Course Description
Environmental economics, or natural resource economics, considers the inter-temporal utilization of conventional renewable and nonrenewable natural resources such as soil, vegetation, animals, and minerals. Environmental Economics considers the efficient and equitable use of environmental resources. Environmental economics involves measuring the costs and benefits of decreasing pollution, cleaning up the environment, and protecting scarce ecological systems such as wetlands and wilderness habitats. Environmental economics analyses current environmental problems and their potential solutions, while utilizing economic principles as an analytical tool to study the relationship between environments and the economy.
Course Objectives & Outcomes
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identifying environmental economics.
- Analysis of the relationship between pollution and environmental economics.
- Understanding the fundamental drivers behind natural resources extinction.
- Acquiring a comprehensive knowledge regarding agricultural economics.
- Analysis of national and global environmental issues.
References
1. Kolstad, Charles. Environmental Economics. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN: 9780199732647.
2. Rietenberg, Tom. Environmental and Natural Resource Economics. 5th ed. Addison-Wesley, 2000. ISBN: 9780321031280.
3. Chapman, Duane. Environmental Economics: Theory, Application, and Policy. Addison-Wesley, 1999. ISBN: 9780321014351.
Course ID: BIOL 561
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
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