This page contains information about the online short course run jointly by The Centre for Human Ecology and Enough! Scotland which will introduce participants to the historic gains and problems of economic growth and the principles of degrowth and ecological economics. The course will discuss different frameworks for an economics of radical sufficiency – meeting fundamental human needs and promoting new rhythms and ways of working for a more just and sustainable world. The course will also introduce exciting new ideas and projects which promote the flourishing of degrowth principles in a Scottish context.
Agriculture is a massive global business impacting on ecosystems and human societies. This course overviews economic, social, political and cultural issues, exploring the complexity of the food economy.
Ecosystems regulate and maintain the conditions on earth suitable for life, providing us with oxygen, food, water and other resources. They are also essential to our cultural and social experience. Never before has our impact on ecosystems been greater. The dilemma? How do we sustain the ecosystems that sustain us.
Working for a trading organisation that aims to put people and environment first? Or thinking of setting one up? Investigate how values-led organisations, explicitly intent on delivering social and/or environmental benefits through trading, can maximise their contribution to ecological sustainability and social justice.
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