Economics,
Public Policy and Urbanization
March 15 Chapter 23-Economics, Supply and demand vs. Environment
Politics: Special Interest Groups
March 17 Video-Green Pacts and Green Backs
Assignment: Waste, Packaging and Subsidies
March 20 Pollution and Public Policy
Cost Benefit Analysis
March 22 Chapter 24- Urbanization and Sustainability
Urban Sprawl and Urban Blight- Video- Understanding Urban Sprawl
Assignment chapter 24
March 24 Environmental Impacts of Urbanization
Liveable Cities- Bring from web page listed under labs
March 27 Quiz: Ch 23 & 24 MC w/short answer
Assignment chapter 24 DUE
AP
Outline
Environment
and Society: Trade-Offs and Decision Making
A. Economic Forces
1.
cost-benefit analysis
2.
marginal costs
3.
ownership and externalized costs
B. Cultural and Aesthetic
Considerations
C. Environmental Ethics
Choices
for the Future:
A. Conservation
B. Preservation
C. Remediation
D. Sustainability