The course introduces students to the field of ecological economics. The field of ecological economics is transdisciplinary by nature and as therefore applicable to economic, social, and environmental problem solving. Students are offered a view to economics that differs fundamentally from the main school of economic thought known as neoclassical economics. First, the students are introduced to the vision that ecological economics offers with concepts such as full versus empty world, and circular economy. The students are then familiarized with different policy tools for guiding development towards a sustainable scale, such as Pigouvian taxes and caps on income and wealth. During the course students are also introduced to methods for measuring not only efficiency but also a sustainable scale and just distribution with in a system.
Vaadittavat opintosuoritukset
Suoritusvaihtoehto
1
Kohderyhmät:
Tutkinto-ohjelman omat opiskelijat
Muut opiskelijat
Avoimen yliopisto-opetuksen opiskelijat
Tohtoriopiskelijat
Vaihto-opiskelijat
Kirjallinen tentti
englanniksi
Harjoitustyö(t)
englanniksi
Osallistuminen opetukseen
englanniksi
Evaluation will be done by exam in the end of the course. In addition the group exercise will be evaluated by student peer review method.
Arviointi
Numerolla 1-5.
Kirjallisuus/Oppimateriaali
Book: Daly, Herman and Farley, Josh. 2011. Ecological Economics: Principles and Applications. Second Edition. Washington, DC: Island Press.