Fall 2023 Sustainability Management PS4190 section 001

ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT

ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABILITY MG

Call Number 12446
Day & Time
Location
M 6:10pm-8:00pm
304 Hamilton Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Alexander Heil
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This course builds on core economics courses and addresses issues of environmental, resource and sustainable economics. It focuses on the interaction between markets and the environment; policy issues related to optimal extraction and pricing; property rights in industrial and developing countries and how they affect international trade in goods such as timber, wood pulp, and oil. An important goal of the class is to have students work in groups to apply economic concepts to current public policy issues having to do with urban environmental and earth systems. The use of the worlds water bodies and the atmosphere as economic inputs to production are also examined. The economics of renewable resources is described and sustainable economic development models are discussed and analyzed. Some time will also be devoted to international trade and regulation, and industrial organization issues. Students not only learn economic concepts, but they will also learn how to explain them to decision-makers. The instructor will tailor this course to the skill level of the students in order to most effectively suit the needs of the class.

Web Site Vergil
Department Sustainability Management
Enrollment 30 students (40 max) as of 8:07PM Monday, November 4, 2024
Subject Sustainability Management
Number PS4190
Section 001
Division School of Professional Studies
Open To Columbia College, General Studies, SIPA, Professional Studies
Note Graduate Students Only. Cross-registrations opens 9/5/23.
Section key 20233SUMA4190K001