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Lecturer(s)
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Schlossarek Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Pavlík Petr, Mgr.
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Course content
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Class Schedule, topics covered and compulsory literature (90 min per class) 1. Orientation class - syllabus introduction, assignments and exam information 2. Introduction basic microeconomic concepts, introduction to allocation problems, time and uncertainty dimensions in decision-making - Chapters 2 6 (revision chapters highly recommended) 3. Energy: The Transition from Depletable to Renewable Resources. - Chapter 7 4. Recyclable Resources: Minerals, Paper, Bottles and E-Waste - Chapter 8 5. Replenishable but Depletable Resource: Water - Chapter 9 6. A Locationally Fixed, Multipurpose Resource: Land - Chapter 10 7. Reproducible Private Property Resource: Agriculture and Food Security - Chapter 11 8. Forests: Storable and Renewable Resource - Chapter 12 9. Common-pool Resources: Fisheries and other Commercially Valuable Species - Chapter 13 10. Stationary-Source Local and Regional Air Pollution - Chapter 14 (revision basics of pollution economics) ?and 15 11. Climate Change - Chapter 16 12. Mobile-Source Air Pollution - Chapter 17 13. Water Pollution and Toxic Substances - Chapter 18 and 19
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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The course introduces students to the economic approach to environment issues. Topics of the lectures include: economic approaches to the environment, externalities and public goods, cost-benefit analysis, valuation of the environment, instruments for environmental protection, economics of natural resources and economics of pollution. The course emphasizes understanding of bacis mocroeconomic principles within economic approach towards environment.
Upon completion of the course student should be able to analyze environmental problems from economic perspective.
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Prerequisites
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Lectures and readings presume an good understanding of microeconomic theory and basic knowledge of quantitative methods. Assigned readings include chapters from an environmental economics textbook as well as several contemporary and classic articles in environmental economics. Thus, intermediate level of English is required.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Exam preconditions 1. Three unexcused absences are allowed. There will be no exceptions or extra work to compensate excess absences! 2. Students will submit and present one academic poster on assigned paper during semester. Poster will be assigned randomly. Posters have to be done in English, but presentation can be done in Czech language. Both, form and content will be assessed. If the outcome, poster and presentation, will be unsatisfactory, student will have just one chance to proof him or herself again. Exam Grade will be based on final exam in form of the test. Considering the date of the exams, all four exams will be held in exam term, not during semester. Thus, there will be no possibility of exam prior Christmas. Students are expected to acquire at least 50 % of points to pass. Grades are graduated as follows: A__________82-100% C__________66-74% E__________50-58% B__________74-82% D__________58-66% F___________0-50%
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Recommended literature
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Čamrová, L. (2007). Ekonomie a životní prostředí. Alfa Publishing.
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Dvořák, A. (ed.). (2007). Kapitoly z ekonomie přírodních zdrojů a oceňování životního prostředí. Oeconomica, Praha.
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Tietenberg, T. (2006). Environmental economics and policy. 5th edition. Boston: Addison Wesley.
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