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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Environmental Policy in the EU

Type of study Follow-up MasterBachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 118-0423/02
Abbreviation EPEU
Course title Environmental Policy in the EU
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Regional and Environmental Economics
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Magdaléna Drastichová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction into environmental policy: the environment and its functions, natural resources, definitions, functions, goals, principles of environmental policy, sustainable development and decoupling;
2. Environmental policy tools;
3. Introduction into international environmental policy;
4. The development and current state of international environmental policy;
5. International environmental regimes;
6. Introduction into the EU environmental policy;
7. The development and current state of EU environmental policy;
8. Significant processes and strategies within EU environmental policy;
9. The development and characteristics of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy following the Lisbon Strategy;
10. The EU's approach to tackling climate change; EU greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme.

Literature

1. Manual of Environmental Policy. The EU and Britain, ISSN 1740-3529 
http://www.mep-online.com/
2. EU Environmental Policy Handbook – A Critical Analysis of EU Environmental
Legislation. 2005. EEB, ISBN 9057270552 
3. Environment 2010: Our Future, Our Choice. 6th Environment Action Programme 2001-2010. ISBN 92-894-0261-X  http://europe.eea.eu.int/

Advised literature

Brundtland, G.H., et al: Our Common Future: Report of the World Commission on
Environment and Development. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1987
Agenda 21
Fifth Environmental Action Programme 1993-2000. COM/92/23 final. OJ C 328, Brussels 1993
Progress Report on implementation of the European Community Programme of
Policy and Action in relation to the environment and sustainable development „Towards sustainability“. COM/95/624,

Report on Environment and Integration Indicators to Helsinki Summit. SEC/99/1942
Environment 2010 : Our future, Our choice“ . The Sixth Environment Action Programme. COM/2000/, Brussels,
Review of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy (EU SDS) - Renewed Strategy. Council of the EU, 10917/06, Brussels,26.6.2006