Online Courses Handbook 2003

305039 (v.1) Environmental Health and Economics 581

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.