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Sustainable development has been recognised as an essential issue in science and policy making for current and future generations since publication of the Brundtland Report in 1987. Recently, much concern is expressed about the impact of global warming on societies. Therefore, the mutual link between and the environment is of renewed . For students in natural sciences, an understanding of this link between economic development and ecological processes is essential to understanding the economic context in which their technical and beta studies are performed.

The main objective of the BSc Minor Economics of Sustainable Development is to provide a profound introduction to the economics of sustainable development, in particular for students from the natural sciences. The minor will focus on issues such as: What type of economic development is possible in a changing world of limited resources and with a limited capacity to overcome the negative aspects of increased economic activities? Examples of negative effects of are resource degradation (e.g., erosion, soil depletion, deforestation), pollution (e.g., pesticides), and climatic change (e.g., higher temperatures, change in rainfall patterns, sea level rise). In short, the main theme of the minor is: What is sustainable development (in economic and ecological terms), how can it be analysed, and how could it be realised? The economic approach is well equipped to contribute to analysing such questions with its focus on the allocation of scarce resources and the resulting impacts on ecosystems.

BSc Minor coordinator Dr SGM Gabbert Phone: +31 (0)317 48 38 70 E-mail: [email protected]

Learning outcomes After successful completion of this minor students are expected to be able to: - demonstrate the main links and their causes between economic growth and the environment; - explain the main issues of economic development in developing countries, including the necessary basic economic concepts; - analyse the (economic) causes and effects of climate change, of the effects of climate change on economic opportunities, and relate this to possible policies; - analyse the main links and their causes between economic growth and the environment.

Code and name of the courses Period, MO/AF CS or RO* 1. BEC-52306 Financial and 1 MO CS 2. DEC-20806 Introduction to Development Economics 1 AF CS 3. DEC-10306 Economics A 2 AF CS 4. ENR-20306 and Policy 3 MO+AF CS

* CS = Compulsory, RO= Restricted Optional

Target group This minor is interesting for WU-students of the BSc programmes: BBN-B Forest and Nature Conservation- major Ecology and Conservation BBW Soil, Water, Atmosphere BDW Animal Sciences BIL International Land and Water Management BMW-B Environmental Sciences- major Environmental Quality and Systems Analysis BMW-C Environmental Sciences- major Environmental Technology BPW Plant Sciences

Overlapping courses or content with BBN-A Forest and Nature Conservation- major Policy and Society BEB Economics and Governance BGM Health and Society BIN International BMW-A Environmental Sciences- major Environmental Policy and Economics

Language Part Dutch and part English

More information about WU BSc minors? www.wageningenur.nl/minors