Gund Institute for Ecological Economics

Under the guidance of Director Taylor Ricketts, the institute serves as a collaborative community that includes Gund Fellows, Affiliates, graduate students, visiting scholars, and staff.

The institute's mission is to provide future leaders with the essential tools and understanding required to navigate the transition toward a sustainable society.

Three broad, interrelated themes provide centers of gravity for the Gund Institute's research, training, and outreach activities: Nature's Benefits, Ecological Economies, and Healthy Landscapes and Seascapes.

Robert Costanza continued as Director until 2010 when he left to help build a similar institute at Portland State University.

Ecological Economics, Second Edition: Principles and Applications, by Herman Daly and Josh Farley [4] Natural Capital: Theory and Practice of Mapping Ecosystem Services by Taylor Ricketts et al.[5] The Very Hungry City: Urban Energy Efficiency and the Economic Fate of Cities, by Austin Troy [6] Listed: Dispatches from America's Endangered Species Act, by Joe Roman[7] Herman Daly