ECON 1661 - Fundamentals of Environmental Economics and Policy

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

Provides a survey, from the perspective of economics, of environmental and natural resource policy. Combines lectures on conceptual and methodological topics with examinations of public policy issues. Topics include principles of environmental and resource economics, nonrenewable resources (minerals and energy), renewable resources (fisheries), air pollution (stationary and mobile sources, acid rain, and global climate change), and sustainable development and political aspects of environmental policy.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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