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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: ECO3014 Module Title: NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
Module Provider: Economics Short Name: EC458
Level: HE3 Module Co-ordinator: RICKMAN NJ Prof (Economics)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Assessment Pattern
Unit(s) of Assessment 

Weighting Towards Module 
Mark (%)
2 hour Examination

70
Coursework 1

10
Coursework 2

20

Qualifying Condition(s)
A weighted aggregated mark of 40% is required to pass the module
Module Overview
In recent years, the environment and natural resources have become central policy issues for governments across the world. This module examins why this is and looks at the solutions that economics offers for the problem of how 'best' to use these vital resources
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
None
Module Aims
The module aim to provide students with an ability to understand the nature of the environmental and natural resource problems from an economist's perspective. It also aims to help students to be able to critique current environmental policies using economic theory and evidence
Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module students will:-

  • understand the meaning of common terms used in the literature of environmental and natural resource economics
  • have gained a critical appreciation of the various methods of measuring environmental costs and damages
  • be able to assess policy towards local, national and global environmental issues
  • understand the principal theories formulated by natural resource economists
  • understand potential links between environmental growth and natural resource depletion
Module Content
  • The environment as an economic, resource sustainability and sustainable development
  • externality control policies and instruments
  • the measurement and valuation of damage and control costs
  • depletion models of non-renewable natural resources and their predictive ability
  • natural resources and growth
Methods of Teaching/Learning
Lectures (11)
Last Updated

10 March 2011