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 316-324 Environmental Economics

Coordinator

Dr L Gangadharan

Prerequisites

316-201 Intermediate Macroeconomics and 316-202 Intermediate Microeconomics.

Semester

1

Contact

Three hours of lectures/seminars

Subject Description

Environmental issues will be addressed with the aid of economic theory. Topics include: sustainability of economies; pollution as an externality; approaches to dealing with pollution in different countries; methods of valuing the environment and environmental damage; environmental ethics and future generations; the use and depletion of renewable and non-renewable natural resources; the environment and economic development.

Assessment

A 2-hour examination (80%) and an essay of approximately 2000 words (20%).

Prescribed Texts
  • D W Pearce and R K Turner, Economics and Natural Resources and the Environment. Harvester Wheatsheaf 1990.
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