Other Publications

Refereed Book Chapters

• Kubiszewski, I. (2026). The Genuine Progress Indicator: Measuring Economic Welfare Beyond GDP. Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, Elsevier.
• Costanza, R. and I. Kubiszewski. (2023). Urban and Regional Planning Using the Four Capital Framework of Ecological Economics. Pp 21-53 in L. F. Girard, P. Nijkamp, and F. Nocca (eds). Reconnecting the city with nature and history: towards circular regeneration strategies. FrancoAngeli, Milan, Italy.
• Rieger, E., Costanza, R., Kubiszewski, I., and Dugdale, P. (2023). Introduction: Toward an Integrated Science of Wellbeing. Chapter 1, pp.1-15. In Rieger, E., R. Costanza, I. Kubiszewski, and P. Dugdale (eds). Toward an Integrated Science of Wellbeing. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
• Jarvis, D., P. Lignier, I. Kubiszewski, and R. Costanza (2023). Natural Capital, Ecosystem Services, and Subjective Wellbeing: A Systematic Review. Chapter 18, pp.401-435. In Rieger, E., R. Costanza, I. Kubiszewski, and P. Dugdale (eds). Toward an Integrated Science of Wellbeing. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
• Costanza, R., I. Kubiszewski, and L. Fioramonti (2023). Sustainable Wellbeing and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Chapter 21, pp.475-492. In Rieger, E., R. Costanza, I. Kubiszewski, and P. Dugdale (eds). Toward an Integrated Science of Wellbeing. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
• Kubiszewski, I., R. Costanza, S. Anderson, and P. Sutton. (2020). The Future Value of Ecosystem Services: Global Scenarios and National Implications. Chapter 5, pp. 81-108. In K.N. Ninan (ed.).  Environmental Assessments: Scenarios, Modelling and Policy. London, Edward Elgar Publishing.
• Costanza, R., J.D. Erickson, J. Farley, and I. Kubiszewski (2020). Introduction: What is ecological economics and why do we need it now more than ever. Chapter 1, pp. 1–15. In R. Costanza, J. D. Erickson, J. Farley and I. Kubiszewski (eds.). Sustainable Wellbeing Futures: A Research and Action Agenda for Ecological Economics. London, Edward Elgar Publishing.
• Costanza, R., E.M.B. Doran, T. Gladkikh, I. Kubiszewski, V.A. Luzadis, and E. Zencey (2020). Creating positive futures for humanity on earth. Chapter 2, pp. 17-26. In R. Costanza, J. D. Erickson, J. Farley and I. Kubiszewski (eds.). Sustainable Wellbeing Futures: A Research and Action Agenda for Ecological Economics. London, Edward Elgar Publishing.
• Doran, E.M.B., L. Barbieri, I. Kubiszewski, K. Pickett, T. Dietz, M. Abrams, R. Wilkinson, R. Costanza, S. C. Farber, and J. Valcour (2020). Frameworks and systems thinking for measuring and achieving sustainable wellbeing. Chapter 7, pp. 103-126. In R. Costanza, J. D. Erickson, J. Farley and I. Kubiszewski (eds.). Sustainable Wellbeing Futures: A Research and Action Agenda for Ecological Economics. London, Edward Elgar Publishing.
• Costanza, R., L. Fioramonti, I. Kubiszewski, D. Markowitz, C. Orr, K. Trebeck, and S. Wallis (2020). Creating a Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) to motivate and facilitate the transition. Chapter 24, pp. 399-407. In R. Costanza, J. D. Erickson, J. Farley and I. Kubiszewski (eds.). Sustainable Wellbeing Futures: A Research and Action Agenda for Ecological Economics. London, Edward Elgar Publishing.
• Kubiszewski, I. (2019). The Genuine Progress Indicator: A Measure of Net Economic Welfare. In B. Fath. Encyclopedia of Ecology (Second Edition). Elsevier, Oxford: 327-335.
• Russell-Smith, J., K.K. Sangha, R. Costanza, I. Kubiszewski, and A. Edwards. (2019). Towards a Sustainable, Diversified Land Sector Economy for North Australia. Chapter 5, pp. 85-132 in: Russell-Smith, J., H. Pedersen, G. James, and K.K. Sangha (eds.). Sustainable Land Sector Development in Northern Australia: Indigenous rights, aspirations, and cultural responsibilities. CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.
• Costanza R., M. Hart, I. Kubiszewski, S. Posner, J. Talberth. (2018). Lessons from the history of GDP in the effort to create better indicators of prosperity, well-being and happiness. Chapter 7, pp. 117-123: in S. Bell and S. Morse (eds.). Routledge Handbook of Sustainability Indicators, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London.
• Anderson, S., A. Giordano, R. Costanza, I. Kubiszewski, P. Sutton, J. Maes, and A. Neale. (2017). National ecosystem service mapping approaches. Chapter 5, pp. 239-245 in: B. Burkhard and J. Maes (eds.). Ecosystem Services Mapping. Pensoft Publishers, Bulgaria.
• Costanza, R. and I. Kubiszewski. (2016). A Nexus Approach to Urban and Regional Planning Using the Four-Capital Framework of Ecological Economics. Chapter 4, pp. 79-111 in: H. Hettiarachchi and R. Ardakanian (eds.). Environmental Resource Management and the Nexus Approach: Managing Water, Soil, and Waste in the Context of Global Change. Springer.
