Part I. Foundations. Social ecological economics --A critical and realist approach to ecological economics --Part II. Heterodox thought on the environment. Critical institutional economics --Political ecology and unequal exchange --Ecofeminism --Ecological Marxism and ecological economics : from misunderstanding to meaningful dialogue --Post Keynesian economics and sustainable development --Evolutionary economics -- Part III. Biophysical reality and its implications. Thermodynamics : relevance, implications, misuse and ways forward --Geophysical limits, raw material use and their policy implications --Social metabolism --The biophysical realities of ecosystems --Coevolutionary social ecological economics --Part IV. Society, power and politics. Theories of power -- The imperial mode of living --A guide to environmental justice movements and the language of ecological distribution conflicts --Social movements and resistance --Part V. Markets, production and consumption. Unregulated markets and the transformation of society -- Theory of the firm --Theories of (un)sustainable consumption --Work and leisure : money, identity and playfulness --Part VI. Value and ethics. Pluralism and incommensurability -- Intrinsic values and economic valuation --Needs as a central element of sustainable development --Future generations --Part VII. Science and society : uncertainty and precaution. Precautionary appraisal as a response to risk, uncertainty, ambiguity and ignorance --Safe minimum standards : addressing strong uncertainty --Post-normal science --Part VIII. Methods. The NUSAP approach to uncertainty appraisal and communication -- Multiple criteria evaluation in environmental policy analysis --Multicriteria mapping -- Q methodology --Participation in the context of ecological economics --Deliberative monetary valuation --Participatory modelling in ecological economics : lessons from practice --Input-output analysis --Sustainability indicators --Part IX. Policy challenges. Commons --Uneven development and resource extractivism in Africa --Mining conflicts -- Peak-Oil and ecological economics --Human induced climate change from a political economy perspective --Ecosystem services --Part X. Future post-growth society. Degrowth and democracy --The steady state economy --Post-growth economics --The bioregional economy : celebrating the local in production and consumption --The coming sustainable city --Eco-social enterprises --Democracy, participation and social planning.