Geog 3890: Ecological Economics

Instructor: Dr. Paul C. Sutton

Department of Geography

University of Denver

Summary of Material Covered from textbook

and lectures in powerpoint format

Part I: An Introduction to Ecological Economics

Ch 1: Why Study Economics?

Ch 2: The fundamental Vision

Ch 3: Ends, Means, and Policy

Part II: The Containing and Sustaining Ecosystem: The Whole

Ch 4: The nature of resources and the resources of nature Ch 5: Abiotic Resources

Ch 6: Biotic Rescources Ch 7: From Empty World to Full World

Part III: Microeconomics

Ch 8: The Basic Market Equation Ch 9: Supply and Demand Ch 10: Market Failures

Ch 11: Market Failures and Abiotic Resources Ch 12: Market Failures and Biotic Resources

Chapter 13: Human Behavior and Economics

Part IV: Macroeconomics

Ch 14: Macroeconomic concepts: GNP and Welfare Ch 15: Money

Ch 16: Distribution Ch 17: The IS-LM model

Part V: International Trade

Ch 17: International Trade Ch 18: Globalization

Ch 19: International Flows and Macroeconomic Policy

Part VI: Policy

Ch 20: General Policy Designs and Principles Ch 21: Sustainable Scale

Ch 22: Just Distribution Ch 23: Efficient Allocation

Other Powerpoints

Ecological Economics: A primer (Paul Sutton) Adam Smith: A brief biography (Paul Sutton)