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Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/24/94 |
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ECN263 19946-20066
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3 Credit(s) |
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The Economics of Natural Resources, Population and the
Environment |
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Applies economic analysis to both the causes and possible remedies of the problems of environmental deterioration and natural resource depletion. Includes discussion of the economic problems of urban communities and the relationship between population and economic growth and the depletion of natural resources and environmental pollution. Prerequisites: ECN100, or ECN111, or ECN112. |
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies: |
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ECN263 19946-20066 |
The Economics of
Natural Resources, Population and the Environment |
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Describe the connection between the environment and the economy. (I) |
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Develop students' skills using analytical tools such as supply and demand graphs to critically analyze environmental quality and natural resource problems. (II) |
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Describe the methods that policy makers use to evaluate improvements or modifications to environmental quality. (III) |
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Apply cost-benefit analysis and marginal analysis to answer the question: How much environmental quality can we afford? (III) |
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Assess various environmental policy choices by identifying criteria and applying it to various control strategies; includes major criticisms and defenses of each strategy. (IV) |
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Trace the factors that have contributed to the historical development of major water pollution, air pollution, and toxic and hazardous substance control policies. (V) |
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Identify and describe factors that have contributed to the historical development of current natural resource policy issues. (VI) |
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Describe appropriate techniques for evaluating efficient economic use of renewable, nonrenewable, and recyclable resources. (VI) |
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Identify and describe the determinants of population growth. (VII) |
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Compare and contrast the arguments for and against population control. (VII) |
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Compare and contrast, from an economics point of view, the basic pessimist model and the basic optimist model of population growth. (VII) |
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MCCCD Official Course Outline: |
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ECN263 19946-20066 |
The Economics of
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I. Introduction A. What is Environmental Economics? B. The Economy and the Environment II. Analytical Tools A. Supply and Demand B. Economic Efficiency and Markets III. The Economics of Environmental Quality A. Methods of Benefit Analysis B. Methods of Cost Analysis IV. Environmental Policy Analysis A. Criteria for Evaluating Environmental Policies B. Decentralized Strategies C. Command-and-Control Strategies D. Incentive-Based Strategies V.
History of Major Environmental Policies in the A. Federal Water Pollution-Control Policy B. Federal Air Pollution-Control Policy C. Federal Policy on Toxic and Hazardous Substances VI. The Economics of Natural Resource Use A. Renewable Resources B. Nonrenewable Resources C. Recyclable Resources VII. Population Growth and Control A. The Basic Pessimist Model B. The Basic Optimist Model |