Ecological Economics is about the interaction between humans and the environment via the economy. It starts from the premise that the economy is limited by the constraint of our planet's finite resources. It rejects the mainstream economics goal of continued economic growth and proposes instead a steady state economy.
Showing posts with label materials economy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label materials economy. Show all posts
Thursday, 10 October 2013
The Story of Solutions
Here is the Story of Solutions film which came out last week. I really encourage you to watch this and other films in the Story of stuff series (www.storyofstuff.org). Critically consider the ideas.
Labels:
better,
closed loop,
disposal,
economic growth,
ethics,
gross national product,
less,
materials economy,
more,
society,
stuff,
sustainability,
waste,
wellbeing
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
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.
Labels:
consumption,
disposal,
distribution,
extraction,
materials economy,
production
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