Environmental Economics

Catalog description

Environmental Economics examines the interactions between people and the environment by addressing the challenge of meeting the increasing demand for goods and services while simultaneously conserving natural resources for future generations. This course utilizes economic theory and geographic information systems (GIS) software to examine global environmental issues including externalities, public goods, criteria for evaluating environmental policies, the role of economic analysis in environmental policy decisions, discussion of pollution control planning, environmental conservation policy in The United States, and international environmental conservation concerns.