Advanced Topics in Environmental and Resource Economics

Department: 
ENV ECON
Course Number: 
161
Course Title: 
Advanced Topics in Environmental and Resource Economics
Description: 
The roots of environmental and resource economics. Theories of land and resource rent. Models of optimal use of renewable and nonrenewable resources with applications to energy and timber. Balancing environmental and extractive values. Resources, growth, and sustainability. Special topic: the problem of global climate change
Units: 
4
Offered: 
Fall
Course Type: 
Undergraduate