Valuing Nature - Online Course
Online course in Business & Management
Valuing Nature: Should We Put a Price on Ecosystems?
Discover the many ways that we benefit from the natural world through ecosystem services.
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Explore how we value the natural world
There are many services that ecosystems provide that we never even consider, until we destroy them. Natural ecosystems help alleviate flooding, improve food security and protect our coastlines. Yet we consistently replace these ecosystems with manmade alternatives. If we put a price on nature, will it help us to protect these important ecosystems? And is it morally right to put a price on nature? Get answers with this course that uses an interdisciplinary approach to explore the ins and outs of how we value nature.
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What topics will you cover?
Putting a monetary value on nature
What are ecosystem services and who benefits from them?
Environmental Economics
How much is the Earth worth?
Debates, dilemmas and politics
Ecosystem services in action
Local Scale - Valuing ecosystems in your area
Regional Scale - South-West of England
National Scale - Coral Reefs
International Scale - REDD+ and saving the rainforests
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This course started 13 Jan 2020
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What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...
Describe the concept of 'valuing nature’
Compare different types of services that ecosystems provide
Assess the moral and political dilemmas associated with valuing ecosystems
Apply your understanding of ecosystem services to peatlands, coral reefs and rainforests
Identify key ecosystem services in your place
Investigate the best ways to manage and preserve ecosystems and their services
Who is the course for?
This course is for anyone interested in nature and the environment, you don’t need any past experience.
Who will you learn with?
Tim Lenton
Professor Tim Lenton is Chair in Climate Change/Earth System Science at the University of Exeter. His research focuses on understanding the behaviour of the Earth as a whole system.
Damien Mansell
Senior Lecturer at The University of Exeter specialising in Glaciology, GIS and Remote Sensing
Educator on Climate Change: Challenges and Solutions
Find me on twitter @DamienMansell
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Liam Taylor
PhD student researching the impacts of climate change on our world
Course producer for University of Exeter Global Systems Institute
@LTaylor1995
http://awildgeographer.wordpress.com/
Who developed the course?
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a Russell Group university. It combines world-class research with very high levels of student satisfaction.
