Sustainability Studies

  1. The Economic Pillar
    1. Critiques of Traditional Economics
      1. Externalities and Market Failure
        1. Types of Externalities
          1. Addressing Market Failures
            1. Pigouvian Taxes and Subsidies
            2. The Growth Imperative
              1. Economic Growth vs. Sustainability
                1. Alternatives to GDP Growth
                  1. Decoupling Growth from Environmental Impact
                  2. Discounting the Future
                    1. Time Preference in Economics
                      1. Ethical Implications
                        1. Intergenerational Equity
                        2. Assumptions of Neoclassical Economics
                          1. Rational Actor Model
                            1. Perfect Information
                              1. Infinite Substitutability
                            2. Ecological Economics
                              1. Valuing Nature and Ecosystem Services
                                1. Methods of Valuation
                                  1. Payment for Ecosystem Services
                                    1. Natural Capital Accounting
                                    2. Natural Capital
                                      1. Definition and Types
                                        1. Accounting for Natural Capital
                                          1. Depreciation of Natural Assets
                                          2. Steady-State Economy
                                            1. Principles and Characteristics
                                              1. Policy Tools for Steady-State
                                                1. Throughput and Scale
                                                2. Degrowth and Post-Growth Theories
                                                  1. Rationale for Degrowth
                                                    1. Policy Proposals and Critiques
                                                      1. Well-being Economics
                                                      2. Biophysical Economics
                                                        1. Energy Return on Investment
                                                          1. Material and Energy Flows
                                                            1. Thermodynamic Constraints
                                                          2. Circular Economy
                                                            1. Principles of the Circular Economy
                                                              1. Closing Material Loops
                                                                1. Designing Out Waste
                                                                  1. Regenerative Design
                                                                  2. Designing for Durability, Repair, and Disassembly
                                                                    1. Product Design Strategies
                                                                      1. Extended Product Lifecycles
                                                                        1. Modular Design
                                                                        2. Industrial Symbiosis
                                                                          1. Resource Sharing Among Industries
                                                                            1. Case Studies and Examples
                                                                              1. Industrial Ecology
                                                                              2. Product-as-a-Service Models
                                                                                1. Shifting from Ownership to Access
                                                                                  1. Business Model Innovations
                                                                                    1. Performance Economy
                                                                                    2. Urban Metabolism
                                                                                      1. Material and Energy Flows in Cities
                                                                                        1. Urban Mining
                                                                                          1. Circular City Strategies
                                                                                        2. Sustainable Business and Finance
                                                                                          1. Corporate Social Responsibility
                                                                                            1. CSR Strategies and Implementation
                                                                                              1. Reporting and Accountability
                                                                                                1. Stakeholder Capitalism
                                                                                                2. Triple Bottom Line Accounting
                                                                                                  1. People, Planet, Profit Framework
                                                                                                    1. Measuring Triple Bottom Line Performance
                                                                                                      1. Integrated Value Creation
                                                                                                      2. Green Business Models
                                                                                                        1. Sustainable Product and Service Design
                                                                                                          1. Green Supply Chains
                                                                                                            1. Circular Business Models
                                                                                                            2. Impact Investing and Sustainable Finance
                                                                                                              1. Principles of Impact Investing
                                                                                                                1. ESG Criteria
                                                                                                                  1. Green Bonds and Climate Finance
                                                                                                                    1. Divestment Movements
                                                                                                                    2. Greenwashing and its Detection
                                                                                                                      1. Identifying Greenwashing Practices
                                                                                                                        1. Regulatory and Voluntary Standards
                                                                                                                          1. Consumer Awareness

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                                                                                                                      5. Governance, Policy, and Action