ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICSWHITE PAPERSA FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN THE 21ST CENTURYIn 2008 we embarked on a collaborative project with Earth Economics to develop and disseminate materials related to the concepts of ecological economics. These concepts are also being used to create policy matrices that can be used to solve problems on a global scale or for our own ecosystem, the Puget Sound basin. We believe in building a coalition of organizations and individuals that recognizes the importance of upgrading our current economic theories and principles to deal with the problems of the 21st century. Through our partnership with Earth Economics, volunteers from our Board have produced informative white papers. In addition, the Foundation dedicated our 2008 lecture series to introducing the theory of ecological economics to the Puget Sound community, and convened numerous small group meetings with local foundations, nonprofits and ecological economics experts. WHITE PAPERSWhat is Ecological Economics? [1 page PDF] WEB RESOURCESGund Institute for Ecological Economics |
"Community’s social cohesion is an essential ingredient for planning for and realizing sustainable goals. Getting community involved is essential.” - Pomegranate Center, excerpt from report on participation in the Sustainability Confluence (2007) |
