Academic Catalog

ESS502 EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE: ECONOMICS AND POLICY

Course Code: 8740502
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Earth System Science
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. UÐUR SOYTAÞ
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Institutional framework and issues of climate change; international context and treaties; economic concepts relevant to climate and environmental change; policy issues and options for mitigating the impact of climate change; methods of policy analysis and evolution including modeling fundamentals; model types and modeling issues.