305039 (v.1) Environmental Health and Economics 581

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Area:	School of Public Health
Contact Hours:	4.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 4 Hours Weekly
Introduction to basic economic concepts. Marginal cost, opportunity costs, economic evaluation, economic growth, macro economics, micro economics. Linkages between economy and ecology, The environment and health as resources and the concept of sustainabledevelopment. Budgeting, resource allocation in health care. International aid, demography and socio political factors in sustainable development and health.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2003 Bentley Campus Semester 2   Y   2003 BPI Intern'l Group S'pore Semester 1   Y   2003 BPI Intern'l Group S'pore Semester 2   Y   2003 Open University HK Semester 1   Y   2003 Open University HK Semester 2   Y