Part I: Fundamentals of environmental economics and policy.

- Economic approach to environmental analysis and the limits to growth
- Externalities, public goods, environmental goods, and efficient allocations of environmental resources
- Economic instruments of environmental policy and the limits of public intervention: command-and-control instruments, tax-subsidies, property rights, and emissions markets

Part II: Sustainable development and circular economy

- Definition, dimensions, criteria and models of analysis of sustainable development
- Sustainable Development Goals and policies: UN 2030 Agenda, European Green Deal, etc.
- Sustainable development indicators
- Transition from linear economy to circular economy, bioeconomy and Industrial Symbiosis
- Social responsibility and corporate strategies
- Climate change and the economy

Part III: Economics and Ethics

- Determinants of well-being and happiness
- Multidimensional indicators of a society's well-being and the issues related to GDP.

Classroom work sessions dedicated to the processing of data and indicators for the purpose of preparing group work are planned (see “teaching methods” and “learning verification methods”).