ENP-32306 Advanced Environmental Economics and Policy
Course
Credits 6.00
Teaching method | Contact hours |
Individual Paper | 1 |
Lectures | 12 |
Tutorial | 14 |
Self-study |
Course coordinator(s) | dr. ir. CSA van Koppen |
Lecturer(s) | dr. ir. CSA van Koppen |
dr. HP Weikard | |
Examiner(s) | dr. ir. CSA van Koppen |
dr. HP Weikard |
Language of instruction:
English
Assumed knowledge on:
YRM-20306 Research Methods in Environmental Science
Environmental economics and policy; central concepts in environmental decision making
Continuation courses:
Thesis Environmental Policy; thesis environmental and natural resource economics
Contents:
This course builds upon introductory courses in environmental policy and environmental and resource economics and prepares students for thesis research in these fields. The course will elaborate on recent developments in policy and economics, inviting students to make methodological comparisons between theories and analytical instruments for analyzing environmental problems.
Themes covered in the course include:
- decision making and risk society;
- trans-boundary environmental management;
- governing trade and environment.
Learning outcomes:
After following the course students have:
- gained advanced knowledge and insight in theoretical developments in political science and environmental economics;
- built competency in discussing and applying research tools in environmental policy and economics with reference to specific case studies;
- acquired skills in writing and defending a paper on a case study within one of the three themes.
Activities:
- plenary lectures;
- working groups;
- individual paper writing.
Examination:
Working group assignments; individual paper and oral exam.
Literature:
Made available through EDUweb.
Programme | Phase | Specialization | Period | ||
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Compulsory for: | MAM | Aquaculture and Marine Resource Management | MSc | C: Marine Governance | 5AF |
Restricted Optional for: | MME | Management, Economics and Consumer Studies | MSc | C: Economics, Environment and Policy | 5AF |
MES | Environmental Sciences | MSc | 5AF | ||
MUE | Urban Environmental Management | MSc | 5AF | ||
MUE | Urban Environmental Management | MSc | 5AF | ||
MCL | Climate Studies | MSc | 5AF | ||
MID | International Development Studies | MSc | B: Economics of Development | 5AF |