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ENVS810 – Environmental Economics
2017 – S1 Day
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Unit convenor and teaching staff
Instructor
Ram Ranjan
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office #513, 12 Wally's Walk
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Prerequisites
Admission to MEnv or MSc or MEnvEd or MEnvMgt or MEnvStud or MEnvPlan or MPlan or MSusDev or MWldMgt or MMarScMgt or MPPP or GradDipEnv or GradCertSusDev or GradDipSusDev or MConsBiol or GradDipConsBiol or MPH
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides a comprehensive coverage of environmental economics and has been structured on the premise that course participants have little background in economics. The unit presents a different paradigm to conventional economics and illustrates how the study of mainstream economics needs to be reoriented in the light of the following premises: the natural environment is the core of any economy, and economic sustainability cannot be attained without environmental sustainability. The unit equips participants with an ability to engage in multi-disciplinary teams with environmental economists; analyse environmental and economic policy issues; and understand the nature of trade-off between environmental quality and economic growth. Examples of topics and methods covered include – cost-benefit analysis; environmental valuation methods; market failure, externalities and public goods; economics of climate change management including strategic behaviour using game theory; trade and the environment; hysteresis and resilience; taxes versus quotas; renewable and non-renewable resource management; economics of urban planning, transport, infrastructure and urban sprawl; managing irreversible and catastrophic events; risk, risk weighting and option value approach.
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Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- The course is intended to equip participants with introductory skills that would enable the analysis of contemporary environmental challenges and related economic policies.
- An understanding of the key economic concepts and topics in environmental and resource economics--Discounting, WTP, environmental valuation methods and challenges, cost benefit analysis--application and shortcomings, risk management, urban planning and the environment, managing water scarcity, economics of climate change management, emissions trading, permits vs quotas, ecological resilience and hysteresis, managing renewable and non-renewable resources, urban sprawl, etc.
- Capability to formulate environmental problems using tools in economics and perform policy and scenario analysis using environmental valuation methods and Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), etc.
- Understanding of resource constraints and management challenges faced by urban planners in the context of water scarcity, food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges. Managing water scarcity in agriculture and urban areas.
General Assessment Information
Project reports are due by the deadline. Class participation is required for all sessions. You must make a presentation and submit a report to satisfactorily complete the course.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Project Report | 50% | No | May 27 |
| Presentation | 25% | No | May 27 |
| Class Participation | 25% | No | throughout the course |
Project Report
Due: May 27
Weighting: 50%
This is the main assignment in this unit and carries a weight of 50 percent. The assignment involves performing an empirical analysis of an environmental project. The project must address a contemporary environmental challenge in Australia or globally. Students are expected to apply the methods learned during coursework (such as cost-benefit analysis, environmental valuation methods and survey techniques) on the project.
The project exercise is to be performed in small groups. Relevant details will be provided during the first block sessions.
A hard copy of the report must be submitted by the due date (May 27). An electronic copy of the same report, which includes the data files and excel files showing detailed calculations, must also be submitted through turnitin by the due date.
Maximum allowed length for the report is 8000 words (excluding figures and tables and information contained in excel files or other data sheets). Further details on the rules of group work and marking criteria will be provided on iLearn.
No late submissions will be allowed.
Participating in group work related to the project report and submission of the report is a requirement for satisfactory completion of this unit. Students must follow the rules of group work and may not work individually on this project.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- The course is intended to equip participants with introductory skills that would enable the analysis of contemporary environmental challenges and related economic policies.
- An understanding of the key economic concepts and topics in environmental and resource economics--Discounting, WTP, environmental valuation methods and challenges, cost benefit analysis--application and shortcomings, risk management, urban planning and the environment, managing water scarcity, economics of climate change management, emissions trading, permits vs quotas, ecological resilience and hysteresis, managing renewable and non-renewable resources, urban sprawl, etc.
- Capability to formulate environmental problems using tools in economics and perform policy and scenario analysis using environmental valuation methods and Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), etc.
- Understanding of resource constraints and management challenges faced by urban planners in the context of water scarcity, food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges. Managing water scarcity in agriculture and urban areas.
