EV2003 - Introduction to Environmental Economics

Credit points:	03
Year:	2018
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	College of Business, Law & Governance

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.

Prerequisites:	AT LEAST 12 CREDITS AT LEVEL 1
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	EC2010 EC5201 EV5003

Availabilities
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2018
Face to face teaching (3hr Workshop: Monday 6 Aug; 4hr Workshops: Monday 17 Sept; & 15 Oct; 2hr Workshop: Monday 22 Oct)
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Emma Gyuris.
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops/ Practicals; Lecturer directed activities
Assessment:	(75%); (25%).
Cairns, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2018
Face to face teaching (3hr Workshop: Friday 10 Aug; 4hr Workshops: 21 Sept & 19 Oct)
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Peter Griggs.
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops/ Practicals; Lecturer directed activities
Assessment:	(75%); (25%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 29-Nov-2018
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Peter Griggs.
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops/ Practicals; Lecturer directed activities
Assessment:	(75%); (25%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 05-Apr-2018
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Peter Griggs.
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops/ Practicals; Lecturer directed activities
Assessment:	(75%); (25%).

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