ECO 226 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Weekly seminar. Reading and discussion on the application of economic tools to the evaluation of environmental amenities, the analysis of pollution control policies, and the use of natural resources. Strengths and weaknesses of the economic approach to these issues are examined.

Students entering 2012: satisfies the Social-Scientific Thought distribution requirement. 

Prerequisites & Notes
Economics 101 and Calculus I or equivalent recommended.