Bringing Ecologists and Economists Together The Ask Meetings and Papers [Hardcover]

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.The Askö meetings were an annual forum where leading economists and ecologists developed solutions for a myriad of issues and challenges surrounding sustainable development. This book showcases ten papers chosen from the Askö meetings held from 1993 to 2002.Dedication.- Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgments.- List of Contributors.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Ask? meetings.- 2.1 A Brief History.- 2.2 Why and How?- 2.3 A Personal View: Saving the World While Having Fun.- 2.4 Building Bridges Between Ecology and Economics.- 2.5 Guidelines for the Future?- 3. The Ask? Papers.- 3.1 Ask? 1993: Ecologists and Economists Can Find Common Ground.- 3.1.1 Commentary.- 3.1.2 Commentary.- 3.2 Ask? 1994: Economic Growth, Carrying Capacity, and the Environment.- 3.2.1 Commentary.- 3.2.2 Commentary.- 3.3 Ask? 1995: Resilience in Natural and Socioeconomic Systems.- 3.3.1 Commentary.- 3.3.2 Commentary.- 3.4 Ask? 1997: Food Production, Population Growth, and the Environment.- 3.4.1 Commentary.- 3.4.2 Commentary.- 3.5 Ask? 1998: The Value of Nature and the Nature of Value.- 3.5.1 Commentary.- 3.5.2 Commentary.- 3.6 Ask? in Washington 1999: Managing Ecosystem Resources.- 3.6.1 Commentary.- 3.6.2 Commentary.- 3.7 Ask? in Stanford 2000: Are We Consuming Too Much?- 3.7.1 Commentary.- 3.7.2 Commentary.- 3.8 Ask? 2000: Genetic Diversity and Interdependent Crop Choices in Agriculture.- 3.8.1 Commentary.- 3.8.2 Commentary.- 3.9 Ask? 2001: Sustainability's Compass: Indicators of Genuine Wealth.- 3.9.1 Commentary.l£