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Economics and the Environment: A Partnership That Works!

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Sort Desciption: Environmental Economics and Management. She has presented papers promoting. the use of markets in public land management and has provided expert testimony ...

Content Inside: University of Wisconsin-Parkside Center for Economic Education and present: January 12 2007 8:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Molinaro Hall 213 University of Wisconsin-Park side Economics and the Environment: A Partnership That Works! E CONOMIC E DUCATION Center for We are thankful for the generous financial support of the following sponsors of this workshop: EconomicsWisconsin SC Johnson Fund Additional support provided through: Economics and the Environment The central focus of the workshop is to provide middle and high school teachers with an economic conceptual framework for analyzing environmental issues. Wisconsins Model Academic Standards (WMAS) explicitly recognizes the connection between economics and the environment. WMAS for Environmental Education emphasizes the importance of developing decision-making skills and the understanding of economic approaches to improving the environment. Economics is the science of decision-making and the Social Studies-Economics Standards recognize the role that economics plays in environmental issues. This workshop will help teachers move beyond the starting point of a general concern for the environment to an appreciation of how economics can be used to gain insight into the causes of environmental problems and how economic analysis can help in the development of effective and efficient environmental policy. Benefits to Teachers and Their Students The workshop addresses Wisconsins Social Studies-Economics Performance Standards D.8.(2511) and D.12.(2101214) and Wisconsins Academic Standards for Environmental Education D.8.(18) and D.12.(1389). The workshop is available for Continuing Education undergraduate or graduate credit. Scholarships available (see next page). Curriculum Resources Each participant will receive a hard copy of Economics and the Environment: EcoDetectives a set of 15 lessons on the economics of the environment published by the National Council on Economic Education ($35 value). Participants w ...