Richard B. Howarth Pat and John Rosenwald Professor, Dartmouth College Editor-in-Chief, Ecological Economics
Teaching CV Contact Information ENVS Homepage	Rich Howarth is an environmental and ecological economist who studies the interface between economic theory and the ecological, moral, and social dimensions of environmental issues. His topical interests focus on energy use, climate change, and ecological conservation. His research and teaching emphasize themes that include: · 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, ethics, and deliberative politics in valuing and managing ecological resources. · The role of public policies in promoting the adoption of “clean” energy technologies. Professor Howarth graduated summa cum laude from the Biology and Society Program at Cornell University (A.B., 1985) and holds an M.S. in Land Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1987). He earned his Ph.D. from the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California at Berkeley (1990), where he collaborated with Richard B. Norgaard on the economics of natural resources and sustainable development. Before joining Dartmouth’s faculty in 1998, Professor Howarth held research and teaching positions at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1990-1993) and the University of California at Santa Cruz (1993-1998). Since January of 2008, he has served as the Editor-in-Chief of Ecological Economics. A native of northern New England, Professor Howarth lives in Hanover Center, New Hampshire. His interests include bicycling, cross-country skiing, hiking, canoeing, cooking, Scandinavian culture, and folk and classical music. Current Teaching Environmental Studies/Economics 55: Natural Resource and Ecological Economics Offered Winter 2010 in the 10 hour 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. Contact Information Richard B. Howarth Environmental Studies Program Dartmouth College HB 6182, 113 Steele Hall Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, U.S.A. +1-603-646-2752 (voice) +1-603-646-1682 (fax) E-mail