Presentation
Due: May 27
Weighting: 25%
involves presenting findings from the project report.
Presenting your project findings and participating in class discussions is a requirement for satisfactory completion of this unit.
Further details on marking criteria will be provided on iLearn.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- The course is intended to equip participants with introductory skills that would enable the analysis of contemporary environmental challenges and related economic policies.
- An understanding of the key economic concepts and topics in environmental and resource economics--Discounting, WTP, environmental valuation methods and challenges, cost benefit analysis--application and shortcomings, risk management, urban planning and the environment, managing water scarcity, economics of climate change management, emissions trading, permits vs quotas, ecological resilience and hysteresis, managing renewable and non-renewable resources, urban sprawl, etc.
- Capability to formulate environmental problems using tools in economics and perform policy and scenario analysis using environmental valuation methods and Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), etc.
- Understanding of resource constraints and management challenges faced by urban planners in the context of water scarcity, food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges. Managing water scarcity in agriculture and urban areas.
Class Participation
Due: throughout the course
Weighting: 25%
Class participation activities will involve: answering and asking questions during all block sessions including those during student presentations. Students are required to meet with the instructor in small groups while working on the project. This is important for receiving crucial feedback.
Details over marking criteria for this assessment task will be provided on iLearn
On successful completion you will be able to:
- The course is intended to equip participants with introductory skills that would enable the analysis of contemporary environmental challenges and related economic policies.
- An understanding of the key economic concepts and topics in environmental and resource economics--Discounting, WTP, environmental valuation methods and challenges, cost benefit analysis--application and shortcomings, risk management, urban planning and the environment, managing water scarcity, economics of climate change management, emissions trading, permits vs quotas, ecological resilience and hysteresis, managing renewable and non-renewable resources, urban sprawl, etc.
- Capability to formulate environmental problems using tools in economics and perform policy and scenario analysis using environmental valuation methods and Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), etc.
- Understanding of resource constraints and management challenges faced by urban planners in the context of water scarcity, food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges. Managing water scarcity in agriculture and urban areas.
Delivery and Resources
Technology used: Students will need access to a computer with internet in order to participate in the online component of this unit which uses i-Learn.
In addition, students will be expected to participate in hands-on training in the computer lab as required.
An attempt will be made to provide all reading materials (except journal articles and books) on iLearn. Journal articles may not be available on ilearn due to copyright protection, but students may obtain it through the library or the instructor.
Reading materials include:
Prescribed books
Lecrture notes
Tutorial Examples
Excel Examples
Class handouts
Instructor's notes during one-on-one sessions
Unit Schedule
Classes
The lectures will be delivered in several block sessions to be held at Macquarie University. Refer to Timetable for most updated block session dates.
Details of Block Sessions:
First Block Session will be held on March 18 and 19 (9 am to 5 pm)--Lectures
Second Session will be held on March 25 and 26 (9 am to 5 pm)--Lectures
Third session will be held on April 29 (9 am to 5 pm)--Lab Sessions
Final session will be held on May 27 (9 am to 5 pm)--Presentations.
Attendance is required for ALL teaching days noted above.
Reading and Course Preparation Guide
Students will find the below books useful for an introduction to environmental economics--
Environmental Economics: An Introduction (Mcgraw-Hill) by Barry C. Field and Martha K. Field (7th edition)
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, 10/e, by T. Titenberg and L. Lewis (Pearson Global Edition)
These books are available in the MQ library. However, students may wish to own a copy of either or both books.
The list of topics and reading guides are given below:
This list is not exhaustive, further details will be available on the materials placed on iLearn.
Topics Covered:
1. The Environment and the Economy
- Introduction to Basic Micro Economics
- Need for Environmental Economics
- Willingness to Pay (WTP)
- Demand Function
- Consumer Surplus
- Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA)
- Discounting the Future
- CBA under uncertainty
- Green Accounting/Sustainability
- Case Study
2. Market and the Environment
- Economic Efficiency
- Externalities
- Market Failure
- Property Rights
- Insurance Markets for Natural Hazards
- Case Study: Are you being Served?
