2012-2013 Academic Catalog 
    
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2012-2013 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ID 155 - The Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment

Type of Course: Lecture
A review of political economic problems associated with such natural resources as land, water and energy goods, as well as a resource common to all of us, our natural environment. Topics include the assessment of environmental impacts within market-oriented economics and the use of economics in policy designed to address environmental issues such as air pollution, global warming, biodiversity and suburban sprawl. Students may not take both ECON 157  and ECON 257 .

Prerequisites: ECON 010  or ECON 100 .