Listed in: Economics, as ECON-25
Katharine R. E. Sims (Sections 01 and 02)
Students in this course will explore society’s use of the natural environment as a component of production and consumption. The allocation of exhaustible and renewable resources and the protection of environmental quality from an economic standpoint will be examined. Public policy avenues for controlling natural resource management and the environment will also be explored. Case studies include air pollution and acid rain, depletion of the ozone layer and the greenhouse effect, the solid waste crisis, and deforestation, among others.
Requisite: Economics 11. Limited to 50 students. Spring semester. Professor Sims.
Section 01
Tu 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM SMUD 206
Th 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM SMUD 206
Section 02
Tu 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM SMUD 206
Th 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM SMUD 206
Section 01
W 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CONV 302
Section 02
W 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM CONV 209
| Section(s) | ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Environmental & Natural Resource Economics | Addison-Wesley-Longman | Tom Tietenberg & Lynne Lewis | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.