MKV_EKZP Environmental Economics

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Mgr. Jana Soukopová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Mgr. Jana Soukopová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Mgr. Jana Soukopová, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Kociánová
Timetable
Sun 17. 10. 16:20–19:30 P303, Sun 7. 11. 16:20–19:30 P303, Sat 11. 12. 12:50–16:15 P303
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The objective of the course is to introduce students to the study of basic principles of environmental protection, envrironmenal units, state environmental policy of the Czech Republic, EU and OECD. At the end of this course, students should:

- be able to address topical environmental problems and instruments removing pollution,

- know environmental units, problems with their pollution and the determinants and consequences of the public sector and private sector,

- know principles, objectives and sectoral policies of the environmental policy of the Czech Republic, EU and OECD,

- be able to apply non-market evaluation methods and use them in project management of environmental public projects,

- be able to find suitable funding for a selected environmental problem.
Syllabus
  • Tutorials focus on the following topics:
  • 1st topic: Basic information about the course and the theory of the environment, environmental pollution, environmental instruments, environmental units. Economical contexts of environmental protection, non-market valuation methods. Environmental protection funding
  • 2nd topic: Environmental policy of Czech republic and European Union. Regional aspects of Czech state environmenta policy
  • 3. topic: Economic instruments of czech state environmental policy. Instruments of implementation of environmental policy, legal Instruments, informative Instruments and voluntary Instruments
  • 4. topic: Protection of the climate system of the Earth and air pollution. Water protection and economical contexts of water protection. Sustainable use of natural resources, material flows and economic consequences of waste management.
Literature
  • RITSCHELOVÁ, Iva. Úvod do ekonomiky životního prostředí. Vyd. 1. Ústí nad Labem: Univerzita J. E. Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem. 96 s. ISBN 80-7044-415-0. 2002. info
  • MOLDAN, Bedřich. Ekologická dimenze udržitelného rozvoje. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Univerzita Karlova. 102 s. ISBN 8024602466. 2001. info
  • MOLDAN, Bedřich. (Ne)udržitelný rozvoj ekologie : hrozba i naděje. Edited by Hana Kolářová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum. 141 s. ISBN 8024602865. 2001. info
  • ŠAUER, Petr. Úvod do ekonomiky životního prostředí. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomická. 154 s. ISBN 8070795484. 1997. info
  • Ekologie, demokracie, trh. Edited by Bedřich Moldan, Illustrated by Vladimír Jiránek. Praha: Nakladatelství Informatorium. 119 s. ISBN 80-85368-19-6. 1992. info
Assessment methods
The course takes the form of lectures. The lectures (16 lessons) are divided into four parts. The main emphasis is put on self-study.

The course is concluded with an oral exam. Students are eligible to take the oral exam provided that they fulfill given conditions:

1. they hand in a seminar paper in a given extent and structure within the obligatory date,

2. they successfully pass an on-line test after every part of the course in the IS MU during an obligatory period (a test is regarded as successful if at least 60% answers are correct).

Detailed information concerning the seminar work and the on-line test is available in the interactive syllabus of the course in the IS MU.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010, recent)
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