Ecological Economics Course
This course introduces ecological economics as a transdisciplinary framework to economic, social, and environmental problem solving. “Transdisciplinary” implies a problem-orientation that draws from a diverse web of knowledge across the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. In this spirit, the class is developed by professors from different disciplines and backgrounds, including natural resources, economics, and ecology. The class builds on a diverse body of student knowledge and experience, drawing on each perspective to address complex problems, and to build a shared understanding of solutions that are sustainable in scale, equitable in distribution, and efficient in allocation.
The class serves two broad goals:
- to establish a knowledge base in ecological economics from which to launch subsequent problem-based learning courses, and
- acquire problem solving skills to address complex social challenges.
