Overview
The unit will begin with a general approach to environmental economics, with a focus on the importance of externalities, property rights, and public goods. The unit will then be broken into sections focusing on major environmental problems such as climate change, air/water pollution, over-exploitation of open access resources and sustainable … For more content click the Read More button below.
Offerings
S2-01-CAULFIELD-ON-EV-BLK
Requisites
Prerequisite
Prohibition
Contacts
Chief Examiner(s)
Associate Professor Anke Leroux
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.
understand the basic economic approach to critically thinking about environmental problems and policy
2.
understand the major policies that exist to solve specific environmental problems
3.
identify weaknesses in current environmental policy and offer suggestions for how they can be improved
4.
demonstrate the ability to consume and synthesize the current empirical evidence on specific environmental problems/policies
5.
understand the major environmental challenges facing the developing world.
Teaching approach
Active learning
Assessment
1 - Within semester assessment
Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities
Workshops
Workload requirements
Workload