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EV5003 - Environmental Economics
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
The natural environment in the development of economic theory; basic economic concepts relevant to environmental matters including cost-benefit analysis; environmental evaluation techniques and pricing of resources; economic implications of changing environmental practice; the development of global economic interdependence and it's implication for natural environments.
Learning Outcomes
- synthesise research to critically evaluate, through the adoption of an economics lens, alternate solutions to real world environmental issues;
- recommend and adapt policy solutions for application for local and global environmental challenges.
Subject Assessment
- Invigilated > End of semester exam - (40%)
- Invigilated > Quizzes or tests - (10%)
- In class presentation - (20%)
- Essay - (30%).
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
EC2010 EC5201 EV2003 |
Availabilities |
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| Townsville, Mixed attendance, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 27-Aug-2020 | |
| Face to face teaching (TBA) | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Cairns, Mixed attendance, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 27-Aug-2020 | |
| Face to face teaching (TBA) | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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