PREVIEW
SHARECourse Info
11 video lessons (56 Mins)
Published
2015
Preview Course
Browse Course Chapters
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1.Introduction
2 mins
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2.Divergence, Private vs. Social Costs
2 mins
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3.Conflicting Rights
6 mins
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4.Getting Prices Right
10 mins
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5.Recycling
2 mins
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6.Species Preservation
3 mins
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7.Negotiation and Adjudication
2 mins
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8.Cap-and-Trade
5 mins
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9.Climate Change
7 mins
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10.Economic Thinking vs. Environmentalism
6 mins
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11.Environmental Kuznets Curve
4 mins
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to environmental economics by exploring the economic effects of national or local environmental policies, answering questions such as: What are market compatible environmental policies? Why are such policies attractive? What happens when markets fail to allocate resources effectively? By the end of this course, you'll understand market failure, externalities, and private and social costs, applying these concepts to issues like recycling, species preservation, and climate change.
Learn these skills
- Development
- Economics
- Environmental Planning
- Land Use
- Resilience Planning
- Sustainability
AICP CM
This course is approved for 1 AICP CM credit.
SACPLAN CPD
This course is approved for 1 SACPLAN CPD point.
