Environmental Economics

Catalog description

This course focuses on natural resource economics and environmental issues. Topics include air and water pollution, toxic waste, deforestation, soil erosion, biodiversity, global warming and sustainable development. The course provides students the opportunity to develop skills in applying economic tools to understand and evaluate current environmental issues and their consequences. Service-Learning course. Offered alternate fall semesters. Prerequisites: EC 202 or ENV 201/ENV 201L. Cross-listed with EC 315.