Environmental and natural resource economics deals with the economics of pollution control, policies and economic incentives for dealing with pollution and the basic economic principles for the ...

The field of environmental studies examines the complex relationships between humans and the natural world. Like environmental science, students of environmental studies learn about ecology, biology, ...

Economics is in many ways a novel subject, only gaining momentum in the past 100 years, and only more recently has modern economic theory begun to be developed. On the subject of sustainability, we ...

William Nordhaus can recall the precise moment when he became interested in what is now known as “green accounting,” a type of accounting that factors environmental costs and benefits into measures of ...

For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of ...

Imagine someone has chronic pain. One doctor focuses on the body part that hurts and keeps trying to fix that single symptom. Another uses a more comprehensive brain-body approach and tries to ...

Climate change and worsening environmental conditions have brought into sharp relief how we must reconcile development with ...

Looking to make a real impact on the environment? UD's Master of Science in Environmental Science and Management program may be the perfect fit for you. Our curriculum is designed to provide you with ...

A circular battery economy—one in which end-of-life batteries are repurposed, reused, or recycled—can help strengthen the electric-vehicle supply chain. Recycling batteries is expected to add $11B to ...