EV2003 - Introduction to Environmental Economics

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Sch of Earth & Environmental Sciences

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 Outcomes

• To develop background knowledge to understand the environmental and ecological economics literature;
• To enable graduates to meaningfully engage in discussions in disciplines relevant to environmental problems but which are outside the graduates' core discipline;
• To provide sufficient knowledge of environmental economics to better understand the economic and political debate on the environment.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products.

Prerequisites:	Any level 1 EV or GE subject
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	EC2010 EC5201 EV5003

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coord/Lect:	Dr Emma Gyuris.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 26 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); essays (30%); group project (30%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coord/Lect:	Dr Peter Griggs.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 26 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); essays (30%); group project (30%).

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