Economics 308 - Political Economy of the Envir

Fall
2014
01AD
0.00
F 1:25PM 2:15PM
UMass Amherst
78265
Application of the theories of political economy to environmental problems and issues. Topics include regulatory and market approaches to pollution and natural resource depletion; cost-benefit analysis and its economic and political foundations; and case studies of specific environmental problems such as acid rain, deforestation, and global warming.
Pre Req: RES-ECON102orECON103 Open to all majors as of April 7.

open to non-majors as of April 9
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.