>UPDATED VERSION OF COURSE ANNOUCEMENT>
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> The Argentine NAtional Institute of Agricultural Technology
> is offering a two-week intensive shortcourse on
>
> -------------ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS -----------
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> from June 24 to July 5 at the Foundation ArgenINTA, Buenos Aires
>
> The course will be taught in Spanish by Dr. Vilma G. Carande
> from the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics,
> Colorado State University, USA
>
Answering to inquiries, yes an English version of this course
is offered at the Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics
at Colorado State University. Undergraduate Level EA/EC 380
>
> The course will cover subjects such as:
>
> 1. Definitions, Comparisons and Paramount Positions of
> Ecological Economics.
> 2. Review of System Ecology.
> 3. Neoclassical vs. Biophysical Economics
> 4. Natural Resource Scarsity and Economic Growth
> 5. Sustainability and the Two-Tiered Value Theory
> 6. Sustainability, Discounting and Intergenerational Transfers
> 7. Reserve Rationality and the Precautionary Principle
> 8. Economic Biases and Incentives for Sustainability
> 9. Investing in Natural Capital
> 10. The Economic Value of Natural Capital
> 11. Natural Requirements to the Human Economy
> 12. Adjustments to National Accounts
> 13. Energy Consumption , Sustainability, and Natural Capital
> 14. Concepts and Measurements of Ecosystem Health
> 15. Accounting in Ecological Systems
> and others
>
> The course will also have a group-project component in which
> participants will research topics such as:
>
> a. The Value of Biodiversity
> b. Sustainable Forestry
> c. The Valuation of Wetland Ecosystems
> d. Agricultural Policy in Argentina and the Environment
> c. Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
> d. Production Efficiency and Sustainability
> e. Rural Development and Sustainability
> f. Macroeconomic Adjustments for a Sustainable Development
> g. Environmental Policy in Argentina
> etc.
>
> The course is organized by the INTA NAtional Programs:
* Plant and Wildlife Resources - Coordinator M. E. Zaccagnini
* Soils - Coordinator J. L. Panigatti
* Economic and Social Studies - Coordinator J. J. Actis
and is sponsored by:
ArgenINTA Foundation, IICA/PROCISUR
> PRODESER/INTA/GTZ, Arg. Asociacion of Soil Science, Institute
> of Economics and Rural Sociology, Rural Change, and the NAtional
> Programs of Forestry, Genetic Resources, and Water and Climate.
>
> For more information, contact:
> INTA
> Direccion Nacional
> Asistente de Operaciones
> Rivadavia 1439
> 1033 Buenos Aires
> ARGENTINA
>
> TEL: (54)(1) 383-7498 OR (54)(1) 383-5095/99
> FAX: (54)(1) 383-5090
> e-mail address: farielo@intact.edu.ar
> Course Fee: $150
>