Spring 2012
Mike Springborn Assistant Professor website Department of Environmental Science & Policy 2104 Wickson Hall  |
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Class Meetings: Tuesday and Thursday 11:00 A.M.-12:50 P.M. Wickson 2124 |
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Announcements
| * (4/30/12) Possible midterm topics: Discounting (rationale, choice of rate, sensitivity of present value calculations) Efficiency (link to the two basic value/ethical systems, First Thm of Welfare Economics) Rational model (credibility, usefulness) Open access resources (tragedy of the commons, collective action, property rights, policy responses) Benefit-cost analysis (best practise, aresenic case study) Valuation (total economic value, typology of value, typology of valuation methods) * For an example of the kind of instructional videos I mentioned in class see the Kahn Academy website. Check out negative externalities or the tragedy of the commons. I don't necessarily vouch for the quality or content here but they are interesting starting points. Please let me know if you come across other intriguing possibilities or examples. |
Links
| Syllabus Schedule and assigned readings Note: not yet finalized. Master bibliography of relevant papers and references in lecture. Useful Economics & Environment Links: various economics and environment references and blogs. |
See this expandable
mind map for an overview of useful concepts in environmental
economics (adapted from a flow
chart by Robert Stavins). |
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Assignments
Guidelines for assignments:
1. Essay: Sustainability
2. Essay: BCA
3. Essay: Climate Change
4. Essay: Biodiversity