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The role of
discounting, sustainability, and intergenerational fairness in evaluating
long-term environmental policies. ·
Mathematical
models of the relationship between economic growth, the natural environment,
and human well-being. ·
The interplay
between economics and ethics in valuing and managing environmental resources. ·
The role of
public policies in promoting energy efficiency and the adoption of
“clean” energy technologies. Professor
Howarth graduated summa cum laude from
the Biology and Society Program at Before
joining A
native of northern New England, Professor Howarth lives in ENVS
3: Environment and Society An examination of the human sources of a variety of
environmental problems and of human responses to environmental problems at
the local, national, and international levels. The course will describe the
actors in controversies over these problems and the institutions and rules
which have so far been created to deal with the issues. The course will then
proceed to the question: Will those current institutions and laws, originally
devised to deal with the pollution of our natural environment, be able to
resolve the more fundamental issues arising out of the increasing conflicts
over land use, energy, food, and growth? Faculty from a number of different
disciplines will participate. Dist:
SOC. View last
year’s syllabus. ENVS/ECON 55: Natural Resource and Ecological Economics
This
course examines the use of economic concepts and methods in the management of
natural resources and ecological systems. Topics including welfare economics,
common pool resources, nonmarket valuation, and discounting procedures are
developed and applied to problems such as fisheries management, forest
management, and biodiversity conservation. The course explores the links
between economic growth, resource depletion, and global environmental change
and the use of economic and ecological indicators in measuring and achieving
sustainable development. Emphasis is placed on both the disciplinary aspects
of economic analysis and the role of economics in interdisciplinary
problem-solving. Prerequisites:
Economics 1 and Environmental Studies 2 or 3. Dist: SOC. View
last
year’s syllabus. Richard
B. Howarth Environmental
Studies Program HB
6182, 113 Steele Hall +1-603-646-2752
(voice) +1-603-646-1682
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