Course Description:
This course will introduce to students the core concepts, principles and practices of sustainable development. It examines the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of sustainable development by focusing on changing patterns of consumption, production, distribution of resources and demography. It includes an international focus and examines the impact of globalization in the local context, the role of the private sectors and non-government organizations (NGOs). This course also considers the evolving models of the economic evaluation of sustainable development initiatives and programs. It also examines sustainable development and the associated economic and environmental issues by focusing on the growth and needs of human populations and the associated environmental impact over time, the at-times conflicting and merging forces of globalization on sustainable development, and attention to some of the past and current management methods associated with susta
This course will introduce to students the core concepts, principles and practices of sustainable development. It examines the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of sustainable development by focusing on changing patterns of consumption, production, distribution of resources and demography. It includes an international focus and examines the impact of globalization in the local context, the role of the private sectors and non-government organizations (NGOs). This course also considers the evolving models of the economic evaluation of sustainable development initiatives and programs. It also examines sustainable development and the associated economic and environmental issues by focusing on the growth and needs of human populations and the associated environmental impact over time, the at-times conflicting and merging forces of globalization on sustainable development, and attention to some of the past and current management methods associated with susta