ECON 483 - Seminar in Resource and Environmental Economics

An advanced study of current resource and environmental issues. Explores the reasons for, and the welfare implications of, some of the pressing resource and environmental issues facing humankind today. Topics may include the study of energy use and its implications for local and global environments; the interaction between economic development and population growth and its impact on resource use and the environment; and the local and global implications of deforestation. The economic, scientific, and political framework surrounding the issues is explored.

Credits: 1.00
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: ECON 251 and ECON 252 and ECON 375 and (ECON 228 or ECON 328)
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents
Liberal Arts CORE: None
Formerly: ECON 428

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