ECON 360 - Environmental Economics

(3 credits)
Prerequisite: ECON 101 and ECON 102 or consent of instructor
This course analyzes the economics of environmental issues and natural resource use. Topics include allocation of renewable, non-renewable and common property resources, external cost/benefit analysis and public goods. Also included is the “ecological economics” approach, which incorporates an analysis of the physical requirements for ecological sustainability. Offered periodically.