Environmental economics is one very important quadrant in the future of the environment that affects all living creatures on the earth. With the advent of human technologies, and the broadening of such aspects as travel, agriculture, city expansion, and utilization of resources, environmental economics can help us to conserve resources while enjoying them at the same time. The economic world can help upkeep environmental control and therefore save resources for the future. A positive aspect of environmental economics is that park entrance fees, travel fees, and paid guides can put money into maintaining natural areas so our children and grandchildren can enjoy them too. In addition, taxes placed on pollution, or trading of credits for less pollution are important in environmental conservation as well.
One negative aspect of environmental economics, however, is that if too much focus is spent on money, then perhaps less focus gets placed on the pure enjoyment of nature and the environment for what it is. This is perhaps why we should keep environmental economics in the background; that is, we should keep park entrance fees, travel guide costs, and taxes placed on land usage and pollution the way they are without saying too much. All in all when people travel and visit parks and recreation areas, they are happy to pay whatever fee is required of them. Probably most people today are unhappy to clean up after themselves and keep the wondrous natural areas of our planet unspoiled.
Monday, January 30, 2017
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Environmental Economics
Good day students, welcome to 2017. As you probably know, this Friday's class has been cancelled, and there will be a make-up class on Saturday, January 28. This means we will have two classes in a row - on Friday, January 27, and on the following day!
In the next class we will start discussing an interesting aspect of environmental science - environmental economics. What is environmental economics? It is the study of the value of the environment around us. Environmental economists research environmental topics such as renewable energy, construction of power plants, and pollution control measures. It is the study of how humans use and throw away things made from environmental resources and how this action affects the environment. In everyday life, humanity uses resources from the environment, and sometimes overuses these resources. Environmental economics is related to assigning a cost to these aspects which humans use and break down - costs can sometimes be controlled by regulations such as pollution taxes and erosion prevention.
Environmental economics also has to do with the monetary cost of up keeping environmental related travel destinations, and the cost of maintenance. Often, cost is determined by how willing people are to pay to travel to a certain environmental spot or to engage in activities such as eco-tourism. One job of environmental economists is to assign a monetary value to natural resources and this is done through computer programs that analyze the costs and benefits to environmental management. Another job is to analyze an environmental aspect that has some economic related outcome to it to sense what the impact may be.
More on environmental economics in the next class!
In the next class we will start discussing an interesting aspect of environmental science - environmental economics. What is environmental economics? It is the study of the value of the environment around us. Environmental economists research environmental topics such as renewable energy, construction of power plants, and pollution control measures. It is the study of how humans use and throw away things made from environmental resources and how this action affects the environment. In everyday life, humanity uses resources from the environment, and sometimes overuses these resources. Environmental economics is related to assigning a cost to these aspects which humans use and break down - costs can sometimes be controlled by regulations such as pollution taxes and erosion prevention.
Environmental economics also has to do with the monetary cost of up keeping environmental related travel destinations, and the cost of maintenance. Often, cost is determined by how willing people are to pay to travel to a certain environmental spot or to engage in activities such as eco-tourism. One job of environmental economists is to assign a monetary value to natural resources and this is done through computer programs that analyze the costs and benefits to environmental management. Another job is to analyze an environmental aspect that has some economic related outcome to it to sense what the impact may be.
More on environmental economics in the next class!
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