ECON210 - Economics of the Environment

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Academic Year 2002/2003

Economics of the Environment
ECON 210 SP

This course features an analytical study of the major theoretical and applied issues of environmental economics and resource management. Topics will include the fundamental underpinnings of externalities, alternative control strategies, uncertainties, long-term environmental concerns and resource utilization across a finite globe. Applications will be gleaned from a vast array of issues including clean air and water legislation, acid rain, carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons, global warming and other global environmental change phenomena.

MAJOR READINGS

Readings in literature.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Occasional problem sets, paper or research project, midterm exam, oral presentations of research.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

ECON271 or 301 or equivalent recommended but not necessarily required. In place of MATH118, any calculus course numbered 121 or above or advance placement in calculus will be acceptable. Please note that if you do not match one of the prerequisite listings EXACTLY, then you need a prerequisite override.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

The instructor of this course will not be using the on-line wait list. If you are interested in this course, please contact the instructor directly.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS ECON Grading Mode: Student Option

Prerequisites: (ECON111 AND ECON112 AND MATH118) OR ECON110 OR ECON105

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Yohe,Gary W.

Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: PAC125

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 30)

SR. major: 7 Jr. major: 8

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: 5 SO: 10 FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Quantitative Reasoning, Speaking

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003