ECON 483 - Seminar in Resource and Environmental Economics

An advanced study of current resource and environmental issues. Explores the reasons for, and the welfare implications of, some of the pressing resource and environmental issues facing humankind today. Topics may include the study of energy use and its implications for local and global environments; the interaction between economic development and population growth and its impact on resource use and the environment; and the local and global implications of deforestation. The economic, scientific, and political framework surrounding the issues is explored.

Credits: 1.00
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites:

ECON 251

and

ECON 252

and

ECON 375

and (

ECON 228

or ECON 328 or

ECON 383

)
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents
Liberal Arts Practices: Confronting Collective Challenges and The Process of Writing
Core Component: None

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