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Introduction to Environmental Sustainability Economics and Policy

X443 (1 semester unit in Natural Resources)

Learn basic concepts in pollution economics, and how sustainability and environmental issues are being addressed from an economic perspective. After building a foundation in basic economic theories, you will learn how they are being applied in real world to help solve environmental problems and mitigate associated risks. Learn basic principles, analysis frameworks, and pricing mechanisms for various types of pollution. Be educated in the basic vocabulary of this industry. Continue onto the advanced class, and be prepared to start/advance your career in this high-growth field.

You review real-world case studies and actively discuss the following topics in class: Economics and Global Warming, Pollution and Resource Degradation, Efficiency and Safety Standards, Neoclassical and Ecological View of Sustainability, Cost/Benefits of Environmental Protection Policies, Implementing Efficiency Standards, Consumption and Welfare. You analyze and discuss case studies and study effective practical application of economic theories in a wide variety of global sustainability and environmental issues. The goal is to adapt you to a creative thinking process that identifies, analyzes, and resolves complex problems, and creates effective practical solutions. This methodology focuses on hands-on learning experience and helps you better assimilate class materials and successfully achieve course learning objectives

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Wed. Nov. 18, Berkeley

MAGDOLNA ROZS, Ph.D., lectures on environmental policies and economy, virology, and industrial biotechnology. She has taught at the University of Pecs and Szeged, Hungary. She also held executive positions in the Hungarian Parliament and in the National Office for Research and Technology. Rozs was a fellow of the Fulbright Hubert H. Humphrey Program.

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• $325 (EDP 311985)

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