Researchers from Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), and other universities have published a special section in the journal Ecological Economics that analyzes the link between ecological economics and political ecology.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c73335) has announced the addition of "Economics and the Environment, 5th Edition" to their offering.

By Liu, Miao Hu, Yuanman; Li, Xiuzhen; He, Hong S; Xu, Chonggang; Zhang, Wei Key words: Ecological footprint, time series, forest resource change, Songling SUMMARY Anthropogenic disturbances have caused major landscape changes in the forests of northeastern China during the past 50 years.

By Farrell, Katharine N Key words: Environmental valuation, institutions, niche construction, ecological economics, incommensurability, co- evolution, un-paid work SUMMARY This article explores features of the environmental valuation process through a co-evolutionary approach.

By Gowdy, John Key words: Biodiversity, climate change, co-evolution, collapse, generalized Darwinism, Walrasian economics, well-being, world systems analysis SUMMARY The critical problems that scientists warned about decades ago are now upon us.