• Kubiszewski, I. and R. Costanza. (2015). Measuring Genuine Social Progress. Chapter 5, pp 44-51 in: J. Murray, D. McBain, and T. Wiedmann (eds.). The Sustainability Practitioner’s Guide to Social Analysis and Assessment. Common Ground Publishing, Champaign, Illinois.
• Kubiszewski, I., R. Costanza, S. Anderson, and P. Sutton. (2015). The future of ecosystem services: Global and national scenarios. Chapter 3b, pp. 64-77 in N. Stewart (ed.). The value of land: Prosperous lands and positive rewards through sustainable land management. Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative. Bonn, Germany.
• Anderson, S., P. Sutton, I. Kubiszewski, and R. Costanza. (2015). The future of ecosystem services: Impacts on ecosystem service values, and global and national scenarios. Chapter 3a, pp. 50-62 in N. Stewart (ed.). The value of land: Prosperous lands and positive rewards through sustainable land management. Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative. Bonn, Germany.
• Farley, J. and I. Kubiszewski. (2015). The Economics of Information in a Post-Carbon Economy. Chapter, pp 199-222 in: P.W. Elliott and D.H. Hepting (eds.). Free Knowledge: Confronting the Commodification of Human Discovery. University of Regina Press, Regina, Canada.
• Costanza, R., G. Alperovitz, H. Daly, J. Farley, C. Franco, T. Jackson, I. Kubiszewski, J. Schor and P. Victor. (2015). Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development: Building a Sustainable and Desirable Economy-in-Society-in-Nature. Chapter 18, pp. 281-294 in: M. Redclift and D. Springett (eds.). Routledge International Handbook of Sustainable Development. Routledge, New York.
• Pert, P.L., R. Costanza, E. Bohensky, J. Butler, I. Kubiszewski, P. Sutton, and L. Maack. (2014). The ecosystem service value of protected areas for cyclone protection in Queensland, Australia. Chapter, pp. 1-14 in: R. Murti and C. Buyck (eds.). Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Costanza, R. and I. Kubiszewski. (2014). Why We Need Visions of a Sustainable and Desirable Future. Chapter 1 in: R. Costanza and I. Kubiszewski (eds.). Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future: Insights from 45 Global Thought Leaders. World Scientific, Singapore. Pp: 3-8.
• Costanza, R., G. Alperovitz, H. Daly, J. Farley, C. Franco, T. Jackson, I. Kubiszewski, J. Schor, and P. Victor. (2014). What Would a Sustainable and Desirable Economy-in-Society-in-Nature Look Like? Chapter 5 in: R. Costanza and I. Kubiszewski (eds.). Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future: Insights from 45 Global Thought Leaders. World Scientific, Singapore. Pp: 33-49.
• Steffen, W., J. Rockström, I. Kubiszewski, and R. Costanza. (2013). Planetary Boundaries: Using early warning signals for sustainable global governance. Chapter in: P. Lawn (ed.). Globalisation, Economic Transition and the Environment: Forging a Path to Sustainable Development. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham. Pp: 259–275.
• Costanza, R., G. Alperovitz, H. Daly, J. Farley, C. Franco, T. Jackson, I. Kubiszewski, J. Schor, and P. Victor. (2013). Building a Sustainable and Desirable Economy-in-Society-in-Nature. In: State of the World 2013. Island Press. Washington, D.C.
• Kubiszewski, I. and R. Costanza. (2012). Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Prosperity. Chapter 16, pp. 177-182. In: State of the World 2012. Island Press. Washington, D.C.
• Kubiszewski, I. and R. Costanza. (2012). A Fair Share of the Information Commons. Pp 121-129 in: J. Murray, G. Cawthorne, C. Dey and C. Andrew (eds.). Enough for all forever: A handbook for learning about sustainability. Common Ground Publishing, Champaign, Illinois.
• de Groot, R., J. Allen, J. DuVander, I. Kubiszewski, E. Ostrom, R. Costanza, and D. van den Broeck. (2012). Integrating ecology and economics. Chapter in: The Ecosystem Promise. Meindert Brouwer Partner in Communicatie. Bunnik, the Netherlands.
• Costanza, R., E. Bohensky, J. Butler, I. Bohnet, A. Delisle, K. Fabricius, M. Gooch, I. Kubiszewski, G. Lukacs, P. Pert, and E. Wolanski. (2011). A scenario analysis of climate change and ecosystem services for the Great Barrier Reef. Pp. 305-326. In: van den Belt M. and Costanza R. (eds.) Volume 12, “Ecological Economics of Estuaries and Coasts”. In Wolanski E. and McLusky D.S. (eds) Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science. Academic Press, Waltham MA
• Costanza, R., I. Kubiszewski, J. Roman, and P. Sutton. (2011). Changes in ecosystem services and migration in low-lying coastal areas over the next fifty years. Chapter in: Global Environmental Migration. UK Government Office for Science.
• Croner, T. and I. Kubiszewski. (2011). Focusing on Solutions: The Future of Media. Chapter in: Dream of a Nation. SEE Innovation. Asheville, North Carolina.
• Costanza, R., J. Farley, and I. Kubiszewski. (2010). Adapting Institutions for Life in a Full World. Chapter in: State of the World 2010. Worldwatch Institute. Washington, D.C.

