701-0758-00L Ecological Economics: Introduction with Focus on Growth Critics
| Semester | Spring Semester 2021 |
| Lecturers | I. Seidl |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | German |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701-0758-00 V | Ökologische Ökonomik: Einführung mit Fokus auf Wachstumskritik Die Lehrveranstaltung findet online statt. Der Link wird in Moodle bekannt gegeben. | 2 hrs |
| I. Seidl |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | Students become acquainted with the basics / central questions / analyses of Ecological Economics. Thereby, central will be the topic of economic growth. What are the positions of Ecological Economics in this regard? What are the theories and concepts to found this position in general and in particular economic areas (e.g. resource consumption, efficiency, consumption, labour market, enterprises)? |
| Objective | Become acquainted with basics and central questions of Ecological Economics (EE): e.g. 'pre-analytic vision', field of discipline, development EE, contributions of involved disciplines such as ecology or political sciences, ecological-economic analysis of topics such as labour market, consumption, money. Critical analysis of growth and learning about approaches to reduce growth pressures. |
| Content | What is Ecological Economics, what are the topics? Field of the discipline and basics Resource consumption, its development and measurements Measurement of economic activity and welfare Economic growth, growth critics and post-growth society Consumption, Money, Enterprises, labour market and growth pressures Starting points for a post-growth society |
| Lecture notes | No Script. Slides and texts will be provided beforehand. |
| Literature | Daly, H. E. / Farley, J. (2004). Ecological Economics. Principles and Applications. Washington, Island Press. Seidl, I. /Zahrnt A. (2010). Postwachstumsgesellschaft. Konzepte für die Zukunft, Marburg, Metropolis Seidl, I. /Zahrnt A. (2019). Tätigsein in der Postwachstumsgesellschaft, Marburg, Metropolis Ausgewählte wissenschaftliche Artikel. |
| Prerequisites / Notice | Participation in a lecture on environmental economics or otherwise basic knowledge of economics (e.g. A-Level) |
Performance assessment
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Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 2 credits |
| Examiners | I. Seidl |
| Type | ungraded semester performance |
| Language of examination | German |
| Repetition | Repetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit. |
Learning materials
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Groups
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Restrictions
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