经济学/环境学文学士

经济学关注生活在稀缺世界中的人们如何做出选择。这些选择不可避免地涉及成本。环境经济学中研究的问题包括有效利用资源，保护荒野和生物多样性，局部和区域性空气污染，全球气候变化以及有毒物质的处理。学生将学习如何使用经济原理来帮助理解环境问题的原因并找出可能的补救措施。对环境研究和自然资源的经济方面有浓厚兴趣的学生可以使用西方的经济学和环境研究相结合的专业。该课程旨在提供有关人类如何与自然系统相互作用的经济选择的广泛研究领域。
Economics deals with how people living in a world of scarcity make choices. These choices inevitably involve costs. Questions examined in environmental economics include efficient resource use, preservation of wilderness and biological diversity, local and regional air pollution, global climate change, and treatment of toxic substances. Students learn how to use economic principles to help understand the causes of environmental problems and to identify potential remedies.<br>Environmental Studies draws on basic knowledge of how natural systems work and is applied to solving problems largely created by human activities. Often these problems are represented by disturbances in the functioning of natural systems. In addition to the study of the natural environment, a study of laws and policy related to the environment provides a foundation for solving environmental problems.<br>A combined major in Economics/Environmental Studies is available to students having a strong interest in the economic aspects of environmental studies and natural resources. The degree awarded is a B.A. in Economics.