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LECTURES ON THE ENVIRONMENT

by

D.S.G. Pollock

Queen Mary and Westfield College,

The University of London

 

These texts contain some of the material of the course titled "Environmental Economics" which has been taught in the Department of Economics of Queen Mary College in recent years.

 

01 INTRODUCTION: 2001

02 INTRODUCTION: 2002

04 INTRODUCTION: 2004/05

1 ORIGINS AND PROSPECTS

2 THE ORIGINS OF MANKIND

3 POPULATION DYNAMICS

4 FERTILITY MORTALITY AND DISEASE

5 THOMAS MALTHUS AND THE POOR LAWS

6 AIDS IN AFRICA: THE SLOW PLAGUE

7 FISHERIES: THE TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS

8 MAINTAINING THE FERTILITY OF AGRICULTURE

9 GLOBAL WARMING

10 DEPLETION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE

11 TIME PREFERENCE AND MYOPIA

12 NEOCLASSICAL ANALYSIS OF POLLUTION COSTS

13 NUCLEAR POWER AND THE UK ENERGY POLICY

THE DEMISE OF THE NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY AND THE PROSPECT OF ITS REVIVAL

SLIDES FOR A PRESENTATION TO THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ENERGY NETWORK