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.

Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): (ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics or ECON 205 - Principles of Economics) and (STAT 190 - Basic Statistics or STAT 290 - Statistics).
Disciplinary Perspective(s):
None
Interconnecting Perspective(s):
None
University Graduation Requirement(s):
None