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.
Athena Title
Green Economics
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ENVM 3060, ENVM 3060E, ENVM 4060, ENVM 6060
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students will learn the 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.
- Students will learn 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.
General Education Core
CORE V: Social Sciences
