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Lecturer(s)
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Baťa Robert, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Problems of quantifying sustainable development requirements, SD indicators Sources of information on the causes, status and consequences of changes in the environment Non-market valuation options in the environment Calculation of environmental damage Eco-efficiency and methods for assessing the effectiveness of environmental investments Environmental accounting at macro and micro level New environmental policy instruments
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Methods of individual activities
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to deepen and broaden knowledge in the field of environmental economics. The concept of economic-environmental efficiency is discussed against the background of the generation of pollutants in the territory and the economic boundaries of pollution removal are defined. Recent trends in non-market valuation of environmental quality and natural resource valuation are presented. State environmental policy is analyzed in terms of modern managerial approaches and its economic, social and political consequences are traced. Emphasis is placed on problem-oriented approaches and on the possibility of using regional environmental management systems.
A student who has successfully completed the course can: Explain and analyse the problems arising from the conflict of sustainability objectives, analyse the principle and effectiveness of direct and indirect environmental policy instruments, analyse and propose indicators in the field of sustainable development and explain their meaning and the appropriateness of their selection, make a selection of options using multi-criteria evaluation methods, explain the principle of the operation of environmental management systems and explain possible sources of inefficiency in their implementation, explain the role of public administration in environmental protection, assess the potential for local energy cooperatives in the field of sustainable energy. A student who has successfully completed the course will be able to: design an effective solution incorporating sustainable development aspects, identify and evaluate, using appropriate methods, situations arising from problems in the practical implementation of sustainability principles in practice, select and apply non-market valuation methods in practice, carry out calculations to assess the benefits of the measures, propose measures to eliminate inefficiencies in the implementation of environmental investments, analyse and quantify the effectiveness of environmental investments. A student who has successfully completed the course is able to: according to the framework assignment and allocated resources, coordinate their activities, incorporate sustainable development aspects, including their political dimension, into problem solving, communicate information about the nature of the issues involved to experts and lay people in a clear and convincing manner, critically assess, on the basis of the knowledge acquired, the accuracy, necessity and relevance of the information to the task at hand
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation
Credit: is awarded on the basis of active participation in the exercises, assessed with a total of 0-5 points according to the student's participation in discussions and other activities Examination: oral.
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Recommended literature
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BLEISCHWITZ R.,HENNICKE P. Eco-Efficiency, Regulation and Sustainable Business.. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2004. ISBN 1 84376 687 6.
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FENG, K.; HUBACEK, K.; YU, Y. Local consumption and global environmental impacts: accounting, trade-offs and sustainability. London: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. ISBN 978-1-138-82606-9.
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Field, Barry C. Environmental economics . New York, NY, USA: McGraw-Hill, 2021. ISBN 978-1-260-57549-1.
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Garforth, Lisa. Green utopias . Cambridge: Polity, 2018. ISBN 978-0-7456-8474-1.
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GILPIN, A. Environmental Economics. A critical overview.. Chichester: Wiley, 2000.
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CHERRY T.L.,KROLL S., SHOGREN J. F. Environmental Economics, Experimental Methods.. London: Routledge, 2008.
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KOLK A. Economics of Environmental Management.. Harlow: Pearson, 2000. ISBN 0 273 64238 3.
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MUDACUMURA G.M., MEBRATU D., HAQUE M.S. Sustainable Development Policy and Administration.. New York: Taylor and Francis Group, 2006. ISBN 1-577444-563-4.
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OLEJ, V., OBRŠÁLOVÁ, I., KŘUPKA, J.(eds.). Environmental Modelling for Sustainable Development. System Approaches and Advances Methods.. Hersey, New York: IGI Global, 2011.
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WELFORD, R. Comporate Environmental Management. Culture and Organization.. London: Earthscan Publishing, 1997.
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