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LAND ECONOMICS


              EIC3006         LAND ECONOMICS
              3 Credits

              Pre-requisite   None

              Learning        At the end of the course, students are able to:
              Outcomes
                              1. relate  the  importance  of  land  as  natural  resource  in  national        economic
                                development;
                              2. analyse  demand  for  and  supply  of  land  resources  and  its      relationship  with
                                other resources; and
                              3. review  problems,  threats,  and    prospects    pertaining  to  land  use  issue  in
                                economic development.

              Synopsis        This  course  discusses  land  as  the  most  important  factor  of  production.  The
                              discussion will focus on demand for and supply of land, the relationship between
                              land and relevant input-output, decision making in land resource use, and the role
                              of the government in formulating policies for land use.

              References      1. Barlowe, Raleigh.1986. Land Resource Economics: The Economics of Real
                                         th
                                Estate. 4  ed. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, Inc.
                              2. Dovring, Folk. 1987. Land Economics. University of Illinois-Urbana, Boston,
                                Massachusetts: Breton Publishers.
                              3. Barry, P. et al. 1983. Financial Management in Agriculture,  Danville, Illinois:
                                The Interstate Printers & Publishers, Inc.
                              4. National Land Code, 1992. International Law Book Service: Kuala Lumpur.

              Soft Skills     CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4
                              CT1, CT2, CT3
                              TS1, TS2
                              LL1, LL2
                              EM1, EM2
                              LS1, LS2

              Assessment      Continuous Assessment : 40%
                              Final Examination           : 60%

















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