Events

Sustainable Economic Development: Creating Value in a Finite World

A workshop focused on the economy as a complex system, the roles of public and private organizations in this system, and strategies for integrating social, environmental and economic outcomes.

Date: Dec, 05, 2012

Time: 8:30am - 4:00pm

Fee: $269 earlybird fee, register by 11/21/12

Location: University of Oregon, White Stag Block, Portland, OR

Summary

This course confronts the paradox of economic growth on a planet with limited resources. The economy is revealed at multiple scales, from a single transaction to international capital flows, and analyzed for its potential to deliver increasing value while maintaining ecosystem health and resource abundance. The benefits and limitations of popular methodologies for measuring value are explored at each scale.

This context sets the stage for the practice of economic development and local examples of work in public, private and philanthropic sectors that further economic development. Viewing the economy as a complex system highlights the interdependence of its component parts and its multiple stakeholders. Strategies for intervention in the system are identified, with a focus on integrating social and ecological outcomes.

Contact Info

Ruta Stabina

rstabina@uoregon.edu

800-824-2714

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