Università Roma Tre

At the end of the course students will: understand the historical development of environmental economics and why economics undervalues the environment; recognise the role of economic activity in environmental damage; understand the nature and scope of contemporary environmental debates; understand how economic concepts and ideologies are used to enable or justify environmental damage; understand how economics may hold many of the answers necessary to redress serious environmental damage; be able to engage with economic arguments on environmental issues; recognise the local and global economic response to environmental damage, including from governments, industry, individuals and non-government organisations.