Pyramids of Waste - Planned obsolescence documentary

Here is a fascinating history of planned obsolescence and how it influences our behaviour today. Thank you Jasmine for sending this to me.

The Century of Self - Episode 1 Happiness Machines

This is the first episode of the BBC award winning series "The Century of Self" which I mentioned in class. After watching, you can view the rest of the series by clicking on the relevant tabs at the top of this page. It is a fascinating series which is highly relevant to your Ecological Economics studies. Thank you, Richard, for bringing it to my attention.

The Story of Stuff

Welcome to my new Year 1 students. If you have never seen this short film then it is a very good opportunity to familiarise yourself with the key issues covered by Ecological Economics in 20 mins. Please do watch it and make any comments below. We will be discussing it in class

Less Stuff - More Happiness?

This is a great talk by writer and designer by Graham Hill who asks "Can having less stuff, in less room, lead to more happiness?" What do you think?


He also refers to his website lifeedited.org - have a look.

Why do we need economic growth?

Follow the link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7674841.stm

to read an interesting article about economic growth and let me know your views by commenting below.

Story of stuff

Welcome to my new Year 1 students. This 20 minute video sums up some of the key issues covered by Ecological Economics. Please do watch it and make any comments below. We will be discussing it in class.