Module Identifier EC33710  
Module Title ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS  
Academic Year 2005/2006  
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    
  Seminars / Tutorials    
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Exam1.5 Hours  80%
Semester Assessment  20%

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
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

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6