| Course ID: | ENVM 2060. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Green Economics |
Course
Description: | Green economics involves an exploration of the world of work,
human desires, the Earth's resources, and how they mesh
together most harmoniously. It is primarily about "use-value,"
not "exchange-value" or money. It is about quality, not
quantity; about regeneration of individuals, communities and
ecosystems, not about accumulation of either money or material. |
| Oasis Title: | Green Economics |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ENVM 3060, ENVM 3060E |
Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Emphasis is on the discussion of positive alternatives in all
areas of life and every sector of the economy based on an
understanding of how the economic system is designed as signals
for social and environmental harmony. Within this system, an
answer is provided as to how government can function less as a
policeman and more as a coordinator. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. The Primacy of Use Value, Intrinsic Value, and Quality.
Focuses on end-use, or human and environmental needs.
2. Following Natural Flows.
As society becomes more ecological, political and economic
boundaries will move toward ecosystem boundaries.
3. Waste Equals Food.
Eliminate waste to produce usable outputs and by-products.
4. Appropriate Scale.
Ecological activity should integrate design across multiple
scales.
5. Diversity.
Health and stability depend on diversity.
6. Human Creativity and Development.
How the adoption of green economics can help individuals and
society improve humanity and the use of natural resources. |