- Case Study: Elephants
3. Environmental Valuation
- Valuation Methods
- Contingent Valuation
- Hedonic Valuation Method
- Travel Cost Valuation Method
- Value of Water/Managing water scarcity in Australia
- Payment for Ecosystem Services
4. Economics of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
- Scientific Evidence and Understanding
- Integrating with Economics
- Empirical Estimation of Costs and Benefits
- Economic Management tools and Cost Benefit Analysis
- Discounting and Time Preference
- Catastrophes
- Thermohaline Circulation Belt /Permafrost
5. Trade and the Environment
- Environmental Kuznets Curve
- Taxes Versus Quotas
- Trade and the Environment
- Hysteresis and Resilience
- Measuring Health Impacts of Pollution
6. Economics of Renewable and Non-Renewable Resource Management
- Economics of non-renewable resource extraction
- Economics of oil and coal extraction
- Economics of renewable resource extraction
- Fisheries, Forestry
- Challenges in fisheries Management
7. Economics of Urban Planning
- Theory of origin of urban areas
- What are some of the tools available to the city planner to maximize societal welfare in urban areas?
- Problems and challenges in applying those tools
- Rent control and Property Taxes
- Case Study
8. Economics of Transportation Infrastructure/Biofuels
- Economics of Providing Transport Infrastructure
- Use of Renewable Resources in Transportation
- Rebound Effect
- Global Warming, Energy Use and Transportation Linkage
- Political Economy of Urban Transportation
- Congestion Pricing
9. Economics of Urban Sprawl
- Factors causing urban sprawl
- Three types of Market Failures ( for Urban Sprawl)
- Costs and Benefits of Land Use Planning
- Managing Sprawl
- Agriculture and Urban Sprawl
- Sprawl and the Environment
Supplementary Reading List
***are recommended, ** are additional readings, * are technical papers
(The aim of providing this guide is to facilitate advance preparation for on-campus lecture/discussion sessions. Students will be expected to use the information in the below readings while preparing their projects. The topics and methods used for the projects will be explained during the first session in class)
In addition, students should pay particular attention to articles published in Rev Environ Econ Policy (http://reep.oxfordjournals.org/) as papers published here can provide a comprehensive account of below topics without getting into much technical detail.
Topics
Cost Benefit Analysis/Inter-Generational Choice/Uncertainty
***Hanley, N. (1992): Are there environmental limits to cost benefit analysis? Environmental and Resource Economics, Volume 2, Number 1, 33-59
***Dasgupta, P. (1996): The Economics of the Environment. Environment and Development Economics, 1, 387-429.
***Pearce, D. W. (1976): Cost-Benefit Analysis and Environmental Policy. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, vol. 14 (4):
**d'Arge, R. C., W. S. Schulze, and D. S. Brookshire. (1982): Carbon Dioxide and Intergenerational Choice. American Economic Review, 72, 251-256.
*Graham, Daniel A. (1981): Cost-Benefit Analysis under Uncertainty. American Economic Review, 71, 715-725.
*Norgaard, R. B., and R. B. Howarth (1991). Sustainability and Discounting the Future. In R. Costanza (Ed.), Ecological Economics (pp. 525p). New York: Columbia University Press.
Pollution Regulation, Markets and Property Rights
***Krugman, P. (2010): California Death Spiral, NYT, Feb 19, 2010
***Phaneuf, D. (2007): The Economics of Pollution Control, Agricultural and Resource Economics • May/June 2007
***Oates, W. E. (1995): Green Taxes: Can We Protect the Environment and Improve the Tax System at the Same Time? Southern Economic Journal 61, pp. 914-922.
***Goulder, L. H. (1995): Environmental Taxation and the Double Dividend: A Reader’s Guide.International Tax and Public Finance 157-183.
***Viscusi, W. K. (1996): Economic Foundations of the Current Regulatory Reform Efforts. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 10(3), 119-134.
***Anderson, S.T., I.W.H. Parry, J.M. Sallee and C. Fischer (2011): Automobile Fuel Economy Standards: Impacts, Efficiency, and Alternatives, Rev Environ Econ Policy (2011) 5 (1): 89-108.
