Dear Colleagues,
Environment Europe would like to inform you that we have extended the
application deadline for the Costa Rica Winter School in Ecological
Economics 2020 to be hosted by Environment Europe Foundation and
Fundación Neotrópica in Costa Rica, 16-24 February 2020. Please take an
opportunity to register at a reduced rate via:
https://environmenteurope.eu/2
The United Nations selected Costa Rica as its 2019 Champions of the
Earth award for policy leadership. Citing Costa Rica's plan to
decarbonize its economy by 2050, the UN said this Central American
country "sets an example for the region and for the world." Inger
Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program,
stated, "Costa Rica has been a pioneer in the protection of peace and
nature…Climate change demands urgent and transformative action from all
of us."
This course will examine the path followed by Costa Rica, through a
critical Ecological Economics, Environmental Policy and Human Geography
lens. We will examine the basis for the country´s path transformation
since the 1980s and the benefits and challenges that its environmental
reputation implies. This process will include critically analyzing the
indicators suggesting a decoupling between GDP and deforestation, the
appropriateness of Costa Rica´s institutional development, the policy
measures taken in the process of seeking admission into the OECD and its
environmental justice situation. A comparison of the realities between
urban and rural remote areas where most National Parks are located will
serve to understand the complexities of the relationship between human
development and environmental conservation.
With a clear sustainable development focus, it will draw on the
expertise of a range of disciplines: economics, ecology, physics,
environmental sciences, sociology, psychology, complex systems theory,
etc. to address the current challenges: climate change, biodiversity
loss, resource depletion, water shortages, social cohesion and achieving
sustainability. In view of the Costa Rican reality, the course will
analyze the current thinking, both traditional and nontraditional, about
the relationship between economic systems and environmental problems. It
will draw on the expertise of a range of disciplines to place the
country´s example within the global need to address current challenges,
including tackling climate change, preventing the loss of biodiversity,
and achieving sustainability.
A really special treat is an extensive programme of field visits to
Costa Rica most diverse and treasured National Parks.
The course is designed for multiple points of entry and could be helpful
for PhD students, government experts, representatives of international
organizations and business. The course will give participants an
opportunity to explore key methodologies for ecological-economic
analysis and to apply these to various case studies. Oxford Summer and
Winter Schools in Ecological Economics organized by Environment Europe
attracted participants from 58 countries, including Canada, USA, Mexico,
Ecuador, Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Iceland, UK,
France, Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, the
Netherlands, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland,
Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia, Albania, Latvia, Morocco, Ghana, Nigeria,
China, India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Philippines, Papua New Guinea,
Australia and New Zealand, including UNDP, UNEP, IUCN, OECD, WWF, GGGI
experts as well as representatives of ministries, companies, NGOs and
leading universities.
In case we receive United Nations, European Commission or other funding
for the School, there could be limited opportunities for scholarships
for young talented academics and participants from the developing world.
We are welcoming the interest from sponsors who could contact us using
the email below. Your support will be invaluable to allow participants
from the developing world and young scholars to join. Our website will
be seen by thousands of people all around the world. We are looking
forward to welcoming you to Costa Rica, Oxford and Amsterdam.
Environment Europe alumni are entitled for a £100 discount. Places are
limited! Please share this call widely!
With kind regards,
--
Dr Stanislav E. Shmelev
Executive Director, Environment Europe Foundation Stichting, Amsterdam,
Netherlands
Director, Environment Europe Limited, Oxford, UK
TRIUM EMBA London School of Economics (UK), HEC Paris (France) and New
York University (USA), Class of 2021.
MA Photography (Falmouth University, UK)
Environment Europe Limited is incorporated in the United Kingdom under
the Companies Act 2006 as a private company, Reg. 9328647
Tel: +44(0) 7729 733366
E-mail: director@environmenteurope.org
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New book: Shmelev, S. E., ed. (2019) Sustainable Cities Reimagined:
Multidimensional Assessment and Smart Solutions, Routledge:
https://www.routledge.com/Sust
New article: Shmelev and Speck (2018) Green fiscal reform in Sweden:
Econometric assessment of the carbon and energy taxation scheme,
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 90, July 2018, Pages
969–981
New article: Shmelev and Shmeleva (2018) Global urban sustainability
assessment: A multidimensional approach, Sustainable Development, 1-17,
DOI: 10.1002/sd.1887
New article: Shmelev and van den Bergh (2016) Optimal Diversity of
Renewable Energy Alternatives under Multiple Criteria: an Application An
Application to the UK':
http://www.sciencedirect.com/s
New book: Shmelev S.E. (2018) Ecosystems: Complexity, Diversity and
Nature's Contribution to Humanity, Environment Europe Press:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ecosy
New book: Shmelev S.E. (2017) Green Economy Reader: Lectures in
Ecological Economics and Sustainability:
http://www.springer.com/kr/boo
New book: Ecological Economics: Sustainability in Practice (Springer,
2012) http://www.springer.com/econom
New book: Sustainability Analysis: an Interdisciplinary Approach
(Palgrave, 2012) http://www.palgrave.com/produc
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