Module Identifier EC33710  
Module Title ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Ms Molly Scott Cato  
Semester Intended for use in future years  
Next year offered N/A  
Next semester offered N/A  
Pre-Requisite EC32410  
Course delivery Lecture   10 Hours  
  Seminars / Tutorials   4 Hours  
Assessment Semester Exam   1.5 Hours   80%  
  Semester Assessment     20%  

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course students will:

Aims

The aim of the course is to give students an introduction to the sub-discipline of environmental economics and to introduce a planetary perspective to their understanding of other major economics topics.

Reading Lists

Books
Ahmed M Hussen. (2000) Principles of Environmental Economics: Economics, Ecology and Public Policy. Routledge
Charles D Kolstad. (2000) Environmental Economics. Oxford University Press
Tom Tietenberg. (2000) Environmental and Natural Resource Economics. 5th. Longman
David W Pearce and R Kerry Turner. (1990) Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment. Harvester Wheatsheaf
Richard Douthwaite. (1999) The Growth Illusion. 2nd. Green Books, Totnes