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Suggested Background Readings

Costanza, R., J. Cumberland, H. Daly, R. Goodland and R. Norgaard (1997). An Introduction to Ecological Economics. Boca Raton, St. Lucie Press.

Costanza, R. (2000). Visions of Alternative (Unpredictable) Futures and Their Use in Policy Analysis. Conservation Ecology 4(1): [online] URL: http:www.consecol.org/vol4/iss1/art5.

Costanza, R., H. Daly, C. Folke, P. Hawken, C.S. Holling, A.J. McMichael, D. Pimentel and D. Rapport (2000). Managing Our Environmental Portfolio. BioScience50(2): 149-155.

Future, F.f.t. (1999). Humanity Three Thousand: Humanity 3000 Seminar no. 2 Proceedings. Humanity 3000 Seminar no. 2, Leavenworth, Washington, Foundation for the Future.

Hammond, A. (1998). Which World? Scenarios for the 21st Century. Washington, DC, Island Press.

Hawken, P. (1994). Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability. New York, Harper Business.

Hawken, P., A. Lovins and L.H. Lovins (1997). Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution. New York, Little Brown and Company.

Meadows, D., D. Meadows and J. Randers (1993). Beyond the Limits : Confronting Global Collapse, Envisioning a Sustainable Future. White River Junction, Vermont, Chelsea Green.

Meadows, D. (1996). Envisioning a Sustainable World. In: Costanza, R., O. Segura and J. Martinez-Alier (Eds.) Getting Down to Earth: Practical Applications of Ecological Economics. Washington, DC, Island Press: 472.

Milbraith, L.W. (1989). Envisioning a Sustainable Society: Learning Our Way Out. Albany, State University of New York Press.

Nagpal, T. and C. Foltz, (Eds.) (1995). Choosing Our Future: Visions of a Sustainable World. the 2050 Project, World Resources Institute.

Prugh, T., R. Costanza and H. Daly (2000). The Local Politics of Global Sustainability. Washington, D.C., Island Press.

Raskin, P., G. Gallopin, P. Gutman, A. Hammond and R. Swart (1998). Bending the Curve: Toward Global Sustainability. November 30 Global Scenario Group. 2000 http://www.gsg.org/

Robinson, K.S., (Ed.) (1997). Future Primitive: The New Ecotopias. New York, TOR Tom Doherty Associates.

Wagar, W.W. (1991). The Next Three Futures. New York, Praeger.

Wagar, W.W. (1992). A Short History of the Future. Chicago, University of Chicago Press.

Weisbord, M., (Ed.) (1992). Discovering Common Ground: How FUTURE SEARCH CONFERENCES Bring People Together to Achieve Breakthrough Innovation, Empowerment, Shared Vision, and Collaborative Action. San Francisco, Berret-Koehler.

Weisbord, M. and S. Janoff (1995). Future Search: and action guide to finding common ground in organizations and communities. San Francisco, Berret Koehler.

Williamson, T., (Ed.) (1997). What Comes Next?: Proposals for a Different Society. Washington, D.C., P.A. Hutchinson, Inc.

Additional Readings Suggested by Participants