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Spring 2025
Nov 21,2024 |
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| ECON 260 - Introduction to Environmental and Natural Resource Economics |
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This course introduces the fundamental economic concepts, methods, and policy options used to analyze the interaction between the economy and the natural environment, including natural resources. Major topics covered include the economics of: pollution and environmental protection; resource extraction and depletion; externalities and public goods; and sustainability and resilience. Methods of economic analysis introduced include: cost-benefit analysis; valuation of environmental services, and impact analysis. Policy options considered include: property rights, effluent controls, emission charges, tradable pollution permits, and regulatory restrictions.
4.000 Credit hours 40.000 TO 48.000 Lecture hours Syllabus Available Levels: Credit Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science Division Social Science Department Course Attributes: Tuition, Social Science Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Skills Development Credit May not be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: College Now |
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