human activities, lifestyles or plans and programs it is essential the identification of measurable indicators that allow to link the activities we're talking about with the effects we're studying. The best choice of the index depends on the type of the impact we want to analyze. The starting point for the evaluation of t...

By: Sabina Scarpellini, Miguel Marco, Jesus Valero, Francesca Salviato

Keywords: Sustainability, Indicators, Industries, Degrowth, Innovation, Research Institutes

By: Paula Inês Cosme Teixeira

Degrowth, Indicators, Sustainability Assessment, Policy goals, Policy instruments

By: Gustav Horn, Hans Diefenbach

Vortrag von Gustav Horn und Hans Diefenbach im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe "Wohlstand ohne Wachstum?" des DGB 2011 an der TU Berlin. Beschreibung Gustav Horn wendet sich in seinem Vortrag Schlüsselbegriffen der Debatte um die Realisierbarkeit einer Postwachstumsgesllschaft zu. Wie definieren wir Wachstum und welches Handwerkszeug steht uns zur Verfügung um Wachstum zu messen? Was untersc...

By: Petra Pinzler

Der Verlag: Der wichtigste Indikator für das Wohlergehen einer Gesellschaft war bislang das Wirtschaftswachstum, gemessen am Bruttoinlandsprodukt. Doch inzwischen weiß man: Mehr Wachstum macht die Menschen eines Landes nicht automatisch glücklicher. Mindestens so wichtig wie das wirtschaftliche Wohlergehen sind für das Lebensglück Faktoren wie Bildung, Gerechtigkeit, Gesundheit, eine intakte Um...

By: br, eins

Was bedeutet heute eigentlich Bildung? Brauchen wir wirklich nur mehr Geld, um besser zu werden? Besser worin? Im Anhäufen von Lehrstoff? Im Repetieren von Formeln? Im Aneinanderreihen von Leistungsnachweisen oder im Trainieren von Fertigkeiten, die vielleicht schon morgen gar keiner mehr braucht? Bildung hat etwas damit zu tun, wie wir die Welt begreifen. Sie beginnt nach der Geburt, und sie ...

By: Jeroen van den Bergh

Short-interview with Jeroen van den Bergh from the Second International Conference on Economic Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Barcelona.

By: Daniel W. O´Neill

Presentation of an oral Session by Daniel W. O´Neill at the Second International Conference on Economic Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Barcelona on the topic "Measuring Progress in the Degrowth Transition to a Steady State Economy". Measuring progress towards a steady state economy from Goteo / Platoniq

By: Sibylle Wursthorn, Witold-Roger Poganietz, Liselotte Schebek

Poster by Sibylle Wursthorn, Witold-Roger Poganietz and Liselotte Schebek from the Second International Conference on Economic Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Barcelona with the title “Characterization of the development of European industry based on disaggregated indicators for different environmental impacts, exemplarily for Germany".

By: Laurent Lievens

Poster by Laurent Lievens from the Second International Conference on Economic Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Barcelona with the title “Agriculture in a Degrowth Society: Helpful Indicator for the Transition - Indicator for paradigm shift".

By: Wolfgang Fellner, Engelbert Stockhammer

Poster by Wolfgang Fellner and Engelbert Stockhammer from the Second International Conference on Economic Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Barcelona with the title “Economic Growth and Sustainable Welfare - "The Welfare Puzzle"”.

By: Stefano Sirilli

Poster by Stefano Sirilli at the Second International Conference on Economic Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Barcelona with the title "CO2-Emissions: The new GDP?".

By: Laurent Lievens

Transcription of an poster session by Laurent Lievens at the Second International Conference on Economic Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Barcelona with the title "Agriculture in a degrowth society: helpful indicator for the transition. Transitory indicator for paradigm shift".

By: Roefie Hueting

Transcription of an oral session by Roefie Hueting at the Second International Conference on Economic Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Barcelona on the topic "Growth is unsustainable. Long live degrowth?". Abstract: Economic growth is generally defined as increase of national income (NI) (or GDP) as a measure of production. However, according to the subject matter...