EC 341 - Ecological Economics and Sustainability

Institution:

Colorado College

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Description:

Provides an introduction to ecological economics (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. It includes fieldwork and may involve additional expense. Students may choose to take this course for credit either in Economics (EC 341) or Environmental Studies (EV341) if they meet the necessary prerequisite in either department/program; for Environmental Science credit: EC141 and 151. (Fulfills one unit of the divisional requirement in the Social Sciences but not in the Natural Sciences.) Prerequisite: Economics cr: 150(151/152); Environmental Science cr: EC/EV 141 and 151. (Also listed as Environmental Science 341 and Southwest Studies 341.) 1 unit - Hecox.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.coloradocollege.edu

Phone Number:

(719) 389-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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