ECON 309 - The Economics of Sustainability

This course examines the economics of the sustainable use of natural resources, and the consequences of failure to do so. Topics covered may include: problems associated with optimal usage and management of common-pool resources; environmental regulation; the impact of government taxes and subsidies; environmental benefit estimation methods; cost-benefit analysis; sustainable agriculture; energy policy; transportation policy; and urban design.

Prerequisites: ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics or ECON 205 - Principles of Economics; STAT 190 - Basic Statistics or STAT 290 - Statistics.
Credit(s): 3