Resilient Green Economy at the Time of Emergency: New Sustainable Business Models, Circular Economy, Smart and Sustainable Cities, Ecosystems and Governance in the Age of Complexity

CONTENT
The challenge is upon us. The global economy is experiencing severe stress of coronavirus epidemic. At the same time, the restrictions and lock down measures resulted in significant reductions of air emissions and the Planet could see the first year when the CO2 emissions decline. Can we use this crisis and turn it into an opportunity? An opportunity to reinforce and rebuild resilience and foster green economy, reduce emissions and waste and restore ecosystems?
Ecological economics is a powerful interdisciplinary field. Inspired by nature, systems thinking and the new science of complexity, ecological economists build interdisciplinary teams to address some of the most pressing problems of our time: climate change, biodiversity loss and the waste crisis.
It is absolutely clear that a transition towards a more sustainable future will require engagement from all stakeholders: government, business and citizens and civil society.

THEORY & APPLICATIONS
During this course, part of the Environment Europe executive education programme, we will explore the theoretical foundations of the ecological economics, the principles of resilience, non-linearity, the methodological tools of ecological economics and will focus on the practical aspects of the transition: new sustainable business models, sustainable investment, corporate social responsibility, environmental policy, smart and sustainable cities, ecosystems restoration, industrial ecology and circular economy. The methods of environmentally extended input-output analysis, multi-criteria decision aid tools and empirically-driven econometric tools for evidence-based environmental policy analysis will be discussed as key methodological tools of ecological-economic analysis. Acting as a bridge to the policy module, the final theoretical session will criticise existing approaches to measure macro sustainability performance and will introduce new conceptual tools for the assessment of progress. A particular attention will be paid to business models and especially transforming business models to incorporate ecosystems, climate and circularity issues. The impacts of the economy on the ecosystems and alternative ecosystem services assessment and valuation techniques will be discussed in the context of building resilience across all sectors.

AUDIENCE
The course is designed for multiple points of entry and could be helpful for PhD students, government experts, representatives of international organisations 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.

EXPERTS
The applied module will be taught by active professionals and experts, who advise international organisations, national and city governments around the world and have experience working with EU institutions and the United Nations. The School will draw on the EU, UK and international experience of environmental policy and will focus in its applied part on green fiscal reform, climate change, renewable energy, multidimensional poverty measurement, sustainable cities and values. The scope of sustainability issues addressed during the School, covering not only economic and environmental, but also social sustainability, will make this School truly unique.

OXFORD EXPERIENCE
The course will take place at a beautiful and atmospheric St Hugh's College, featuring one of the largest gardens in Oxford. The unique environment will stimulate our dialogue and create wonderful memories for the years to come. The participants will forge lasting friendships and become part of an alumni network of professionals from 59 different countries.


"Seven years ago I was part of this wonderful experience. If you think it's time to boost your career then consider this course." Vincent Awotwe-Pratt


NETWORK
The Oxford, Spring, Summer and Winter Schools in Ecological Economics organised by Environment Europe attracted participants from 59 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. You are invited to explore the happy faces of our alumni on our Alumni page: https://environmenteurope.eu/alumni The alumni will be able to join exclusive Environment Europe LinkedIn and Facebook Alumni groups and collaborate on joint research proposals and projects applying ecological-economic methods for sustainability transition.