Terminated in academic year 2010/2011

Environmental Economics A

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	118-0314/04
Abbreviation	EŽPA
Course title	Environmental Economics A
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Regional and Environmental Economics
Course coordinator	Ing. Marcella Šimíčková, CSc.

Subject syllabus

Introduction – the environment-economy interaction
Historical development of environmental economics
Economics of pollution - brief review of pollution optimization methods
Environmental decision-making and discounting the future
Modification of the cost- benefit analysis method
Measuring environmetal damage – total economic value
Measuring environmental damage – valuation approaches
The economics of natural resources – introduction, taxonomy
Economic theory of renewable natural resources – fishery
Theory of non-renewable resources extraction – recyclable
Theory of non-renewable , non-recyclable resources extraction
Environmental economics and sustainable development
Economic development and environmental protection – EKC curve
Economic growth and welfare – ISEW, GPI etc.
Sustainable development and globalization process
Limits of environmental economics and ecological economics

E-learning

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Literature

HARRIS Jonathan, M., CÉSUR, Anne-Marie (2004) Macroeconomics and the Environment. Medford: GDAE.
Turner, R.K., Pearce, D., Bateman, I. (1994). Environmental Economics. An Elementary Introduction. London, Harvester Whetsheaf.

Advised literature

ANDERSON, David, A. Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management. 3rd Edition. London, New York: Routledge Taylor and Francis group, 2010. ISBN HB 978-0-415-77904-3.
HACKETT, Steven, C. Environmental and natural resources economics: Theory,policy and the sustainable society. 2nd Edition. Armonk, New York, London: M. E. Sharpe, 2001. .
FIELD, Barry,C. a Martha K. FIELD. Environmental Economics: An Introduction. 5th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2009. ISBN 9780073375762.
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.: Economic Development and Environmental Protection. ECON´99,TU Ostrava, Ostrava 1999

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