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Economics for Environmental Scientists (ENST20004)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Not available in 2024
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Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Describe the challenges in estimating the benefits of environmental protection, including human health benefits and biodiversity benefits;
- Select appropriate economic assessment tools for appraising "green infrastructure" investments, "green products" and environmental protection projects;
- Discuss how economic tools can change people's incentives to protect and restore the environment;
- Make reasoned, evidence-based arguments for applying economic tools to solve environmental problems.
Generic skills
In addition to learning specific skills that will assist students in their future careers in science, they will have the opportunity to develop generic skills that will assist them in any future career path. These include;
- Problem-solving: the ability to engage with unfamiliar problems and identify relevant solution strategies based on evidence and logical reasoning;
- Critical thinking: consider which impacts of a project or product are likely to be important;
- Contribute to multidisciplinary projects: contribute constructively to group projects involving members with different disciplinary backgrounds;
- Communication: communicate results of their work to a broader group.
Last updated: 26 June 2024