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Lecturer(s)
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Zimmermannová Jarmila, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1.Relationship between economics and environment, public goods, externalities 2. Economic theories and environmental protection 3. Microeconomic aspects, economic damage, abatement costs 4. Macroeconomic aspects, environmental quality optimum, economic indicators 5. Economic value of environmental goods 6. Economic valuation methods 7. Environmental protection policy and possibilities of internalisation of negative externalities 8. Public budgets and funds, subsidies 9. Environmental taxes and charges 10. Tradable emission allowances and tradable rights 11. Voluntary instruments and environmental management 12. Circular economy and bioeconomy 13. Methods for assessing the impact of instruments and interventions
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Group work
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Learning outcomes
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The course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to identify, define, evaluate and communicate the links between economic development and environmental and climate protection at local, national, international and global levels. The course will also focus on alternative economic approaches to environmental and climate protection as well as current economic and financial instruments in this field in the Czech Republic and abroad (EU, world).
The graduate can describe the approaches of economics in environmental and climate protection issues, define the way of decision making of economic entities on allocation of environmental goods and describe policy making in environmental and climate protection. Furthermore, the graduate can: - Critically reflect on basic economic theories and concepts of environmental protection, - Critically evaluate the potential of economic and financial policy instruments at different levels (local, national, international, global), - evaluate the potential impacts of environmental protection projects, their environmental effectiveness and economic efficiency.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam, Student performance
Regular attendance, activity at seminars, written exam, team project evaluation (students in groups prepare a semester project). All team members will be required to be present for the defense of the semester project, and each member will be involved in the preparation of the project and its final presentation.
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Recommended literature
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Kolstad, Charles D. 2011. Environmental Economics. Second Edition. Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-973264-7.
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SAMUELSON, P.A., CHAUDHURI, S., SEN, A. AND WILLIAM D NORDHAUS. 2019. Economics, 20Edition. Published by Mc Graw Hill, 2019. ISBN 10: 9389538033 / ISBN 13: 9789389538038.
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SLAVÍKOVÁ, Lenka, Eliška VEJCHODSKÁ a Jan SLAVÍK. Ekonomie životního prostředí : teorie a politika. 1 vyd. Praha: Alfa nakladatelství, 2012, 287 s. ISBN 9788087197455..
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SOUKUPOVÁ, J. et al. 2011. Ekonomika životního prostředí. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. ISBN 978-80-210-5644-2..
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ŠAUER, P., LIVINGSTONE, M. 1996. Ekonomie životního prostředí a ekologická politika, vybrané klasické stati. Nakladatelství a vydavatelství litomyšlského semináře, Praha, 1996..
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ZIMMERMANNOVÁ, J. 2016. Ekologické zdanění a modelování jeho dopadů. Wolters Kluwer. 236 stran, ISBN: 978-80-7552-062-3 .
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