AREC 340 | Introduction: Economics of Natural Resources

3 credits

This course is an introduction to natural resource economics. The tools learned in the principles of economics are applied to a diverse set of natural resource issues and policies including: forestry, mining, marine, climate change, wildlife, biodiversity, agriculture, and recreation. In examining these issues, students will become better acquainted with resource economics models and decision making, applied welfare analysis, and multi-generational economics problems.

Credit not allowed for both AREC 340 and ECON 340.

This course can be applied toward:

Agricultural Business (B.S.)
Economics (B. A.)
Minor in Global and Environmental Sustainability
Natural Resources Tourism (B.S.)

Prerequisite

AREC 202 (Agricultural and Resource Economics) or ECON 202 (Principles of Microeconomics).

Textbooks and Materials

Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.

Required

Natural Resource Economics: An Introduction, 3rd Ed. (2015)
Field, Barry C.
ISBN: 978-1478627807

Instructors

Andrew F. Seidl

(970) 491-7071 | andrew.seidl@colostate.edu

AREC 340 - Introduction: Economics of Natural Resources

Prerequisite

Textbooks and Materials

Instructors

Andrew F. Seidl

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