Technical Reports

• Palahí, M., Pantsar, M., Costanza, R., Kubiszewski, I., Potočnik, J., Stuchtey, M., Nasi, R., Lovins, H., Giovannini, E., Fioramonti, L., Dixson-Declève, S., McGlade, J., Pickett, K., Wilkinson, R., Holmgren, J., Trebeck, K., Wallis, S., Ramage, M., Berndes, G., Akinnifesi, F.K., Ragnarsdóttir, K.V., Muys, B., Safonov, G., Nobre, A.D., Nobre, C., Ibañez, D., Wijkman, A., Snape, J., Bas, L. (2020). Investing in Nature as the true engine of our economy: A 10-point Action Plan for a Circular Bioeconomy of Wellbeing. Knowledge to Action 02, European Forest Institute.
• Turner, K. G., S. Anderson, M. G. Chang, R. Costanza, S. Courville, E. Dominati, I. Kubiszewski, S. Ogilvy, L. Porfirio, N. Ratna, H. Sandhu, P. C. Sutton, G. M. Turner, Y-D Varennes, A. Voinov, and S. Wratten. (2014). Toward an Integrated Ecology and Economics of Land Degradation and Restoration: Methods, Data, and Models. Report to the Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative, GIZ, Berlin, Germany.
• Costanza, R., S. Anderson, E. Bohensky, J. Butler, K. Edyvane, S. Howe, H. Kirkman, I. Kubiszewski, P. Pert, N. Stoeckl, P. Sutton, and T. Walshe. (2014). Ecosystem Services From Healthy Oceans and Coasts. White Paper to Support the National Marine Science Plan.
• Costanza, R., G. Alperovitz, H.E. Daly, J. Farley, C. Franco, T. Jackson, I. Kubiszewski, J. Schor, and P. Victor. (2012). Building a Sustainable and Desirable Economy-in-Society-in-Nature. New York: United Nations Division for Sustainable Development. (A report for Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.)
• Costanza, R., I. Kubiszewski, P. Paquet, J. King, S. Halimi, H. Sanguanngoi, N.L. Bach, R. Frankel, J. Ganaseni, A. Intralawan, and D. Morell. (2011). Alternative Planning Approaches for Hydropower Development in the Lower Mekong Basin. USAID, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Kubiszewski, I. 2008. The Ownership of the Internet and the World Wide Web in Vermont. pp 30-35 in: G. Flomenhoft, A. Baehr (eds.). Valuing Common Assets for Public Finance in Vermont. MPA Program and Gund Institute, University of Vermont.

Letters/Book Reviews/Editorials

• de Groot, R., R. Costanza, L. Braat, L. Brander, B. Burkhard, L. Carrasco, N. Crossman, B. Egoh, D. Geneletti, B. Hansjuergens, L. Hein, S. Jacobs, I. Kubiszewski, B. Leimona, B.-L. Li, J. Liu, S. Luque, J. Maes, C. Marais, S. Maynard, L. Montanarella, S. Moolenaar, C. Obst, M. Quintero, O. Saito, F. Santos-Martin, P. Sutton, P. van Beukering, M. van Weelden, L. Willemen. (2018). RE: Ecosystem Services are Nature’s Contributions to People. Science 359 (6373): 27 February, 2018.
• Costanza, R., L. Fioramonti, H. Lovins, I. Kubiszewski, M. Göpel, D. Philipsen, and S. Wallis. (2017). Trump: a confluence of tipping points? Nature 542: 295.
• Kubiszewski, I. and R. Costanza. (2016). The Next Solutions. Solutions 7(1): 1.
• Costanza, R., L. Fioramonti, and I. Kubiszewski. (2016). The UN Sustainable Development Goals and the dynamics of well-being. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 14(2): 59.
• Costanza, R. and I. Kubiszewski. 2012. The Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) 5th Annual Conference. Ecosystem Services 2: 83-84.
• Beddoe, R., R. Costanza, J. Farley, E. Garza, J. Kent, I. Kubiszewski, L. Martinez, T. McCowen, K. Murphy, N. Myers, Z. Ogden, K. Stapleton, J. Woodward.2009. Reply to Knecht: Achieving sustainable health. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106(28): E81.

