Course: Sustainable Development II

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Course title Sustainable Development II
Course code MRS/UCASD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 9
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
Course content
The module consists of: 1: Economic valuation of the environment presents the non-market valuation techniques, especially stated preference approaches which are becoming more and more popular. 2: Sustainable development economics II provides economic tools to analyze and provide policy recommendations on important topics of sustainable development. 3: Climate change economics, environmental economics

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
unspecified
MRS/UPSDE and MRS/UPGEG

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Barbier, E. B.Barbier, E.B. and Hochard, J. P. (2019). Poverty-Environment Traps. Environmental and Resource Economics, 74(3), pp. 1239-1271. doi:10.1007/s10640-019-00366-3.
  • Barrett, S. et al. (2020). Social dimensions of fertility behavior and consumption patterns in the Anthropocene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(12), pp. 6300-6307.
  • Marson, M. and Savin, I. (2015). Ensuring Sustainable Access to Drinking Water in Sub Saharan Africa: Conflict between Financial and Social Objectives. World Development, 76, pp. 26-39. doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.06.002.


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): Global Development Policy (2025) Category: Social sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter