Urpn 460_Week 1

Front 1

In the example of a ship in the textbook, to load a ship efficiently is to make sure that the weight on both sides of the keel is the same, so that the ship floats evenly in the water. However it does not guarantee that not too much cargo is placed on the ship. According to ecological economists, the ship is overloaded/sunk by which of the following reasons?

Back 1

see ch 1 p.4-5

Front 2

“As long as the economy is growing, we can always offer to the poor the future prospect of a slice of a larger pie. Because concentrated capital feeds the capitalist system, their misery will soon be relieved.” Ecological economists criticize this statement based on which of the followings?

Back 2

see ch 1 p.12-14

Front 3

In the discussion of uncanny wisdom, human actions that often result in long term damage to humans, ecosystems or both often are supported by social assurances. Three such social assurances discussed include:

Back 3

From Lecture

Front 4

Which of the following notions are shared between ecological and neoclassical economics?

Back 4

see ch 2 p.15-17

Front 5

With cumulative impacts, such as urban sprawl, continued development on sensitive lands or increases in the number of automobiles, the first major signal of system failure is:

Back 5

Lecture

Front 6

The textbook (D&F) is designed to introduce ecological economics as a necessary evolution of conventional economic thought (neoclassical economics) that has dominated academia for over a century. Ecological economists take different views compared to their neoclassical counterparts. Which of the following are characteristic of ecological economists?

Back 6

see ch 1 p.4-6

Front 7

Ecological economists share economic concepts with neoclassical economist except :

Back 7

see ch 1 p.3-4 and ch 2 p.15

Front 8

“An increase in quality of goods and services, as defined by their ability to increase human well-being, provided by a given throughput” is the definition of which of the followings?

Back 8

see ch 1 p.6

Front 9

The diagram below shows the limits to growth of the macro economy. Which of the followings does not correctly describe the diagram?

Back 9

see ch 2 p.16-19 and 2

Front 10

“Economic system has adapted in response to changes in the environment, and these adaptations in turn provoke subsequent environment change, to which we must again adapt”. This statement is the definition of which of the followings?

Back 10

see ch 1 p.7-8

Front 11

What are the key elements of uncanny wisdom?

Back 11

Lecture

Front 12

Which of the following laws states that energy and matter in the universe move inexorably toward a less ordered (less useful) state?

Back 12

see ch 2 p.29

Front 13

Why earth is approximately a closed system?

Back 13

see ch 2 p.15-16

Front 14

Sometimes the abstract model built to understand one aspect of reality is regarded as the real world per sei Which of the following ideas reflects this error?

Back 14

see ch 2 p.30

Front 15

The following diagram shows how neoclassical economists and ecological economists view economic system differently. Which of the followings correctly describes the diagram below?

Back 15

see ch 2 p.24-29

Front 16

In class there was a discussion of what are the most important problems we face. Out of the problems listed and discussed in class, what was said to be some common factors?

Back 16

Lecture