Research program: Ecological economics

Philip Lawn

Fields of research

My primary focus is in the area of ecological economics, which also incorporates such fields as:

• Environmental and natural resource economics
• Sustainable development - theory, practice, and policy
• 'green' national accounting
• Development of integrated economic, social, and environmental indicators
• Environmental macroeconomics
• International trade and the environment

Recently published!

Lawn, P. (2007), Frontier issues in ecological economics (Edward Elgar Publishing: ISBN 1-84542-840-2)

Ecological economics formally emerged in the late 1980s in response to the failure of mainstream economic paradigms to deal adequately with the interdependence of social, economic and ecological systems. Frontier Issues in Ecological Economics focuses on a range of cutting-edge issues in the field of ecological economics and outlines plausible measures to achieve a more sustainable, just, and efficient world for all.

Lawn, P. (ed.) (2006), Sustainable development indicators in ecological economics (Edward Elgar Publishing: ISBN 1-84542-099-3)

With contributions from some of the most eminent scholars in the field, my new book covers a broad range of indicators relating to national accounts, aggregate welfare, natural capital, ecosystem health, and human-environment interactions. In addition, the various methods of measuring a nation's sustainable development performance are analysed as well as the means by which they can be developed and improved.

Publications

For more detail on my research and publications have a look at Phil Lawn's CV (PDF 123KB) .