FOUNDATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
Survey of historical topics and contemporary research questions in environmental and resource economics. Focus areas include foundational models of human/environment interaction, definition and evaluation of the suite of environmental policy instruments, measuring environmental costs and benefits, and examining natural resource use.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: A A E 635 and 636 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize the breadth of topics that constitute the field of environmental economics. Audience: Graduate 2. Use the field’s historical canon to organize current research topics. Audience: Graduate 3. Critically read and assess research papers in the field. Audience: Graduate 4. Identify knowledge gaps in the field. Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate knowledge about significant research in the field by writing a literature summary. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize the breadth of topics that constitute the field of environmental economics. Audience: Graduate 2. Use the field’s historical canon to organize current research topics. Audience: Graduate 3. Critically read and assess research papers in the field. Audience: Graduate 4. Identify knowledge gaps in the field. Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate knowledge about significant research in the field by writing a literature summary. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027