ECON G130 - Environmental Economics and Policy

    Recent Professors
    Jennifer Bailly
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
    Class Size
    45 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ECON G130
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D
    Description
    Formerly: ENVS G100 Introduction to Environmental Studies. This course provides an introduction to environmental studies that focuses on resource allocation, environmental issues, and environmental policy. The course is an interdisciplinary perspective on the biological processes of air, soil, and water; an analysis of human impact on the environment; and policies to foster sustainable development. The course evaluates problems of natural resource use, environmental quality, and pollution. Examines policies used to correct market failures of natural resources both nationally and internationally.