Course: Environmental Economics and Management

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Course title Environmental Economics and Management
Course code KFU/EEM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kopp Jan, Doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Hejduková Pavlína, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Environmental economics 2. Economic instruments of environmental protection 3. Environmental aspects of tax system 4. Ecosystem services and economic evaluation 5. Non-market methods of valuing environmental goods 6. Environmental protection policy in Europe in the context of economic theory 7. Economic aspects of water management 8. Economic aspects of waste management 9. Economic aspects of air protection 10. Management of protected areas and its economic context

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
The prerequisite is a basic knowledge of economics and public finance.
Skills
none
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To characterize basic economic instruments to protect the environment.
To define environmental policy objectives at national and international level.
Skills
To explain the links between economics and environmental protection.
To propose an environmentally sustainable way of protecting the environment and developing protected areas.
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Interactive lecture
Practicum
Skills
Lecture with visual aids
Practicum
Competences
Lecture
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Seminar work
Practical exam
Skills
Oral exam
Seminar work
Written exam
Competences
Oral exam
Written exam
Recommended literature
  • Anderson, David A. Environmental economics and natural resource management. 4th ed. London : Routledge, 2013. ISBN 978-0-415-64096-1.
  • Čamrová Lenka ed. Ekonomie a životní prostředí: nepřátelé, či spojenci?. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86851-69-3.
  • Ekins, Paul,; Speck, Stefan. Environmental tax reform (ETR) : a policy for green growth. 1st pub. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-958450-5.
  • Field, Barry C. Natural resource economics : an introduction. 2nd ed. Long Grove : Waveland Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-57766-531-1.
  • Netušilová, Pavla; Křivka, Tomáš. Policy-making environmentálních daní v ČR. Plzeň : NAVA, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7211-434-4.
  • Soukopová, Jana a kol. Ekonomika životního prostředí. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011. ISBN 978-80-210-5644-2.
  • Svátková, Slavomíra. Spotřební a ekologické daně v České republice. Vyd. 1. Praha : Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7357-443-7.
  • Vejchodská, Eliška. Ekonomie a politika městského životního prostředí. 1. vyd. Praha : Oeconomica, 2009. ISBN 978-80-245-1241-9.
  • Vlčková Jitka. Průvodce ochranou životního prostředí pro veřejnou správu. IREAS, o.p.s, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86684-49.


Study plans that include the course
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