***Convery, F. (2011): Reflections-Energy Efficiency Literature for Those in the Policy Process, Rev Environ Econ Policy, 5(1): 172-191
***Carson, R.T. (2010): The Environmental Kuznets Curve: Seeking Empirical Regularity and Theoretical Structure, Rev Environ Econ Policy 4(1): 3-23.
**Mäler, Karl-Göran and C. Olsson (1990): The cost-effectiveness of different solutions to the European sulphur problem, European Review of Agricultural Economics, vol 17, pp 153-166
*Pizer, W. A. (1997): Prices vs. Quantities Revisited: The Case of Climate Change. Working Paper, Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C.
*Mendelsohn, R. (1986): Regulating Heterogeneous Emissions. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 13, 301-312.
*Keohane, N., R. Revesz, and R. Stavins (1998). The Choice of Regulatory Instruments in Environmental Policy. Harvard Environmental Law Review, volume 22, number 2, pp. 313-367
*Kerr, S., and D. Maré. (1997): Efficient Regulation Through Tradeable Permit Markets: The United States Lead Phasedown, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, Working Paper 96-06.
*Green, R. J., and D. M. Newbery (1992): Competition in the British Electricity Spot Market. Journal of Political Economy, 100(5), 929-953.
*Hanley, N., J. Shogren, and B. White (1997): Environmental Economics. Theory and Practice. Oxford and London: Oxford University Press and MacMillan Publishers, p. 464.
*Stephen S. and J. Swierzbinski (2006): Assessing the performance of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, Environmental and Resource Economics, 37(1), pp 131-158, 2007.
*Suzi K. and D. Maré (1998): Transaction Costs and Tradable Permits. The United States Lead Phasedown, mimeo, Motu Research Trust, NZ.
* Lofgren A. and H. Hammar (2000): The phase-out of leaded gasoline in the EU: a successful failure? Transportation Research Part D, 419-431.
*Weitzman, M. L. (1974): Prices vs. Quantities. Review of Economic Studies, 41, 477-491.
Environmental Valuation
***Barbier, E. B. (2012): Progress and Challenges in Valuing Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Services, Rev Environ Econ Policy, forthcoming
***Economist (2005): Are You Being Served, April 21, 2005.
**Randall, A. (1991): The Value of Biodiversity. Ambio, 20(2), 64-68.
***Cork, S. J., D. Shelton (2000): The Nature and Value of Australia’s Ecosystem Services: A Framework for Sustainable Environmental Solutions, (http://www.ecosystemservicesproject.org/html/publications/docs/Qld_Env_Conf_Paper.pdf)
**Kirkpatrick S. (online): The Economic Value of Natural and Built Coastal Assets (http://www.nccarf.edu.au/settlements-infrastructure/node/79)
*Hanemann, W. M. (1991): Willingness to Pay and Willingness to Accept: How Much Can They Differ? American Economic Review, 81, 635-647.
*Ward, F.A., and J. B. Loomis. (1986): The Travel Cost Demand Model as an Environmental Policy Assessment Tool: A Review of the Literature. Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 11, 164-178.
*Palmer, K., A. Krupnick, H. Dowlatabadi, and S. Siegel (1995): Social Costing of Electricity in Maryland: Effects on Pollution, Investment and Prices. The Energy Journal, 16(1), 1-26.
*Coursey, D. L., J. J. Hovis, and W. D. Schulze (1987): The Disparity between Willingness to Accept and Willingness to Pay Measures of Value. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 102, 679-690.
*Cameron, T. A. (1992) Combining Contingent Valuation and Travel Cost Data for the Valuation of Nonmarket Goods. Land Economics, pp. 302-317.
*Carson, R. T. and R. C. Mitchell. (1993): The Value of Clean Water: Willingness to Pay for Boatable, Fishable, and Swimmable Water quality. Water Resources Research VOL. 29, NO. 7, PP. 2445-2454, 1993
*Chakravorty, U., J. Roumasset, and K. Tse (1997): Endogenous Substitution among Energy Resources and Global Warming. Journal of Political Economy, 105, 1201-1234.
