Faculty Name

John Reardon

Document Type

Syllabi

School

HSB

Department

EFAQ

Course Subject

ECON

Course Number

3770

Course Section

01

Course Title

Environmental Economics

Academic Term and Year

Fall 2015

Credits

4.00

Area of Study

ECON

Course Description

Goals: To introduce students to the study of environmental issues and resource use, applying economic perspectives and tools. Content: This course examines various environmental issues (e.g., pollution, climate change, energy sources) from an economic perspective. Topics include market failures, challenges of economic development, resource management and allocation, and public policy options. Particular attention is paid to cost-benefit analysis, as it is applied to environmental problems. Prerequisite: ECON 1310; ECON 1320; QMBE 1310, or PSY 1340, or MATH 1200 (grade of C- or better required for all courses) or consent of the instructor Credits: 4

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