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Fall 2021
Apr 20, 2024 |
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| ECO 240 - Environmental Economics |
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Course Description: Environmental economics is intended to be an introduction to economic perspectives and analysis on environmental and natural resources issues. Students will examine economic theories related to natural resources, with an emphasis on the strengths and weaknesses of alternative viewpoints. The heart of environmental economics is applying cost-benefit analysis to examine environmental issues and efforts to address each of these issues. The analysis involves a lot of uncertainties with regards to the costs and benefits of such efforts and therefore we rely greatly on valuation methods such as contingent valuation and travel cost methods. Topics include economic analysis of common resources; economic analysis of depletable and renewable natural resources; the population problem; economics of pollution; the economic valuation of environmental goods; and ecological economics. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Independent Study, Lecture, On-Line Social Sciences Department Textbook Information at the WCSU Bookstore Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate Undergraduate Non-Matric Prerequisites: Undergraduate level ECO 213 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level MAT 118 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level MAT 120 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level MAT 133 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level MAT 135 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level MAT 181 Minimum Grade of D- |
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