Assignment:
Part. 1: Submit a three-page paper that discusses the issues you will address in your final project-an environmental problem and the effect this problem has on the use of goods and services
Overview: The final project for this course is a research and analysis paper on a relevant environmental issue. The final project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions.
Part. 2: Submit a three-page paper on sustainability and economic valuation methods.
Overview: The case studies in this course are designed to actively involve you in environmental economics reasoning and to help you apply the course principles to complex real-world situations. In the case studies, you will use data analysis to make informed recommendations and communicate in a professional manner.
The Module Two Case Study focuses on an organization's willingness to pay in terms of environmental impacts. In your submission, you will demonstrate the following skills:
1. Enter given data and create charts in Excel (or similar spreadsheet tool).
2. Generate graphs and tables using data.
3. Incorporate into your analysis recommendations that are designed to reduce pollution. Provide information on oil companies' willingness to pay and incentive-based (IB) policies, transferable discharge licenses (TDP), and similar programs that are designed to reduce pollution. Write a short summary to a target audience of policy makers with the use of data and research from the textbook, the textbook website,
Prompt: In this case study, you will use data, graphs, and tables to analyze an organization's willingness to pay. The following headline is a reaction to the 2010 Gulf oil spill.