Skip to0 minutes and 7 secondsDecisions about the management of natural resources is something which affects us all. Are natural resources something we should conserve for future generations, or are they just a commodity to be financially exploited? For some, this decision is simple, but as we regularly hear through the news and social media, different people place different values on nature. And questions such as this can leave societies divided.
Skip to0 minutes and 36 secondsThis course is about the institutional economics of natural resource management. Institutional economics is something of a forgotten science, currently experiencing a resurgence. It’s about how laws and social norms affect economic transactions and form the incentive structures of society. I’m Professor Jon Lovett, Chair in Global Challenges at the University of Leeds. My role here is to guide you through this course. We start by exploring three basic principles– the principles of justice, the principles associated with transaction costs, and the problem of aggregating social preferences. These principles will be applied to a case study and inform discussion on justice in natural resource management.
Skip to1 minute and 19 seconds我们通过讨论尼泊尔的森林和灌溉系统的讨论结束了课程 - 种姓制度从历史上导致了获得自然资源的不公正现象。我邀请了来自尼泊尔的一些朋友和同事参加课程，以便他们可以分享自己的经验。那么，在考虑自然资源管理时，我们如何确保公平和正义？我期待听到您的想法并加入您的课程讨论。
