Astraios Courses

Environmental economics  

Description

The objective is to acquire basic notions in environmental economics (public good, externality, tax, permit market, etc.) through an approach based on educational games which illustrate these notions. Secondly, the question of the evaluation of natural resources (assessment of environmental damage) is addressed through the different methods. Particular emphasis is placed on cost-benefit analysis, methods widely used in design offices, potential employers of students. Part 1: lessons (6 p.m. CM) Concepts: public good, externality, optimum Regulatory instruments the polluter pays principle and the tax the theory of property rights and permit markets Natural resource assessment cost-benefit analysis methods of valuing non-market goods The apple market, 3 a.m. Cost-benefit analysis, 3

Delivery mode

Presential
English

Name

Environmental economics
English

UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE

Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation

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