Trade and the Environment
***Levinson, A. (2010): Offshoring Pollution: Is the United States Increasingly Importing Polluting Goods?Rev Environ Econ Policy, 4(1): 63-83
***Fischer, C. (2010): Does Trade Help or Hinder the Conservation of Natural Resources, Rev Environ Econ Policy, 4(1): 103-121
*Chichilniskly, G. (1994): North-South Trade and the Global Environment. American Economic Review, 84(4), 851- 874.
*Chichilnisky, G. (1997): What Is Sustainable Development. Land Economics, 73, 476-491.
*Copeland, B. R., and M. S. Taylor (1994): North-South Trade and the Environment. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 109(3), 755-787.
*Grossman, G. M., and A. B. Krueger (1995): Economic Growth and the Environment. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 110(2), 353-377.
Renewable Resource Management
***Binswanger, H.C. and R.N. Chakraborty (2000): The Economics of Resource Management
***Schmalensee, R. (2012): Evaluating Policies to Increase Electricity Generation from Renewable Energy,Rev Environ Econ Policy, forthcoming
***Heal, G. (2010): Reflections—The Economics of Renewable Energy in the United States, Rev Environ Econ Policy, 4(1): 139-154
**Rajagopal, D. and D. Zilberman (2007): Review of Environmental, Economic and Policy Aspects of Biofuels, Policy Research Working Paper, 4341, World Bank,
*Pfaff, A. S. P. (1999): What Drives Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon? Evidence from Satellite and Socioeconomic Data. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 37(2), 26-43.
*Mitra, T., and H. Y. Wan, Jr. (1986): On the Faustmann Solution to the Forest Management Problem.Journal of Economic Theory, 40, 229-249.
*Mitra, T., and H. Y. Wan, Jr. (1985): Some Theoretical Results on the Economics of Forestry. Review of Economic Studies, 52, 263-282.
*Conrad, J. M. (1989): Bioeconomics and the Bowhead Whale. Journal of Political Economy, 97, 974-987.
*Clark, C. W. (1973): The Economics of Overexploitation. Science, 181, 630-634.
*Clark, C. W. (1990): Mathematical Bioeconomics: The Optimal Management of Renewable Resources. (2 ed.). NewYork: Wiley Inter-Interscience, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
*Clark, C. W., and G. R. Munro. (1975): Economics of Fishing and Modern Capital Theory: A Simplified Approach. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2, 91-106.
Externalities, Coase Theorem and Property Rights
***Coase, R. H. (1960): The Problem of Social Cost. Journal of Law and Economics, 3, 1-44.*Oates, W. E. (1983): The Regulation of Externalities: Efficient Behavior by Sources and Victims. Public Finance, 38, 362-375.
*Stavins, R. N. (1995): Transaction Costs and Tradeable Permits. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 29, 133-148.
*Freeman, A. M. (1984): Depletable Externalities and Pigouvian Taxation. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 11, 173-179.
Non Renewable Resources and Green Growth
***Crandall, Robert W. (1992): Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 6(2), 171-180. ***Poterba, J. (1994): Is the Gasoline Tax Regressive? Tax Policy and the Economy, 5, 145-164.
**Godek, P. E. (1997): The Regulation of Fuel Economy and the Demand for Light Trucks. Journal of Law and Economics, 40(October), 495-509.
Managing Global Warming and Environmental Catastrophes
***Keller, K., G. Yohe, and M. Schlesinger (2008): Managing the risks of climate thresholds: Uncertainties and needed information. Climatic Change, 91, 5-10.
***Popp, D. (2011): International Technology Transfer, Climate Change, and the Clean Development Mechanism, Rev Environ Econ Policy, 5((1) 131-152
***Bosetti, V. and J. Frankel (2012): Politically Feasible Emissions Targets to Attain 469 ppm CO2 Concentrations, Rev Environ Econ Policy, Forthcoming,
Ecological Resilience/Hysteresis
***Scheffer, M., S. Carpenter, J. A. Foley, C. Folke & B. Walker (2001): Catastrophic shifts in ecosystems, Nature 413, 591-596 (11 October 2001)
**Kiker, C. F. and E. Putz (1997): Ecological certification of forest products: Economic challenges.Ecological Economics, 20, 37-51.
