This unit provides a comprehensive coverage of environmental economics and has been structured on the premise that course participants have little background in economics. The unit presents a different paradigm to conventional economics and illustrates how the study of mainstream economics needs to be reoriented in the light of the following premises: the natural environment is the core of any economy, and economic sustainability cannot be attained without environmental sustainability. The unit equips participants with an ability to engage in multi-disciplinary teams with environmental economists; analyse environmental and economic policy issues; and understand the nature of trade-off... -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Ram Ranjan
Prerequisites: Admission to MEnv or PGDipEnv or PGCertEnv or MEnvEd or PGDipEnvEd or PGCertEnvEd or MEnvMgt or PGCertEnvMgt or MEnvStud or PGDipEnvStud or MEnvPlan or MEnvSc or MSusDev or PGDipSusDev or PGCertSusDev or MClimCh or MWldMgt or PGDipWldMgt or PGCertWldMgt o
