Business and Environment

3 credits · Nicholas School of Environment

Theoretical grounding on Sustainable Systems (SS) thinking and overview of national and international frameworks that have led to development and use of sustainable systems modeling, life cycle analysis and policy decision models. Topics include socio-metabolic consumption, sustainability as a field of inquiry, systems thinking, industrial ecology, earth systems engineering, complexity and resiliency. Explore current drivers and implications of sustainable systems with specific focus on nexus of industry and environmental systems including examining cumulative impacts and benefits resulting from shifting supply chains, green engineering, technological designs and consumer behavior.