EC 341/EV 341/SW
341:
Ecological Economics and Sustainability Block 1 -- Aug. 31 - Sept. 23, 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. Students may choose
to take this course for credit either in Economics (EC 341) or Environmental
Science (EV341) or Southwest Studies (SW341) if they meet the necessary
prerequisite in the particular 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 |