New Teaching Module on Gulf Oil Spill
The Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University recently completed a new teaching module on The Gulf Oil Spill: Economics and Policy Issues. From their web site:
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Summer 2010 has been called the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. The Gulf spill raises numerous questions about energy, economics, and the environment. This module considers various aspects of the spill, including its economic impacts, its implications for offshore oil development, and its lessons for national and global energy policy. The methods for estimating the economic damages from oil spills are described, along with preliminary estimates of the spill’s impacts. The module discusses policy making in presence of low-probability high-impact outcomes. The true cost of our dependence on oil is considered. Finally, the module describes various policy options for reducing our dependence on oil.
The student reading consists of 38 pages which includes discussion questions, glossary, references, and web links. For more information on this and other teaching modules related to ecological economics, visit the Institute’s web site at: http://ase.tufts.edu/gdae/.
2 thoughts on “New Teaching Module on Gulf Oil Spill”
the oil spill in mexico really affected the eco system around that area, it would take years to clean those mess _
oil spills can really mess up the environment, i hope we can find a very good solution to control oil spills ‘`”
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