The University of Maryland School of Public Policy offers a certificate program in ecological economics. The most prominent proponent of ecological economics, Herman Daly, is on the faculty. This one-time senior economist at the World Bank became disillusioned with the Bank's neoclassical underpinnings. He has written more, and more eloquently, on the steady state economy than anyone. Daly is the John Stuart Mill of ecological economics.
The Gund Institute at the University of Vermont transcends academic boundaries in order to address the complex interrelationships between ecological and economic systems. Directed by Robert Costanza, best known for his work on estimating the value of natural capital, Gund is one of the leading institutes of ecological economics in the world.
CASSE president Brian Czech teaches the Ecological Economics course in Virginia Tech’s National Capitol Region. Read the syllabus. Register for the course.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York offers a program in ecological economics. The RPI economics department recognizes "the central insight of ecological economics is that the human economy is part of the global environmental system."
California State University (Stanislaus) has a nascent program in ecological economics, proof that more universities are choosing to teach economic theories that are grounded in reality.
William Rees is a professor at the University of British Columbia. He co-created ecological footprint analysis (with Mathis Wackernagel of the Global Footprint Network), a tool for estimating the human load on the earth. This is perhaps the most important analytical work for purposes of supporting the movement toward a steady state economy.
Charlie Hall is a highly accomplished systems ecologist at the State University of New York (Syracuse). Like Robert Costanza, he studied under celebrated ecologist H.T. Odum. A dynamic and entertaining speaker and critic of neoclassical economics, his specialty is the linkage between energy and the human economy.
