About this course
This course provides a broad understanding of the economic approach to deciphering and resolving problems in the environment. By the end of this course, you should have a set of theoretical and practical economic skills for addressing environmental problems developed through a primary focus on energy use and production. Gain a toolbox of economic ideas and examples by application to the Scandinavian and broader European environment.
Syllabus
Pre-requisites
One economics course at university level.
Faculty
David O’Byrne
FacultyPh.D (Sustainability Science, Lund University, 2020), M.Sc. (Environmental Studies, Lund University, 2015). Lecturer, Environmental Science, Malmö University 2025-Present. Researcher, Climate Migration and Socioeconomic Impacts of Agroforestry Investments, Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) 2020-2024. PhD Candidate, Political Economy of Coastal Restoration, LUCSUS, 2015-2020. With DIS since 2026.
David Possen
FacultyPh.D. (Philosophy and Social Thought, University of Chicago, 2009). Formerly at Yale University’s Whitney Humanities Center and the University of Copenhagen’s Søren Kierkegaard Research Center. External Lecturer of philosophy in the University of Copenhagen Department of Communication. With DIS since 2014.