Modern Economy

Modern Economy

ISSN Print: 2152-7245
ISSN Online: 2152-7261
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Call For Papers

 

Special Issue on Ecological Economics

 

Ecological economics is referred to as both a transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary field of academic research that aims to address the interdependence and coevolution of human economies and natural ecosystems over time and space. It is distinguished from environmental economics, which is the mainstream economic analysis of the environment, by its treatment of the economy as a subsystem of the ecosystem and its emphasis upon preserving natural capital. While ecological economists emphasizing strong sustainability and rejecting the proposition that natural capital can be substituted by human-made capital.

 

Ecological economics is defined by its focus on nature, justice, and time. Issues of intergenerational equity, irreversibility of environmental change, uncertainty of long-term outcomes, and sustainable development guide ecological economic analysis and valuation. Ecological economists have questioned fundamental mainstream economic approaches such as cost-benefit analysis, and the separability of economic values from scientific research, contending that economics is unavoidably normative rather than positive (empirical). Positional analysis, which attempts to incorporate time and justice issues, is proposed as an alternative.

 

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on exploring ecological economics. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

 

  • Ecological Economics
  • Human economy
  • Natural ecosystems
  • Environmental economics
  • Ecology and economics
  • Pollution and waste
  • Natural capital

 

Authors should read over the journal’s Authors' Guidelines carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal's Paper Submission System.

 

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the re-search field “Special Issue - Ecological Economics” should be chosen during your submission.

  

According to the following timetable:

 

Manuscript Due

February 20th, 2014

Publication Date

April 2014

 

Guest Editor:

Dr. Ugur Soytas

Middle East Technical University, Turkey 

 

For further questions or inquiries

Please contact Editorial Assistant at

me@scrip.org

 

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