ECO 373 ECONOMICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

This is a special topics course that introduces undergraduate students to a contested area of environmental economics: environmental justice. We will examine ways in which environmental injustice may arise out of discriminatory behavior and market forces. Students will be introduced to the history of the movement and the latest empirical studies used to document and explain unequal pollution exposure. Students will also become familiar with and critique existing evidence for and against competing explanations of injustice. We will also consider popular market-based environmental policies (negotiated compensation, cap-n-trade, and emission taxes) from the perspective of environmental justice