This Emphasis focuses on the interaction between economic activity and environmental sustainability, applying economic concepts to practical environmental goals. Concepts such as incentive regulations, a clean-energy transition, pollution mitigation, and sustainable consumption are addressed using economic theories and prescriptive policy tools. For students interested in environmental policy and analysis and careers as industry representatives, advocates, consultants, and government planners working on environmental and natural resource issues.

Required:

• Complete Econ 309/309D, Econ 423/423D, & Econ 450 as three of the Upper-Division Core Economics electives.

• Complete one of the minors* listed below.

• If a minor contains an option for more than one Economics elective, only ONE can double count for the Economics major.

• Environmental Ethics

• Water Resource Policy

• Ecological Restoration

• Natural Resources Recreation

• Environmental Policy

• Environmental and Natural Resources Planning

• Natural Resources

• Sustainability Minor

• Sustainable Food Systems Minor

• Indigenous Peoples, Natural Resource Use and the Environment

• Rangeland Resource Science

* Double majors in environmental fields can substitute for the minor.