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Abstract

Evolutionary and environmental economics have a potentially close relationship. This paper reviews past and identifies potential applications of evolutionary concepts and methods to environmental economics. This covers a number of themes: resource use and ecosystem management; growth and environmental resources; economic and evolutionary progress; and individual behavior and environmental policy. The treatment will address both biological and economic—including institutional, organizational and technological-evolutionary phenomena. Attention will be drawn to the fact that evolutionary economics shows a surprising neglect of environmental and natural resource factors.

Keywords  Coevolution - Economic growth - Environmental policy - Innovation - Progress - Self-regulation - Renewable resources - Resilience - Social preferences

JEL Classification  B52 - O3 - O4 - Q2 - Q5


The author is also affiliated to the Institute for Environmental Studies, Free University, and the Tinbergen Institute, both in Amsterdam.

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