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Business & Entrepreneurship

Environmental Economics

When:

14 July - 01 August 2025

School:

UAB Barcelona Summer School

Institution:

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

City:

Barcelona

Country:

Spain

Language:

English

Credits:

6 EC

Fee:

930 EUR

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Environmental Economics

About

Human well-being is closely tied to our ability to produce and consume goods and services. However, this activity has a profound and often unsustainable impact on the environment. How can we address this growing challenge?

This course explores the fundamental economic concepts necessary to understand human societies as open systems—systems that require the constant flow of energy and materials, while also generating waste. This dynamic, known as social metabolism, highlights the biophysical processes that underpin economies and the critical role natural resources play in sustaining economic activity.

Course leader

Facund Fora-Alcalde, Autonomous University of Barcelona

Course aim

Human well-being is closely tied to our ability to produce and consume goods and services. However, this activity has a profound and often unsustainable impact on the environment. How can we address this growing challenge?

This course explores the fundamental economic concepts necessary to understand human societies as open systems—systems that require the constant flow of energy and materials, while also generating waste. This dynamic, known as social metabolism, highlights the biophysical processes that underpin economies and the critical role natural resources play in sustaining economic activity.

Fee info

Fee

930 EUR, Tuition payments for international and national students (NON-UAB) made before May 15 will receive a 20% discount.

Interested?

When:

14 July - 01 August 2025

School:

UAB Barcelona Summer School

Institution:

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Language:

English

Credits:

6 EC

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