POE-299T.1 Topics in Environmental Economics
Winter. Alt. years. A discussion-based course
covering topics in renewable and nonrenewable
resource use, sustainable yields in fisheries,
transportation issues, management of endangered
species, and land-use management (e.g., urban
sprawl). Primary focus will be on issues of
regional significance (e.g., conservation of
Pacific salmon stocks, water-use management).
Economic concepts covered include market failure,
cost-benefit analysis, monetary evaulation of the
environment, and sustainable economic
development. (SOCIAL SCIENCE)