Class Web Site: Economics of Human-Environment Interactions (GEOG525/EVPP525/ECON 895-006)

Syllabus



Lecture and Presentation Notes (Under construction and revision from last year.  See this year's dates for new files.)
    Week 1:  Sept. 27, 2008
    Week 3:  Sept. 10, 2008 (Updated)
    Week 4:  Sept 17 plus Discounting example and Mathematica code
    Weeks 5-6 (Sept. 24 and Oct. 1): Sustainability


    Week 7: Oct. 8 Relative Consumption
   Week 8: (Oct 15) Old slides Mar. 9, 2005 plus New Hackett Fisheries Slides plus compost example 
    Week 9 (Biodiversity): Oct. 22

Week 10: Stern Report Sections

Week 11:  Ecosystem Services and Valution

        Week 12:  Spatial issues (Parker dissertation overview slides)

Article Selection Spreadsheet

Presentation Assignments

Presentation Guidelines

Short writing assignments
    Week 1 (Due 9 AM Sept. 2)
    Week 2 (Due 9 AM Sept. 9)
    Week 3:  Catch up and get ahead on readings
    Week 4: (Due 9 AM Sept. 23)
    Weeks 5-6 (Due 9 AM Oct. 8)
    Week 7 (Due 9 AM Oct. 14)
    Week 9 (Due 9 AM Oct. 28)
   Week 10 (Due 9 AM Nov. 4)
    Week 12 (Due 9 AM Nov. 18)



Literature Search Resources at GMU
            Geobase
        Econlit
        Web of Science



Course Bibliography  (Both required and supplementary readings)
        pdf
        Endnote Library


Related Courses and Resources


• Resource Economics mailing list
• Environmental Economics Blog   
• Steve Hacket, Humboldt State University, Internet Resources for Economists and textbook materials
•   Roger Perman's Natural Resource and Environmental Economics textbook web site