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Environmental Economics

Offered By: DeAnza College via California Community Colleges System

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Sustainability Courses Government Regulations Courses Cost-Benefit Analysis Courses Environmental Policy Courses Pollution Courses

Course Description

Overview

This is an introduction to the basic principles of economics and their application to problems of environmental quality and natural resource utilization. Topics will include market failures, sustainable resource allocation, environmental degradation, pollution, and a rationale of government involvement in the market-based economy. Emphasis will be given to sustainability and the importance of including the environmental impact into the cost-benefit analysis of economic activities.

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