What We Do and Support
The USSEE is primarily an academic society that continues to support research and advance the trans-disciplinary field of ecological economics. It will also focus in the next few years on going beyond the walls of academia in bringing together scientists, environmental and equity advocates to address real, actual and current social and ecological problems. You will see this in the USSEE's 2007 Conference and, increasingly, in the programs and projects we will be working on in the months to come.
University Education
The Society provides leadership and is instrumental in curriculum development at the undergraduate and graduate level in a diversity of academic fields such as environmental science, environmental studies, social science, ecological economics, policy, management, law and religion.
Citizen Education
The US Society provides a holistic and comprehensive venue for the educational challenge of communicating the scope of the economic, social and environmental crises we as a nation are facing (causing) and the policy options we have available for dealing with them.
Research, Policy Analysis and Community Projects
The US Society plays a key role in helping to set the US Ecological Economic research agenda, in communicating the development of effective economic, social and environmental policies and highlighting successful community projects.
Student Support
The USSEE welcomes students of ecological economics as special members. Students are represented in the USSEE Board. It provides financial aid to students to enable them to participate in meetings and present their work. Visit the student members' page for more details.
Biennial Meetings
The US Society's Biennial meetings provide a national and international forum to focus on the latest issues and share the latest developments in Ecological Economics.
The next full-USSEE conference will be held in June 2007 in New York City. The theme will be “Creating Sustainability Within Our Midst: Challenge for the 21st Century.” Please see the conference link. We anticipate an exciting meeting!
The Inaugural conference was held in Duluth, Minnesota July 2001 and attracted over 200 ecological economists from around the world.
The 2003 conference was held in Saratoga Springs, New York in May 2003.
We held our Third USSEE Biennial Conference in July 2005 in Tacoma, Washington.
Books
In conjunction with the Institute for a Sustainable Future, the US Society features a bookstore featuring a selection of the latest titles in the field of Ecological Economics. The majority of the titles found in this store are authored by USSEE and ISEE members. USSEE and ISEE members will receive a 10% discount at the store, and part of the proceeds will support the USSEE.
Other Publications
To advance the discussions in ecological economics and have the expertise of its members readily available to the public, the USSEE publishes Policy Briefs, Working Papers, and Quarterly Newsletters on its website. It is exploring other publication ideas so keep posted.
