Economic Sustainability

Economic Sustainability

Time required: 30 minutes

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Describe and compare different types of economies and different ways to measure them
  • Define economic sustainability, economy, economic growth, and externalities
  • Connect economic sustainability to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • Identify opportunities to improve economic sustainability in New Brunswick

Module summary

  1. Introduction to economic sustainability
  2. What is a good economy?
  3. Definitions
  4. Connect economic sustainability to the UN SDGs
  5. Check your understanding
  6. Focus on: Circular economies
  7. Alternative systems
  8. Focus on: Indigenous gift economies
  9. Reflection
  10. Conclusion

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