**Metrick, A. and M. L. Weitzman (1998): Conflicts and Choices in Biodiversity Preservation. Journal of Economic Perspectives, volume 12, number 3, pp. 21-34.
*Krutilla, J. V. (1964): Conservation Reconsidered. American Economic Review, 57, 777-786
Land Use and Urban Planning
***Grafton, R.Q. (online): Economics of Water Reform in the Murray Darling Basin (http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/94850/subdr081.pdf)
**Ostrom, E., and R. Gardner. (1993). Coping with Asymmetries in the Commons: Self-Governing Irrigation Systems Can Work. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 7(4), 93-112.
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Lectures
Computer lab sessions
Project preparation
Presentation
Additional one-on-one sessions with the Instructor
Class Participation
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PG - Capable of Professional and Personal Judgment and Initiative
Our postgraduates will demonstrate a high standard of discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgment. They will have the ability to make informed choices and decisions that reflect both the nature of their professional work and their personal perspectives.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- The course is intended to equip participants with introductory skills that would enable the analysis of contemporary environmental challenges and related economic policies.
- An understanding of the key economic concepts and topics in environmental and resource economics--Discounting, WTP, environmental valuation methods and challenges, cost benefit analysis--application and shortcomings, risk management, urban planning and the environment, managing water scarcity, economics of climate change management, emissions trading, permits vs quotas, ecological resilience and hysteresis, managing renewable and non-renewable resources, urban sprawl, etc.
- Capability to formulate environmental problems using tools in economics and perform policy and scenario analysis using environmental valuation methods and Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), etc.
- Understanding of resource constraints and management challenges faced by urban planners in the context of water scarcity, food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges. Managing water scarcity in agriculture and urban areas.
Assessment tasks
- Project Report
- Presentation
- Class Participation
Learning and teaching activities
- Lectures will be highly interactive in nature and students will be asked to participate in problem solving as well respond to questions posed to them
- Main activity of the course
- Presenting project outcomes
- Active class participation throughout the course
PG - Discipline Knowledge and Skills
Our postgraduates will be able to demonstrate a significantly enhanced depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content knowledge in their chosen fields.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- The course is intended to equip participants with introductory skills that would enable the analysis of contemporary environmental challenges and related economic policies.
- An understanding of the key economic concepts and topics in environmental and resource economics--Discounting, WTP, environmental valuation methods and challenges, cost benefit analysis--application and shortcomings, risk management, urban planning and the environment, managing water scarcity, economics of climate change management, emissions trading, permits vs quotas, ecological resilience and hysteresis, managing renewable and non-renewable resources, urban sprawl, etc.
- Capability to formulate environmental problems using tools in economics and perform policy and scenario analysis using environmental valuation methods and Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), etc.
- Understanding of resource constraints and management challenges faced by urban planners in the context of water scarcity, food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges. Managing water scarcity in agriculture and urban areas.
Assessment tasks
- Project Report
- Presentation
- Class Participation
Learning and teaching activities
- Lectures will be highly interactive in nature and students will be asked to participate in problem solving as well respond to questions posed to them
- for teaching CBA and project preparation
- Main activity of the course
- Presenting project outcomes
- Active class participation throughout the course
PG - Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking
Our postgraduates will be capable of utilising and reflecting on prior knowledge and experience, of applying higher level critical thinking skills, and of integrating and synthesising learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments. A characteristic of this form of thinking is the generation of new, professionally oriented knowledge through personal or group-based critique of practice and theory.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- The course is intended to equip participants with introductory skills that would enable the analysis of contemporary environmental challenges and related economic policies.
- An understanding of the key economic concepts and topics in environmental and resource economics--Discounting, WTP, environmental valuation methods and challenges, cost benefit analysis--application and shortcomings, risk management, urban planning and the environment, managing water scarcity, economics of climate change management, emissions trading, permits vs quotas, ecological resilience and hysteresis, managing renewable and non-renewable resources, urban sprawl, etc.
- Capability to formulate environmental problems using tools in economics and perform policy and scenario analysis using environmental valuation methods and Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), etc.
- Understanding of resource constraints and management challenges faced by urban planners in the context of water scarcity, food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges. Managing water scarcity in agriculture and urban areas.
