University of Edinburgh

Program Description

In Southeast Asia, the rapid structural economic changes have resulted in increasing pressure on the environment: population growth, higher consumer demands, industrialisation and urbanisation. While the need to protect the environment is recognised by most sectors of society, but how to achieve a balance between economic growth, social welfare and environmental health is widely debated.

Environmental Economics, which is a new and exciting branch of economics, integrates the disciplines of economics with environmental sciences such as ecology, biology, chemistry and physics. It analyses the conflict between societal production and consumption patterns and the limitations of the environment.

The Master of Science in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics was established in the Faculty of Economics in June 1997. The Programme is an international master degree programme taught in English and open to graduates of all disciplines and nationalities. Fully equipped facilities, English as the medium of instruction and in-depth training produce qualified graduates with a thorough understanding of environmental economics.

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