GY469 Half Unit
Environment and Development: Ecosystem Services and the Global South
This information is for the 2015/16 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Charles Palmer KGS2.06 and Dr Benjamin Groom KGS2.03
Availability
This course is available on the MSc in African Development, MSc in Development Management, MSc in Development Studies, MSc in Environmental Economics and Climate Change and MSc in Human Geography (Research). This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
Pre-requisites
Students who have not completed a course in first year undergraduate level Economics might find it useful to audit EC100 Economics A.
Course content
The demand for and supply of energy, food, and water have important implications for resource use and the environment. They also serve as building blocks for economic development. With a focus on individuals and countries in the global south, this course is evidence based and primarily utilises the concepts and tools of environmental economics and development economics. It aims to impart knowledge and develop critical thinking about a number of selected to