Main Topics:
– History of Economic Development
– Interrelations of Economics with Nature
– Interrelations of Economics with Socio-Political Developments

Study Goals:
– understanding today’s climate crisis as outcome of historic economic developments
– getting to know the link between economic activity and the exploitation of nature and humans
– understanding the central role of fossil fuels and non-renewables in the unsustainability of today’s economics
– becoming aware of the global inequalities related to today’s economic system

Exercise Files
Theme 1 self-study activities (pdf)
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Theme 1 self-study quiz (pdf)
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English_Transcript 1 (pdf)
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