| Course ID: | ECON 3100. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Introduction to Sustainable Development |
Course
Description: | Introduces students to issues in sustainability as represented in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Focuses on economic analyses of these issues and policies to address them, highlighting their impact on the poor. |
| Oasis Title: | Intro to Sustainable Dev |
| Prerequisite: | ECON 2105 or ECON 2105E or ECON 2105H or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | After completing this course, a student should understand:
- The UN's sustainable development goals.
- The economic foundations of sustainable development.
- The relationship between income and environmental quality.
- The relationship between health and environmental quality.
- The importance of clean water and sanitation.
- The importance of sustainable agriculture and forestation.
- The willingness to pay for environmental quality.
- The impact of environmental quality on migration. |
| Topical Outline: | Sustainable development and the sustainable development goals
Theory and methods
Income and the environment
Health and environmental quality
Water and sanitation
Sustainable agriculture and deforestation
Willingness to pay for environmental quality
Migration |