The International Society for Ecological Economics 2020 conference had origionally been scheduled for September 1-5, 2020 in Manchester, UK as a joint meeting with Degrowth (Europe). The pandemic led to the decision earlier this year to postpone the in-person meeting to July 2021, and instead to host a virtual symposium to be held on…
Thank you to all our members who voted in our recent election! The newly elected board members are (from left to right): President Elect: Laura Schmitt Olabisi Member at Large: Leah Bremer Member at Large: Phillip Warsaw Graduate Student Representative: Katherine Ingram Undergraduate Student Representative : Maisie Strawn Newly elected board member terms will begin immediately, joining…
The United States Society for Ecological Economics seeks to advance a just and sustainable society. Recent events have demonstrated once again that structural racism persists in our national economy and throughout our society, and it remains a barrier to the just and sustainable society we seek. Furthermore, longstanding institutional racism and inequality have been…
The USSEE Board of Directors is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2020 Board Elections. The following nominees are for 5 available positions: President Elect (2 nominees), two At-Large Member Positions (3 nominees), Graduate Student Member (3 nominees), and Undergraduate Student Member (2 nominees). Nominees are presented by position in alphabetical order. Elections…
Wednesday June 3rd, 3pm EDT Registration via eventbrite at : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-discussion-beyond-gdp-measuring-genuine-progress-tickets-106123881386 Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) is a metric designed to take fuller account of the well-being of a nation, only a part of which pertains to the health of the nation’s economy, by incorporating environmental and social factors which are not measured by Gross…
The USSEE Board of Directors invites you to nominate candidate(s) to fill the 5 board positions listed below. The election will be held in mid-May, and we are seeking nominations by May 8th. You are welcome to self-nominate. Nominations are for the following 5 positions with terms beginning June 1, 2020: President Elect Board Members…
The webinar recording is now available for the April 15th webinar, titled Ostrom, Commons, and Voluntary Environmental Programs presented by Erik Nordman. Twenty cities (including Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, and Detroit) have established 2030 District Energy Programs. Building owners within the districts voluntarily pledge to reduce their building energy use, water use and transportation-related…
Wednesday April 15th, 1pm EDT Erik Nordman will apply concepts from Elinor Ostrom’s work on managing the commons to analyze the 2030 District Energy Program to Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ussee-webinar-series-ostrom-commons-and-voluntary-environmental-programs-tickets-101819123740 About this Event Twenty cities (including Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, and Detroit) have established 2030 District Energy Programs. Building owners within the districts voluntarily pledge to reduce their…
This Wednesday, March 25th at 12 noon EDT is the next webinar in the series “From the Anthropocene to the Ecozoic”. The last Wednesday of every month we’ll be highlighting the work of graduate students, faculty, and collaborators in the Economics for the Anthropocene (E4A) and Leadership for the Ecozoic (L4E) graduate research and training partnerships. The term “Anthropocene”…
ACES will be held December 14-17, 2020 at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Springs, Florida. The ACES 2020 central theme is “Focusing on the Future of Ecosystem Services” with an emphasis placed on accelerating the use of ecosystem services for land and resource management and fostering the next generation of ecosystem service researchers…