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EV2003:03

Introduction to Environmental Economics

Townsville, Cairns

HECS Band 2

26 hours lectures, 24 hours tutorials. Semester 2 (Townsville campus); Semester 1 (Cairns campus).

Staff:

Dr E Gyuris (Townsville campus);

Dr P Griggs (Cairns campus).

The natural environment in the development of economic theory; basic economic concepts relevant to environmental matters including cost-benefit analysis; environmental evaluation techniques and the pricing of resources; economic implications of changing environmental practice; the development of global economic interdependence and its implication for natural environments.

Learning Objectives:

to provide sufficient knowledge of environmental economics to better understand: the economic and political debate on the environment; articles on the environment in publications such as the Financial Review and The Economist;

an experience in team project work, the preparation of consultancy reports and the government approval process.

Assessment by examination (40%); group project (30%); essay (30%).