Area: | School of Economics and Finance |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Economic growth and the environment - sustainable development, theory of environmental externalities, property rights and the Coae theorem, common property resources and public goods, economic techniques of valuation, ecological economics, population growth, nonrenewable resources, renewable resources, pollution and global climate change. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of ths unit student students will - Have an understanding of the major environmental issues facing humanity. Have an understanding of the different approaches to economic analysis of resources and the environment. Be able to apply economictheory and analysis to environmental and resource issues. Be able to critically assess different policy perspective with respect to environmental issues. |
Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 25%. Exam 35%. Mid Semester Test 25%. Presentation 15%. |
Field of Education: | 91901 Economics | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Categorised | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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