EcologicalEconomics生态经济学.pptx

Ecological economics. An introductory courseAutumn 2011Ralf Eriksson Economics School of Business and Economics?bo Akademi UniversityUniPiDLecture 1. Ecological EconomicsIntroduction and conceptual backgroundThe structure of the courseEcological EconomicsThe course consists of 10 modules of which 9 is the actual course work and the 10th is reserved for exami.e. Weeks 38-47 (5 credits)5 creditsN.B. the change compared to the preliminary course description!Course content in brief: Introduction and the general policy perspective required by sustainabilityeconomic growth in a historical perspectiveEthics and ecological economicsEnvironmental economics sustainability conceptions and measurement within ecological economicseconomics and ethics of climate changeglobal food securitythe state of the seas on earth and locally (the Baltic Sea)the possibility of degrowth? N.B. the change to the preliminary course content!Ecological EconomicsThe Goal of the courseEcological EconomicsTo give an introduction to the discipline of ecological economicsTo discuss different perspectives on ecological economics problems and their solutionsLiteratureEriksson, R. J. O. Andersson (2010) Elements of Ecological Economics. Routledge. (This is the main text!) Edwards-Jones, G., B. Davies and S. Hussain (2000) Ecological economics. An introduction. Blackwell Science, Oxford.Common, M. S. Stagl (2005) Ecological Economics. An Introduction. Cambridge UP.The reading will be specified during the course. Also other sources will be referred to/recommended.Ecological Economics(One) definition:Ecological economicsEcological economics is a transdisciplinary field of academic research that addresses the interdependence and co-evolution of human economies and ecosystems over time and space (Palgrave dictionary of economics)Another definition“Ecological economics addresses the relationships between ecosystems and economic systems in the broadest sense. These relationships are the locus of many of our m