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Environmental Economics Courses

Environmental economics courses can help you learn about resource allocation, cost-benefit analysis, and the economic impacts of environmental policies. You can build skills in evaluating environmental regulations, analyzing market failures, and assessing sustainability practices. Many courses introduce tools like economic modeling software and data analysis techniques, that support conducting environmental impact assessments and informing policy decisions.

Popular Environmental Economics Courses and Certifications


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    University of Michigan

    Environmental Health: the Foundation of Global Public Health

    Skills you'll gain: Occupational Health, Environment Health And Safety, Occupational Hygiene, Public Health, Environmental Laws, Environmental Regulations, Environmental Policy, Systems Thinking, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Science, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Injury Prevention, Environmental Issue, Health Policy, Risk Analysis

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    Rice University

    Principles of Economics: Microeconomics - Down to Business

    Skills you'll gain: Business Economics, Market Dynamics, Economics, Game Theory, Supply And Demand, Cost Accounting, Operating Cost, Cost Benefit Analysis, Public Policies, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Budgeting, Strategic Thinking, Decision Making

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Packaging Design for the Circular Economy

    Skills you'll gain: Packaging and Labeling, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Development, Environmental Laws, Waste Minimization, Sustainable Engineering, Environmental Regulations, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Systems, Logistics, Environmental Issue, Design, Consumer Behaviour, Innovation, Materials science

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    The Circular Economy

    Skills you'll gain: Leadership Studies, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Technologies, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Change, Sustainable Design, Corporate Sustainability, Business Transformation, Sustainable Development, Performance Measurement, Waste Minimization, Business Modeling, Innovation, Product Lifecycle Management, Resource Management, Performance Metric, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Packaging and Labeling, Environmental Issue, Resource Utilization

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    La Economía Circular: ¿un mito o una posibilidad?

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Design, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Engineering, Systems Thinking, Socioeconomics, Environmental Science, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Issue, Waste Minimization, Product Lifecycle Management, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Regulations, Systems Analysis, Environmental Policy, Energy and Utilities, Analysis, Resource Utilization

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    IMD - International Institute for Management Development

    Sustainability for Business: ESG Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Development, Business Ethics, Compliance Management, Sustainability Standards, Sustainability Reporting, Business Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Governance, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Issue, Stakeholder Engagement, Case Studies, Culture Transformation, Leadership, Social Impact, Risk Management

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Applied Sustainability Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Design, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Engineering, Sustainable Business, Energy and Utilities, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Systems, Corporate Sustainability, Strategic Leadership, Product Engineering, Initiative and Leadership, Environmental Engineering, Waste Minimization, Packaging and Labeling, Product Lifecycle Management, Environmental Issue, Climate Change Mitigation, Electric Power Systems, Cost Reduction, Systems Of Measurement

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    Illinois Tech

    Managerial Economics: Buyer and Seller Behavior

    Skills you'll gain: Market Dynamics, Supply And Demand, Game Theory, Economics, Market Trend, Business Economics, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Operating Cost, Demand Planning, Business Strategy, Revenue Forecasting, Competitive Analysis, Cost Management, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Decision Making

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Public Goods, Common Resources, and Externalities

    Skills you'll gain: Supply And Demand, Market Analysis, Economics, Socioeconomics, Social Sciences, Resource Allocation, Environmental Issue, Public Policies, Resource Management

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    Dartmouth College

    Environmental Science

    Skills you'll gain: Environment, Environmental Issue, Environmental Science, Environment and Resource Management, Sustainable Development, Biology, Hydrology, Life Sciences, Climate Change Programs, Water Quality, Pollution Prevention, Physical Science, Systems Thinking, Energy and Utilities, Chemistry

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Energy, Environment, and Everyday Life

    Skills you'll gain: Energy and Utilities, Oil and Gas, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issue, Electrical Power, Environmental Science, Economics, Environment and Resource Management, Sustainable Technologies, Plant Operations and Management, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Radiation Protection, Sustainable Engineering, Physics, Natural Resource Management, Behavioral Economics, Climate Change Mitigation, Emerging Technologies

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    Università di Napoli Federico II

    Development Economics

    Skills you'll gain: Economic Development, Socioeconomics, Financial Inclusion, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Economics, Social and Human Services, Human Capital, Policy Analysis, Econometrics, Program Evaluation, Financial Systems, Financial Services, Analysis, Education and Training, Entrepreneurship, Insurance, Regression Analysis

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular environmental economics courses

  • Environmental Health: the Foundation of Global Public Health: University of Michigan
  • Principles of Economics: Microeconomics - Down to Business: Rice University
  • Packaging Design for the Circular Economy: University of Colorado Boulder
  • The Circular Economy: University of Colorado Boulder
  • La Economía Circular: ¿un mito o una posibilidad?: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Sustainability for Business: ESG Fundamentals: IMD - International Institute for Management Development
  • Applied Sustainability Engineering: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Managerial Economics: Buyer and Seller Behavior: Illinois Tech
  • Public Goods, Common Resources, and Externalities: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Environmental Science: Dartmouth College

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