Course: Environmental Economics

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Course title Environmental Economics
Course code EKO/EZP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šarapatka Bořivoj, prof. Dr. Ing. CSc.
  • Zimmermannová Jarmila, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
A summary of economic theory - with emphasis on basic terminology of neo-classical economics (microeconomics, macroeconomics) - the economic aspect of environmental questions. Evaluation of natural sources - damage to the environment - externalities, public property - methods of evaluation (traditional and non-traditional methods). Ecological policy and economic tools - principles of ecological policy - tools of environmental policy (economic and administrative) - ecological policy of the EU, investment in the environment - the value of finance - assessment of the effectiveness of investment - possibilities of financing investment in the environment (own sources, support from public expenditure, subsidies from foreign sources)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
The course aims at presenting actual information and procedures from the branch. Major approaches, conceptual and theoretical topics are listed in syllabus.
Knowledge Describe of economic approach to environmental protection Describe the environmental policy Define the process of decision making about allocation of environmental goods
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Written exam

Ended by written exam.
Recommended literature
  • Kolstad, Charles D. 2011. Environmental Economics. Second Edition. Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-973264-7.
  • SLAVÍKOVÁ, L., VEJCHODSKÁ, E. a J. SLAVÍK. 2012. Ekonomie životního prostředí - teorie a politika. Praha: Alfa Nakladatelství. ISBN 978-80-871-9745-5..
  • SOUKUPOVÁ, J., BAKOŠ, E., DOLEŽELOVÁ, M., KAPLANOVÁ, B., KULHAVÝ, V. a J. BERÁNKOVÁ. 2011. Ekonomika životního prostředí. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. ISBN 978-80-210-5644-2..
  • ŠAUER, Petr. 2007. Kapitoly z environmentální ekonomie a politiky i pro neekonomy. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Centrum pro otázky životního prostředí, 2007. ISBN: 978-80-87076-06-4..
  • ZIMMERMANNOVÁ, J. 2016. Ekologické zdanění a modelování jeho dopadů. Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 978-80-755-2062-3..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Landscape Protection and Creation (2021) Category: Ecology and environmental protection 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer