Natural Resource Economics

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: ECON 2001; 3 credits from MATH 1111, 1151; or permission of the Department This course examines the application of economic analysis to questions of management, use, and conservation of natural resources. It exposes students to economic theories used in the study of renewable and non-renewable resource industries. It pays particular attention to resource industries important to the Atlantic Canadian economy (the fishery, forestry, agriculture, mining, and energy). (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)