2013-2014 Academic Catalog 
    
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2013-2014 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ECON 157 - The Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment


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.

Prerequisites: ECON 010  or ECON 100 .

Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered periodically