Online Courses Handbook 2003

304240 (v.2) Environmental and Resource Economics 301

Area:	Muresk Institute of Agriculture
Contact Hours:	4.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
An understanding of the economic techniques applied to analysing natural resource problems and issues. Topics include economic analysis of change, valuation of non-market goods and services, externalities and property rights, economics of pollution control, management of non-renewable resources, managing renewable common property resources, resource allocation using multiple criteria analysis, environment and social impact analysis, and cleaner production.