Course Instructor - Shashi Kr Shaw and Dr. Mousumi Bakshi
Course will start from 23rd February,2026
Content/ Syllabus: Unit wise course content distribution
Unit 1: Introduction
Economic Development and Sustainability- concept of environmentalism - Stockholm Conference 1972, development of international environmental policy, Earth Summit 1992 and the formulation of the concept of Sustainable Development - Agenda 21 and SDGs - Components of sustainable development, environment-economy interaction, the circular economy
Lecture 1 .1 Introduction - Some Concept, Economic Development, Sustainability
Lecture 1 & 2 Question & Answer Set
Unit 2: Challenges to Sustainable Development
Rules and framework for Sustaining Development, MDGs - Exhaustible resources and Renewable resources, Natural resources- Natural Capital Stock, the meaning of constant capital stock - Externality, environmental pollution as an externality, optimal level of pollution, common property resources, Coase theorem - Trans-boundary environmental problem, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol
Unit 3: Practices and Strategies for Sustainable Development
Environmental standards, Taxes and Subsidies - Pollution Charges and Abatement Costs, Marketable Pollution Permits - Role of inclusive and participatory management in sustainable development, Sustainable practices in agricultural, industrial, rural and urban development - Environmental Education and environmental ethics, Environmental conservation policies and Discounting for the future
References/Suggested Readings
1. Our Common Journey: A Transition Toward Sustainability. National Academy Press, Washington D.C. Subbotina, T. P. 2004.
2. Elliott, Jennifer. 2012. An Introduction to Sustainable Development. 4th Ed. Routledge, London.
3. Rogers, Peter P., Kazi F. Jalal, and John A. Boyd. "An introduction to sustainable development."(2012).
4. Sachs, J. D. 2015. The Age of Sustainable Development. Columbia University Press, New York
5. David W. Pearce and R. Kerry Turner, (1990) Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment, Johns Hopkins University Press.
End Semester Examination: 35 Marks
The end semester examination shall be conducted based on written test.
Question Pattern: Students have to answer 1 questions carrying 10 marks out of given 2 questions
2 questions carrying 5 marks each out of given 4 questions;.
5 questions carrying 2 marks each out of given 8 questions;
5 questions carrying 1 mark each out of given 8 questions.