118-0003/01 – Environmental Economics I. (EŽPI)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Regional and Environmental EconomicsCredits4
Subject guarantorIng. Marcella Šimíčková, CSc.Subject version guarantorIng. Marcella Šimíčková, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year3Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction1999/2000Year of cancellation2007/2008
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesMaster
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
S1I48 Ing. Marcella Šimíčková, CSc.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+1
Part-time Credit and Examination 16+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

At the end of this course students should be able to: - interpret the causes and economic impacts of environmental degradation - assess the main differences between regulatory and economic instruments, and the advantages and disadvantages of each, - outline alternative methods for valuing non-market environmental goods and environmental damage, - critically evaluate the relationship between economic development and environmental quality, - outline the new economic approach of Ecological Economics.

Teaching methods

Lectures

Summary

Environmental economics deals with economic aspects of harming the environment and utilization of natural resources, and approaches to their optimization. The course serves as an introduction to the study of environmental economics and is fundamewntal for further and deeper study of related courses.

Compulsory literature:

Pearce, D.W., Turner, R.K.: Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment. London, Harvester Wheatsheat 1990 Field, B.C.: Environmental Economics. An Introduction. London, McGraw-Hill 1994

Recommended literature:

Baumol, W., Oates, W.E.: The Theory of Environmental Policy. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1998 Field, B.C.: Environmental Economics, An Introduction. McGraw Hill, New York 1994 Moldan, B.: Životní prostředí - globální perpektiva. Univerzita Karlova, Praha 1994 Pearce, D.: Blueprint 3. Measuring sustainable development. Earthscan Publishing Ltd., London 1993 Pearce, D.W., Turner, R.K. : Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment. Harveste Wheatsheaf, London 1992 Šimíčková, M.: Udržitelný rozvoj - nejvyšší priorita. Ekonomická Revue. EkF VŠB-TU Ostrava,Ostrava, 1999 Šimíčková, M.: Economic Development and Environmental Protection. ECON´99,TU Ostrava, Ostrava 1999 Turner, R.K. ed.: Sustainable Environmental Management. Principles and Practice. Belhaven Press, London 1993

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

Další požadavky na studenta

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

. Vznik a vývoj environmentální ekonomie Ekonomie znečištění 2. Metody a nástroje regulace/omezování znečištění v teorii a praxi 3. Rozhodování a prostředí - I. 4. Rozhodování a prostředí - II. 5. Měření environmentálních škod resp. změn kvality životního prostředí 6. Metody oceňování prostředí a jeho kvality - I. 7. Metody oceňování prostředí - II. Ekonomie přírodních zdrojů 8. Přírodní zdroje obnovitelné 9. Alokace neobnovitelných přírodních zdrojů nerecyklovatelných 10.Alokace přírodních zdrojů neobnovitelných recyklovatelných Životní prostředí a udržitelný rozvoj 11.Základní oblasti udržitelného rozvoje a jejich vzájemný vztah 12.Ochrana životního prostředí a ekonomický rozvoj 13.Udržitelný rozvoj, životní prostředí a proces globalizace 14.Environmentální ekonomie, udržitelný rozvoj a alternativní přístupy a koncepce

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 1960/1961 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51 3
        Exercises evaluation Credit 35 (35) 0 3
                Written exam Written test 30  0 3
                Other task type Other task type 5  0 3
        Examination Examination 65 (65) 0 3
                Oral Oral examination 65  0 3
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