>[!abstract] >The Daly rules, formulated by economist Herman Daly in the context of ecological economics, set out principles for sustainable resource use within a steady-state economy. They specify that: > >1. Renewable resources should be harvested no faster than their natural regeneration rate. >2. Non-renewable resources should be depleted no faster than the rate at which renewable substitutes can be developed. >3. Pollution and waste emissions should not exceed the environment’s assimilative capacity. > >Together, these rules provide operational guidelines for aligning economic activity with ecological limits, emphasizing long-term resilience over short-term growth. >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): [[Ecological economics]] >- **West** (similar): [[Planetary boundaries]] framework (Rockström et al.) >- **East** (different): [[Growth economics]] (orthodox model of indefinite GDP expansion) >- **South** (downstream): [[Degrowth]], [[Doughnut economics]]