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Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 5 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
- Week 1 - Introduction: what is a green economy and why is it important?
We start the course by looking at the key issues that a green economy seeks to address and the underlying concepts and definitions of a greener economy. In this module, we will describe problems arising from the interaction of the economy and the environment; ... - Week 2 - Individual choices
Here in Module 2 we look at the individual level and how individual choices can help or hinder progress towards a green economy. This module offers an increased understanding of patterns and levels of consumption; we will look at the drivers and theories of co... - Week 3 - Business strategies
In the third module, we look at the business level, focusing on how companies and organisations choose strategies that can help transitions to a green economy. In this module, the aim is to understand the changes relevant to the business level for a greener ec... - Week 4 - Sustainable cities
In Module 4, we look at how planning and designing cities can help achieve a green economy and underpin sustainable development. The aim this week is to understand the role of cities for experimentation, planning, collaboration and providing visions for a gree... - Week 5 - National policies
Finally, in the fifth module, we look at how national governments can establish policies to promote green economy across the different levels (individual, business, city, national) discussed in this course. In this module, we discuss how national level policie...
Prerequisite
Instructors
Dr. Luis Mundaca
Professor
International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Dr. Thomas Lindhqvist
Associate Professor
International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Dr. Håkan Rodhe
Associate Professor
International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Prof. Oksana Mont
Professor
International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Dr. Charlotte Leire
Lecturer
International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Dr. Peter Arnfalk
Associate Professor
The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Dr. Kes McCormick
Associate Professor and Assistant Head
International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Prof. Lena Neij
Professor and Director
International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
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