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| SYLLABUS |
| Environmental economics,
7,5 ECTS Credits |
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COURSE CATEGORY Civilekonomprogrammet, Internationella civilekonomprogrammet, Politices kandidatprogrammet och fristående kurs
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY
SUBJECT AREA
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COURSE CODE |
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730G92 |
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| AIM OF THE COURSE |
After completion of the course the students should be able to:
- have knowledge about resource allocation problems in the environmental field,
- explain the need for policy instruments in different resource economic areas and explain why the use of policy instruments can contribute to a more sustainable development,
- have knowledge of the methods used for valuing environmental goods, as well as their strengths and limitations,
- analyse current environmental policy issues based on relevant theories in the environmental and resource economics field,
- have knowledge of available environmental policy instruments and problems that can arise for a small country like Sweden to conduct an independent environmental policy. |
| CONTENTS |
| The course deals with the theory of efficient management of scarce environmental and natural resources. It studies how policy instruments can be used to achieve a more sustainable and efficient use of natural resources. Furthermore valuation of environmental goods is treated. Swedish national and international environmental problems are treated in the course. |
| TEACHING |
| Lectures, tutorials. |
| EXAMINATION |
Written exam
Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course two times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.
Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades. |
| ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS |
At least one year of full-time undergraduate studies with at least 30 credits in economics, with at least 15 credits approved. |
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| CERTIFICATE |
| Course certificate is issued by the Faculty Board on request. The Department provides a special form which should be submitted to the Student Affairs Division. |
| COURSE LITERATURE |
| The course literature is decided upon by the department
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| OTHER INFORMATION |
Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus.
The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed. |
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Environmental economics
Miljöekonomi |
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Department responsible
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the course or
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| Registrar No: 2013-00306, 2013-00307 |
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Course Code: 730G92 |
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Exam codes: see Local Computer System |
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Basic level |
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The syllabus was approved by the Board of Faculty of Arts and Science 2015-03-13
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