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    • 01 · Scarcity + markets
    • 02 · Externality toolkit · Coming soon
    • 03 · Rights + institutions · Coming soon
    • 04 · Trade-offs through time · Coming soon
    • 05 · Depletable resources · Coming soon
    • 06 · Valuing nature I · Coming soon
    • 07 · Valuing nature II · Coming soon
    • 08 · Ecosystem services · Coming soon
    • 09 · Fisheries + commons · Coming soon
    • 10 · Forest rotation + fire · Coming soon
    • 11 · Land + location · Coming soon
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ECON 341 · Natural Resource Economics Instructor: Byeong-Hak Choe SUNY Geneseo · Fall 2026

Managing a resource under pressure

Resource topic atlas

Choose a system, identify the stock and decision-makers, and shape a question your group genuinely wants to answer.

Note

These topics are starting points, not assigned questions. Your group may propose another resource system with instructor approval. Review the project guideline before committing.

Biodiversity and Habitat
Ecosystem services
Valuation
USGS data

Habitat conservation, non-use value, conservation banking, and endangered-species policy.

Disaster Resilience and Insurance
Risk
Insurance
FEMA data

Ex-ante mitigation, ex-post relief, correlated loss, affordability, and public backstops.

Fisheries
Renewable resources
Commons
NOAA data

Stock recovery, open access, catch shares, marine protection, and community governance.

Forests
Renewable resources
Carbon
Forest Service data

Rotation age, timber value, carbon, habitat, fire, and multiple-use management.

Groundwater
Depletable resources
Water
USGS data

Aquifer depletion, pumping externalities, property rules, water prices, and drought.

Wildfire and the Wildland–Urban Interface
Disaster risk
Land use
Forest Service data

Land development, home hardening, fuel treatment, spillovers, and risk-based pricing.

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