Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description



CODE ECN4051

 
TITLE Environmental Economics

 
UM LEVEL 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course

 
MQF LEVEL Not Applicable

 
ECTS CREDITS 5

 
DEPARTMENT Economics

 
DESCRIPTION Course Objective:

Environmental economics assesses the economic importance of environmental degradation; looks for environmental causes of degradation; and designs economic incentives to slow, halt and reverse that degradation.
The programme includes a number of seminars with students' presentations given on a number of topics.

Indicative list of topics to be covered:
- Water resources management
- Coastal zone management
- Liquid and solid waste management
- Marine and air pollution
- EIAs, environmental policy and regulation

Suggested Textbooks:

- Basic Introductory Book (Reading list for each topic distributed in class)
- R. Kerry Turner, David Pearce & Ian Batement Environmental Economics, Harvester Wheatsheaf 1994

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Examination (2 Hours) Yes 100%

 
LECTURER/S Edward Scicluna

 

 
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