ECON1120 Environmental Economics 1 (University of Western Australia): rated 3.5/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
ECON1120 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Agriculture and Environment in Society and Culture. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 环境经济学1
Type: Undergraduate/Postgraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: Agriculture and Environment
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit addresses humanity's greatest challenge—how to balance the need for economic wellbeing with the pressing need to protect the environment. Environmental economics is about analysing this challenge and finding solutions to problems like climate change, air pollution and biodiversity loss.
ECON1120 has 2 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 · usefulness 3.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.5 stars).
The course panel on UWA Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ECON1120 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: usefulness 3.5/5, overall 3.5/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON1120, and when is it offered?
A: ECON1120 is taught by the Agriculture and Environment. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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