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316-324 Environmental Economics | |
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Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 2 |
Coordinator | Dr L Gangadharan |
Prerequisites | 316-201 Intermediate Macroeconomics and 316-202 Intermediate Microeconomics. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
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; effect on future generations; the use and depletion of renewable and non-renewable natural resources; and the environment and economic development. |
Assessment | A 2-hour end-of-semester examination (60%), an essay of approximately 3000 words (30%) and in-class assessment (in the form of seminar presentation and class participation) (10%). |
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