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Module Title LI Environmental Economics A
SchoolBirmingham Business School
Department Birmingham Business School
Module Code 08 08346
Module Lead Christian Bogmans
Level Intermediate Level
Credits 10
Semester Full Term
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites LI Environmental Economics B - (08 08347)
Restrictions Available to all students who have been allowed onto the second year of a degree programme in the Department of Economics (including Joint Honours) or of a degree programme for which it is compulsory or who have passed 08 11095/08 11096 Principles of Economics AB or 08 11093/ 08 11094 Introduction to Economics for Non-Specialists AB
Contact Hours Lecture-20 hours
Seminar-5 hours
Guided independent study-75 hours
Total: 100 hours
Exclusions
Description

This linked module analyses the interactions between the economy and the environment with the main focus on the economic causes and effects of environmental degradation.  The modules provide an advanced analysis of environmental economics. In the first part (semester 1), particular attention is paid to the inefficiency associated with environmental externalities and the various policies to deal with them. In the second part (semester 2), the focus is on the various methods for valuing environmental assets together with an examination of the linkages between trade and the environment and environmental regulations and competitiveness. The modules cover various topics, such as fishery and forestry economics, waste management, road pricing, the economics of climate change.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of these linked modules students should be able to:

  • demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of environmental economics both in theory and in practice;
  • identify and critically evaluate the role of environmental valuation methods;
  • demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of the economic linkages between trade and the environment and environmental regulations and competitiveness.
Assessment 08346-01 : Exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (60%)
08346-02 : Semester 1 Essay 1 : Coursework (20%)
08346-03 : Semester 2 Essay 2 : Coursework (20%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions 3 hr written examination (60%) 2 x 1500 word essays (20% each) (Jointly assessed with 08 08347) Reassessment: 3-hour examination (100%)
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