Letters/Book Reviews/Editorials

• Kubiszewski, I. Building global consensus beyond GDP. Club of Rome. 07 November, 2025.
• Kubiszewski, I. From Climate Risk to Public Value – Rethinking Policy Appraisal in a Changing World. UCL Bartlett News. 25 June, 2025.
• Costanza R., Rieger, E., I. Kubiszewski, and P. Dugdale. Australia’s first wellbeing framework is about to measure what matters – but it’s harder than counting GDP. The Conversation. 19 July, 2023.
• Fioramonti, L., I. Kubiszewski, P. Sutton, R. Costanza. Global population hits 8 billion, but per-capita consumption is still the main problem. The Conversation. 15 November, 2022.
• Mulder, O. and I. Kubiszewski. Wetlands have saved Australia $27 billion in storm damage over the past five decades. The Conversation. 22 January, 2021.
  • Reprinted in: PreventionWeb, 21 January, 2021.
  • Reprinted in: USC Dornslife, 22 January, 2021.
  • Reprinted in: Gizmodo Australia, 25 January, 2021.
  • Reprinted in: Architecture & Design, 27 January, 2021.
• Kubiszewski, I., D. Jarvis, and N. Zakariyya. Labor is right to talk about well-being, but it depends on where you live. The Conversation. 21 February, 2020.
• Kubiszewski, I. 2017. Travel Journal: Antarctica. ANU Reporter. Volume 48, Num 2, Pg 24.
• Lovins, H.L., R. Costanza, I. Kubiszewski, L. Fioramonti, M. Goepel, D. Philipsen, and S. Wallis. Can Trump’s election open the door to a sustainable and desirable future? The Huffington Post. 14 February, 2017.
• Costanza, R., L. Fioramonti, M. Göpel, I. Kubiszewski, H. Lovins, D. Philipsen, and S. Wallis. Crisis may trigger transition: Could Trump be the catalyst for a seismic shift toward a sustainable and desirable future? Apps Policy Forum. 13 February, 2017.
• Kubiszewski, I., A. Anderson, R. Costanza, P. Sutton. Without action, Asia-Pacific ecosystems could lose a third of their value by 2050. The Conversation. 7 August, 2016.
• Norman, B., A. Capon, I. Kubiszewski, R. Costanza, and W. Steffen. Times demand a Sustainable Development Commission to replace the Productivity Commission. The Conversation. 25 March, 2016.
• Costanza, R., L. Fioramonti, and I. Kubiszewski. 2015. Why vulnerable countries must take ownership of their skies. The Guardian. 22 December, 2015.
• Fioramonti, L., E. Giovannini, R. Costanza, I. Kubiszewski, K. Pickett, K.V. Ragnarsdóttir, R. De Vogli, and R. Wilkinson. 2015. Say goodbye to capitalism: welcome to the Republic of Wellbeing. The Guardian. 2 September, 2015.
• Kubiszewski, I. 2014. Beyond GDP: are there better ways to measure well-being?The Conversation. 2 December 2014. Republished in:
  • Epoch Times: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1121442-beyond-gdp-are-there-better-ways-to-measure-well-being/Property Observer: http://www.propertyobserver.com.au/forward-planning/investment-strategy/economy-and-demographics/38591-beyond-gdp-are-there-better-ways-to-measure-well-being.html
  • FatCat: http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/home/Investment/1387_0.html
• Lovins, H.L., D. Morton, R. Costanza, and I. Kubiszewski. 2014. Economy on the edge: seeking a world that works for the 100%. The Guardian. 6 June, 2014.
• Costanza, R. and I. Kubiszewski. 2014. Why We Need Visions of a Sustainable and Desirable World. Resilience. April 29, 2014.
• Kubiszewski, I. 2013. Living in a time of uneconomic growth. Aljazeera. 15 July, 2013.
• Costanza, R., C. J. Cleveland, B. Cooperstein, and I. Kubiszewski. 2011. Three ways to make nuclear power compete on the free market. Grist. April 13, 2011.
• Kubiszewski, I. and C. J. Cleveland. 2007. The Encyclopedia of Earth. D-Lib Magazine. Volume 13, July/August 2007.