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EV5003 - Environmental Economics
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| 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
- Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (10%) - Individual
- Oral > Presentation 1 - (25%) - Individual
- Written > Essay (including multi-draft) 1 - (40%) - Individual
- Performance/Practice/Product > Simulation activity - (25%) - Individual.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
EC2010 EC5201 EV2003 |
Availabilities |
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| Cairns, Study Period 2, Mixed attendance | |
| Census Date 24-Aug-2023 | |
| Face to face teaching (1 hour weekly face to face classes for weeks 1-8 and 2 hours for weeks 9-13) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Diane Jarvis. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Townsville, Study Period 2, Mixed attendance | |
| Census Date 24-Aug-2023 | |
| Face to face teaching (1 hour weekly face to face classes for weeks 1-8 and 2 hours for weeks 9-13) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Diane Jarvis |
| Lecturer: | Dr Daniel Grainger. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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