AREC 340 - Introduction: Economics of Natural Resources

  • 3 credits
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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:

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

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