ECO 2118 Introduction to Environmental and Natural Resources Economics

3 units
Economics
Faculty of Social Sciences
Pollution, resource degradation and externalities. The concepts of property rights and resource scarcity. Measuring the benefits and costs of environmental improvements. Policy instruments to control pollution. Renewable and non-renewable resources. Sustainable development. Population growth. Energy use and climate change.

Components:

Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisite: ECO 1104 .

Previously Offered Terms:

Winter

French Equivalent:

Organized

170 responses

3.90

/ 5

strongly agree
38%
agree
38%
disagree
11%
strongly disagree
9%
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Clear Expectations

100 responses

3.66

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strongly agree
36%
agree
30%
neither agree nor disagree
9%
disagree
14%
strongly disagree
11%
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Learned a Lot

170 responses

3.35

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strongly agree
21%
agree
38%
disagree
26%
strongly disagree
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Recommend

71 responses

2.63

/ 5

strongly agree
6%
agree
35%
disagree
35%
strongly disagree
24%
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Workload

71 responses

2.41

/ 5

very heavy
11%
heavier than average
41%
average
44%
lighter than average
4%
very light
0%
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75%
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Fair Assessments

171 responses

3.38

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strongly agree
22%
agree
36%
disagree
18%
strongly disagree
14%
question not applicable
9%
25%
50%
75%
100%