ECO00202 - Ecological and Environmental Economics for Sustainable DevelopmentInformation for students studying in 2013

Please contact the School of Environment, Science and Engineering to confirm details prior to acting on this information.

Unit Description

The economic features of different types of natural resources are examined in this unit. The contribution that economics can make to the consideration of environmental questions is considered, along with the use of economic instruments as a way of managing and preventing environmental degradation. The technique of benefit-cost analysis and its use in natural resource based projects and other activities is explained, as are certain other valuation methods such as contingent valuation and the travel cost method.

Availability


Distance Education	Session 1
Distance Education (Online)	Unavailable
Lismore	Session 1
Coffs Harbour	Unavailable
Gold Coast Southern Cross Drive, Bilinga	Unavailable
Tweed Heads - SCU Lakeside Caloola Drive, Tweed Heads
Tweed Heads - SCU Riverside Brett Street, Tweed Heads	Unavailable

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Unit Type	Undergraduate
School	School of Environment, Science and Engineering

Fee Information: Commencing 2013 - UNDERGRADUATE Commonwealth Supported only.

Student Contribution Band

Band 2

Credit Points per unit

For fee information for pre-2009, pre-2010, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 students please check the Student Contribution Amounts.
For POSTGRADUATE or UNDERGRADUATE full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees.

Anti-requisites

ECO00201 Natural Resource Economics

Part of Course

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