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Sustainable Development Economics

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Course ID: 4030-SDE
Erasmus code / ISCED: 14.3 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0311) Economics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: Sustainable Development Economics
Name in Polish: Sustainable Development Economics
Organizational unit: Faculty of Economic Sciences
Course groups: Sustainable Development, obligatory courses, 2nd cycle programme, 1st year, 1st semester
Sustainable Development, obligatory courses, offered by the Faculty of Economic Sciences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 4.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language: English
Type of course:

obligatory courses
Prerequisites (description):

Student should have basic knowledge in economics and mathematics.
Mode:

Classroom
Short description:

1. Basic economics

2. Development economics

3. Market failures and the environment

4. Natural resources management

5. Economic valuation of non-market goods

6. Economic instruments of environmental policy

7. Transforming the economy towards sustainable development

Full description:

The main objective of this course is to clarify and specify the idea of sustainable development from the economic point of view. The course starts from basic neoclassical economics and basic ecological economics. The following lectures are focused on: the theories of man-made and natural capital, the management of renewable and non-renewable resources, and a brief introduction to economic valuation. The central part of the lecture form two sections: economic instruments with a special attention paid to instruments recommended for sustainable development, and economic policy strategies supporting sustainable development.
Bibliography:

Anderson D.A., 2010. Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management. Routledge, Oxon.

Asafu-Adiaye John, 2000. Environmental Economics for Non-Economists. World Scientific, Singapore.

Atkinson G., Dietz S., Neumayer E., Handbook of Sustainable Development. Edward-Elgar, Cheltenham, 2006.

Kerry Turner R., Pearce D., Bateman I., 1994. Environmental Economics. An Elementary Introduction. Harvester Wheatsheaf, London.

Perrings Ch., Ecological Economics. Volume 4: Sustainability. Sage, London, 2008.
Learning outcomes:

Student knows the functioning of market economy. The student is able to interpret and comment problems of market failures and external costs. The student knows that cost-effectiveness is an important criterion for policy decisions dealing with environmental quality and natural resources. The student understands that economy is an inevitable component of sustainable development.

K_W01; K_W02; K_W03; K_W05, K_W06;

K_U01; K_U02; K_U04; K_U07;

K_K03; K_K05; K_K07;
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Attendance control on exercises: maximum number of excused absences is 3. Continuous assessment, open discussion, and individual presentations on exercises. Exam in the form of a test. To take the exam, the student must have a positive assessment of the exercises.
Practical placement:

No

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
Classes, 30 hours more information
Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: Jerzy Śleszyński
Group instructors: Jakub Sokołowski, Jerzy Śleszyński
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Examination: Examination
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