Unit of Study ENVR2011 Ecological Economics (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Unit description

Explores the nature of economics as relevant to ecology and sustainable development. This involves learning from the trappings of historical economic paradigms and engaging with economic instruments/methods as a way of managing and preventing environmental degradation. This unit engages with topical issues such as population growth, climate change and water scarcity to apply economic rationale to your understanding of these issues using interactive tutorial workshops as a learning tool.

Unit content

Foundations of environmental and resource economics
Externalities and government interventions
Economic valuation for resource allocation decisions
The ecological economic perspective
Ecosystem services and natural capital accounting
Transition to new economies

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Lismore	Term5	Term5
Online	Term5	Term5

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

analyse the relationship between economic activity and ecology, and demonstrate an understanding of the nature of the economic problem of scarcity and the implications for resource allocation and sustainable development

identify the critical role of economics in resolving environmental issues, and highlight the importance of interdisciplinary science and systems thinking

critically address the difference between environmental economics and ecological economics, and the implications of these differences

demonstrate presentation and discussion skills as relevant to environmental consulting, research and making a positive impact.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Portfolio	40%
Presentation	40%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Portfolio	40%
Presentation	40%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

Access to Blackboard materials and library resources

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

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