Robert Costanza facts for kids
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Robert Costanza
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| Born | September 14, 1950 (age 74) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| Nationality |  United States |
| Alma mater | University of Florida |
| Known for | Founder of International Society for Ecological Economics & Ecological Economics journal, Founding Editor-in-Chief of The Solutions Journal |
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| Fields | Ecological Economics Sustainability Systems Ecology |
| Institutions | The Australian National University Portland State University University of Vermont University of Maryland Louisiana State University |
| Doctoral advisor | H.T. Odum |
Robert Costanza, born on September 14, 1950, is an American-Australian expert in ecological economics. He is a professor at University College London. He is also a member of important groups like the Club of Rome.
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About Robert Costanza
Robert Costanza has taught at many universities. Before joining University College London, he was a professor at The Australian National University. He also taught at Portland State University in Oregon. For many years, he was a professor and director at the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont. Before that, he worked at the University of Maryland.
He helped start the International Society for Ecological Economics. He was also the first chief editor of their journal, Ecological Economics. This journal started in 1989. Costanza also founded Solutions, a magazine that shares both academic and popular ideas. He is part of many other academic journals. He is also a senior fellow at the Stockholm Resilience Centre in Sweden.
Key Ideas and Writings
Robert Costanza is known for his work on how the economy and nature are connected. He studies how we can live in a way that helps both people and the planet.
Important Studies
- 2016: He worked on how to measure if our well-being is truly sustainable. This study connects to the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations.
Books He Wrote or Edited
- 2020: Sustainable Wellbeing Futures. This book is about creating a good future for everyone.
- 2014: An Introduction to Ecological Economics, Second Edition. This book helps people learn about ecological economics.
- 2014: Creating A Sustainable and Desirable Future. This book shares ideas from many global thinkers.
- 2013: Building a Sustainable and Desirable Economy-in-Society-in-Nature. This book looks at how the economy fits into society and nature.
- 2007: Sustainability or Collapse?. This book explores the history and future of people on Earth.
- 2000: The local politics of global sustainability. This book discusses how local actions affect global sustainability.
- 1997: An Introduction to Ecological Economics. This was an earlier version of his popular textbook.
- 1996: Getting down to earth: practical applications of ecological economics. This book shows how ecological economics can be used in real life.
- 1992: Ecosystem health: new goals for environmental management. This book talks about how to keep ecosystems healthy.
- 1991: Ecological economics: The science and management of sustainability. This book is a key text in the field.
Well-Known Articles
- 1997: He wrote about the value of the world's ecosystem services. This article was published in Nature. It showed how much natural services are worth.
- 1998: He wrote about rules for managing the oceans in Science.
- 2008: His article "Stewardship for a “Full” World" in Current History explains ecological economics simply.
- 2014: He wrote about changes in the global value of ecosystem services. This was published in Global Environmental Change.
- 2017: He looked back at twenty years of ecosystem services research. This article was in Ecosystem Services.
See also
In Spanish: Robert Costanza para niños
- Club of Rome
- Balaton Group
