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
Recommended Citation
Reardon, John, "ECON3770-01.Environmental Economics.F15.Reardon,John" (2015). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 963.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/963