S1626 Economic Valuation of Environmental Goods (short course)
Tonin Stefania, Lucaroni Greti
The course introduces to the use of economic principles and tools for the analysis of environmental problems and natural resource management and for designing appropriate policy responses. The aim of this course is to develop a set of useful economic toolbox that will allow students to address critically a wide variety of current environmental problems and their proposed solutions.
Learning Outcomes
1. Concepts and theories in environmental economics
2. Tools and techniques for environmental valuation
3. Institutions and instruments for designing and implementing environmental regulations and policies
4. Current debates on specific environmental issues
This short course of 20 h will be on offer after Spring 2016 midterm break and is awarded 3 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
Calendar
April 12 – May 17, 2016
Tuesdays 15:15 – 18:30
Exams: Tuesday, May 24.
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