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ECON 3
Environmental Economics · 4 units · used in 19 transfer pathways
Where this page’s information comes from
- De Anza catalogcourse record · 2025-2026
- FHDA class listingsFall 2026 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
This is an introduction to the basic principles of economics and their application to problems of environmental quality and natural resource utilization. Topics will include market failures, sustainable resource allocation, environmental degradation, pollution, and a rationale of government involvement in the market-based economy. Emphasis will be given to sustainability and the importance of including the environmental impact into the cost-benefit analysis of economic activities.
Sections this term
Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:30 PM UTCECON 3Environmental EconomicsFull1 section · 0 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 26430 · 50Full · 0
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.
Advisory: “ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005. Elementary algebra or equivalent (or higher), or appropriate placement beyond elementary algebra”
Transfer pathways that use ECON 3
ASSIST maps ECON 3 to a requirement in 19 published pathways from De Anza College.
- Environmental Studies B.A., Sustainable Communities ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
- Environmental Studies B.A., Education and Community Outreach ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
- Environmental Science, Technology & Policy B.S., Watershed Systems ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
- Environmental Science, Technology & Policy B.S., Applied Ecology ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
- Environmental Science, Technology & Policy B.S., Environmental Data Analysis ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
- Marine ScienceDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
- Environmental StudiesDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
- Hydrologic Sciences and PolicyDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
- Environmental StudiesDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
- CSU General EducationDe Anza → CSU Stanislaus
- Environmental Economics and PolicyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
- Microbial BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
- Environmental SciencesDe Anza → UC Berkeley
- ArchitectureDe Anza → UC Berkeley
- Nutrition & Metabolic BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
- Landscape ArchitectureDe Anza → UC Berkeley
- Society and EnvironmentDe Anza → UC Berkeley
- Molecular Environmental BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
- Genetics and Plant BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
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