AEM 6600 Agroecosystems, Economic Development, and the Environment
Spring. 3–4 credits. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Open to graduate students outside economics; additional sec TBA for economics majors. S–U or letter grades. D. R. Lee.
Examines selected topics in agricultural and economic development, technology assessment, ecosystem management and the environment, with a focus on developing countries. Topics include production, poverty, and environmental tradeoffs; sustainable technology development; trade and environment linkages; economics of conservation and development; and alternative methodologies for analyzing these interactions. Readings emphasize the economic literature, but also draw from the biophysical sciences, ecosystem management, and the broader social sciences.