Course is for non-majors.
I structure course to develop a natural science and evolutionary foundation for understanding our history as a species, our economy, and our interaction with environment. In addition to the Harrison and Peet books, a number of individual readings are assigned on various topics. We will briefly cover the standard market approach to Resources and Environment but this will only constitute a small part of the course. The goal is develop an approach to economics. We start with the material, energetic, and information basics of physical and biological production systems.