The topic includes: Overview of environmental and ecological economics; concepts of ecological economics. National income and environmental accounting. Economic perspectives on the environment. Externalities. Environmental valuation. Resource allocation over time; common property and public goods. Managing renewable resources. Economy/environment interactions; Energy and the environment. Global climate change; Climate change policies. Pollution analysis and policy. Environmental regulation; Trade and the environment. Consumption, poverty, environment. Institutions for sustainable development. Introduction to environment and economy; benefits and costs; supply and demand; externalities and public goods. Environmental quality and economics. Command and control strategies; incentive based strategies; emission charges & subsidies; market discharge trading. Federal water pollution control policy; federal air pollution control policy; federal policy on toxic materials. State and local environmental issues.
- Teacher: Abubakarl Muhammad Auwal