Course Details

ECON 272: Economics, Property and Institutions in Natural Resources

This course examines the economic, historical, legal and institutional roots of the present-day environmental crisis, with the main, but not exclusive, focus on the United States. Topics covered include land and timber policy, minerals extraction, grazing rights, fisheries management, energy use and production, agriculture, wildlife management, endangered species protection, and rain forest preservation. Prerequisite: Economics 110 and 111
6 credits; SI, WR2, QRE; Not offered 2016-2017