This unit builds on fundamental economics knowledge to develop concepts that are key to the fields of agricultural economics, environmental economics and natural resource economics. Some globally significant themes, such as food security; sustainable agricultural production; climate change; resource/environmental limits and scarcity; biotechnology and innovation; air and water pollution; environment/agriculture interactions; and sustainable development will be used to illustrate the studied concepts.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Economics |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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(ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 or AGEC1006) and (ECON1002 or ECON1003 or ECON1005 or ECON1006 or ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or GEOS1001 or AGEN1001 or ENVX1002) |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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AREC2003 or RSEC2031 |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Shyamal Chowdhury, shyamal.chowdhury@sydney.edu.au |
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Tutor(s) | Sinan Deng, sinan.deng@sydney.edu.au |