EC 341/EV 341/SW
341:
Ecological Economics and Sustainability Block 1 -- Sept. 1- 24, 2008
and Block 8 -- April 20 - May 13 2009 |
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| Provides an introduction
to ecological ecocomics (an interdisciplinary approach to understanding
and managing the ecology and economics of our world) and introduces/extends
students' understanding of sustainability (meeting the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
needs). It reviews options for economically efficient allocation of resources
that also protect the stock of natural capital over spatial and temporal
space; and investigates the application of tools of analysis and solutions
to a regional management problem in the American West. (field trips included,
may be extra expense for students not on campus Board Plan and for lodging).
Students may choose to take this course for credit either in Economics
(EC 341) or Environmental Science (EV341) if they meet the necessary prerequisite
in either department/program. Prerequisite: for Economics credit: EC 150
(or 151 and 152); for Environmental Science credit: EC 151 Principles
of Microeconomics plus EC141 or EV 141 or SW 141. (Fulfills one unit of
the divisional requirement in the Social Sciences but NOT in the Natural
Sciences) 1 unit - Hecox
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Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Phone: (719)-389-6413
Fax: (719)389-6927 |