Environmental economics
Project
In this paper, you will be investigating your local area or state and identify one scarce resource. Please identify an environmental policy or program you plan to examine in the paper that has been used to deal with this scarce resource. Make sure that the proposed topic has a sustainability component to it.
Define the policy or program, discuss its importance/relevance, outline its scope and objectives, and identify the stakeholders that are in the project.
Do you think the policy or program to deal with this scarce resource will allow for more sustainability or not? What are your recommendations given all of the research you have done?
Do you agree with the regulations/laws that have been proposed to help bring about sustainability? This paper should be five pages in length, which does not include your title and reference page that should be in APA formatting.
You will need to make sure that you have at least 5 academic sources in your paper that are clearly noted to help either support or refute your position. You will need to include either one graph or table in your paper to present the data you are working with.
Submit a three to five page paper; this does not include your title page nor your reference page. The project should address all questions listed above.
The project should be in APA Format and incorporate research and sources should be credited using APA format. Academic research should include text books, journals, articles and organizational resources.
WRITING EXPECTATIONS
All written submissions should be submitted in a font and page set-up that is readable and neat. It is recommended that students try to adhere to a consistent format, which is described below.
Typewritten in double-spaced format with a readable style and font and submitted inside the electronic classroom (unless classroom access is not possible and other arrangements have been approved by the professor).
Arial 12-point font or Times New Roman styles.
Page margins Top, Bottom, Left Side and Right Side = 1 inch, with reasonable accommodation being made for special situations and online submission variances.
CITATION AND REFERENCE STYLE
Assignments completed in a narrative essay or composition format must follow APA format.
PLAGIARISM
1. All students are expected to commit to the highest level of academic honesty and personal integrity.
2. Students are required to use for written assignments and submit the results with their assignments.
3. If students do not do use , the instructor will accomplish this.
4. Students do not receive a grade for plagiarized work.
5. All incidents of plagiarism are reported to academics for the proper academic sanctions.
6. Instructions for using are in the course material link.
Submission of assignments and grading
Turnitin: Plagiarism Prevention Software
Turnitin is a web-based plagiarism prevention application licensed, for campus use, through the APUS Online Library.
The University makes available TurnItIn software to assist students in making proper attributions and avoid plagiarism. Be aware that professors may require Turnitin as part of their grading and evaluation procedures.
All students can signup for an APUS student profile. With an APUS student profile, students can submit class assignments, as directed by instructors. Students also can use Turnitin outside of enrolled courses, as a learning tool, uploading and checking their work to avoid instances of inadvertent plagiarism
