This volume is part of the series Ecological Economics and Human Well-being that offers the best and most recent work in the transdisciplinary field of ecological economics, whose focus is the study of the relationship between economic activity and environmental sustainability. Founded on the idea that democracy and value diversity realized through debate are essential for the pursuit of an authentic conception of sustainable development, this volume explores both novel and established means by which economics can combine with deliberative decision-making processes to generate shared and solid visions of sustainability. Contributed by specialists from all over the world, the volume deals with three broad themes. The first part focuses on the use of deliberative processes in ecological