Economics of the environment

Instructions

Write an eight to nine page essay with an article of your choice.

Guidelines

Your essay should provide:

· A summary of the content of the article

· A critical evaluation of the consequences and aspects of the environmental issue

· A summary and evaluation of the proposed policy solution (if a policy is proposed)

· Your suggestion as to a policy solution to this problem

I strongly recommend that

· you choose an article with a policy component.

· your article should be fairly current.

· you exercise some care with your prose.

· you choose a topic that you find interesting.

This project should be enjoyable!

Format

1. Title Page – including title, author, name of course an date

2. Introduction – summary of the article, discussion of environmental problem

3. Evaluation of Policy

4. Policy Recommendations

5. Summary and Conclusions

6. List of References

Notes

· Essays are to be typed double-spaced.

· Essays that are not typed will not be accepted.

· Be sure to include a copy of your source article and note the source of that article.

Places to find articles include –

· The Edmonton Journal

· The Globe and Mail

· The Economist

· Maclean’s