IDENTIFYING DATA 2018_19
Subject (*) NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT Code 16675206
Study programme
International Markets (2016)
 Cycle 2nd
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
3 Optional 2Q
Language
Anglès
Department Economics
Coordinator
DURO MORENO, JUAN ANTONIO
 E-mail juanantonio.duro@urv.cat
Lecturers
DURO MORENO, JUAN ANTONIO
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General description and relevant information The course aims to provide the student with economics instruments of analysis in its application to environmental analysis. In this sense, the materials to be taught combine not only analytical instruments but also applied, with a special reference, in the latter case, to global environmental problems

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
 A5 Develop management skills and technical knowledge to manage the complexity of the reality of the international company in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.
 A6 Evaluate the impact of the international institutional framework, especially the one of the European Union, and the derived policies and which affect the area in which the company or public institution carries out its activity.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
 CT3 Solve complex problems critically, creatively and innovatively in multidisciplinary contexts.
Type C Code Competences Nuclear

Learning outcomes
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 A5 Awareness the importance of ethics and values in the world of international business and incorporate elements of environmental and social sustainability to business management.
 A6 Identify and anticipate important economic problems related to environment and natural sources, as well as to apply the appropriate instruments for the environmental management of companies.
Type B Code Learning outcomes
 CT3 Solve complex problems critically, creatively and innovatively in multidisciplinary contexts.
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1.- Introduction to Environmental and Ecological Economics - An history of environmental and ecological economics
- Interactions Economy and Environment
- Global environmental issues
2.- Market Failures and Environmental Economics - Market failures associated with the environment
- Policy Instruments
3.- Economic Assessment of Environmental Goods. Synthesis Methodologies - Types of value
- Hedonic prices
- Travel Cost
- CBA
- Multicriterio
4.- Natural Resources Management - Efficient Management Renewable Resources
- Water
- Non-renewables
5.- Environmental Indicators and Governance - Typologies of Indicators
- Trade and Environment
- Climate Change and Governance
6.- Firms and Environment - Motivations
- Strategies

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
 Hours outside the classroom
 (**) Total hours
Introductory activities
2 0 2
Lecture
A5
A6
CT3
 22 31 53
Scientific and/or communication events
A6
 2 0 2
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom
A5
A6
CT3
 1 14 15
Personal attention
A6
 1 0 1
 
Short-answer objective tests
A5
A6
 2 0 2
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Students are introduced to the main environmental problems and the economics analytical instruments in order to explain and alleviate them
Lecture Presentation of the main materials related to the program with a clear, deductive and applied methodology to the current situation of countries and companies
Scientific and/or communication events Two lectures are planned by experts
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom The student must do two practical works related to the course They will be short and concrete
Personal attention The teacher will be available to the student needs

Personalized attention
Description
It will follow a personalized follow-up of the activities of the course and, if applicable, for the preparation of the exam. The student can contact with professor via e-mail. The hours of attention will be on mornings, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m in the class days

Assessment
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom
A5
A6
CT3
 Two applied works 40%
Short-answer objective tests
A5
A6
 There will be a written test of specific questions 60%
Others  
 
Other comments and second exam session

In the case of not passing the course, the student should do an individual final work

Sources of information

Basic HANLEY, N.; SHOGREN, F. e WHITE, B. , Environmental economics. In theory and practice, Macmillan, 1997
COMMON, M. e STAGL, S., Economia ambiental, Cambridge University Press., 2005
Teixidó, J. et al , International inequality of environmental pressures: Decomposition and comparative analysis, Ecological Economics,
Constanza, R. et al, An introduction to Ecological Economics, St. Lucie Press and International Society for Ecological Economics, 1997

Complementary

Recommendations
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