Assessment tasks
- Project Report
- Presentation
- Class Participation
Learning and teaching activities
- Lectures will be highly interactive in nature and students will be asked to participate in problem solving as well respond to questions posed to them
- for teaching CBA and project preparation
- Main activity of the course
- Presenting project outcomes
- Active class participation throughout the course
PG - Research and Problem Solving Capability
Our postgraduates will be capable of systematic enquiry; able to use research skills to create new knowledge that can be applied to real world issues, or contribute to a field of study or practice to enhance society. They will be capable of creative questioning, problem finding and problem solving.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- The course is intended to equip participants with introductory skills that would enable the analysis of contemporary environmental challenges and related economic policies.
- An understanding of the key economic concepts and topics in environmental and resource economics--Discounting, WTP, environmental valuation methods and challenges, cost benefit analysis--application and shortcomings, risk management, urban planning and the environment, managing water scarcity, economics of climate change management, emissions trading, permits vs quotas, ecological resilience and hysteresis, managing renewable and non-renewable resources, urban sprawl, etc.
- Capability to formulate environmental problems using tools in economics and perform policy and scenario analysis using environmental valuation methods and Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), etc.
- Understanding of resource constraints and management challenges faced by urban planners in the context of water scarcity, food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges. Managing water scarcity in agriculture and urban areas.
Assessment tasks
- Project Report
- Class Participation
Learning and teaching activities
- Lectures will be highly interactive in nature and students will be asked to participate in problem solving as well respond to questions posed to them
- for teaching CBA and project preparation
- Main activity of the course
- Presenting project outcomes
- Students will be asked to meet with the instructor in small groups and discuss their project work
- Active class participation throughout the course
PG - Effective Communication
Our postgraduates will be able to communicate effectively and convey their views to different social, cultural, and professional audiences. They will be able to use a variety of technologically supported media to communicate with empathy using a range of written, spoken or visual formats.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- An understanding of the key economic concepts and topics in environmental and resource economics--Discounting, WTP, environmental valuation methods and challenges, cost benefit analysis--application and shortcomings, risk management, urban planning and the environment, managing water scarcity, economics of climate change management, emissions trading, permits vs quotas, ecological resilience and hysteresis, managing renewable and non-renewable resources, urban sprawl, etc.
- Capability to formulate environmental problems using tools in economics and perform policy and scenario analysis using environmental valuation methods and Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), etc.
- Understanding of resource constraints and management challenges faced by urban planners in the context of water scarcity, food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges. Managing water scarcity in agriculture and urban areas.
Assessment tasks
- Project Report
- Presentation
- Class Participation
Learning and teaching activities
- Lectures will be highly interactive in nature and students will be asked to participate in problem solving as well respond to questions posed to them
- Main activity of the course
- Presenting project outcomes
- Active class participation throughout the course
PG - Engaged and Responsible, Active and Ethical Citizens
Our postgraduates will be ethically aware and capable of confident transformative action in relation to their professional responsibilities and the wider community. They will have a sense of connectedness with others and country and have a sense of mutual obligation. They will be able to appreciate the impact of their professional roles for social justice and inclusion related to national and global issues
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- The course is intended to equip participants with introductory skills that would enable the analysis of contemporary environmental challenges and related economic policies.
- An understanding of the key economic concepts and topics in environmental and resource economics--Discounting, WTP, environmental valuation methods and challenges, cost benefit analysis--application and shortcomings, risk management, urban planning and the environment, managing water scarcity, economics of climate change management, emissions trading, permits vs quotas, ecological resilience and hysteresis, managing renewable and non-renewable resources, urban sprawl, etc.
- Capability to formulate environmental problems using tools in economics and perform policy and scenario analysis using environmental valuation methods and Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), etc.
- Understanding of resource constraints and management challenges faced by urban planners in the context of water scarcity, food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges. Managing water scarcity in agriculture and urban areas.
Assessment tasks
- Project Report
- Presentation
- Class Participation
Learning and teaching activities
- Lectures will be highly interactive in nature and students will be asked to participate in problem solving as well respond to questions posed to them
- Main activity of the course
- Presenting project outcomes
- Active class participation throughout the course