| Forest & Landscape | |||
| Earliest Possible Year | 5 | ||
| Duration | 1 semester | ||
| Credits | 9 (ECTS) | ||
| Course Level | Joint BSc and MSc | ||
| Examination | written examination Aid allowed Description of Examination: 13-point scale, external examiner Dates of Exam: | ||
| Organisation of Teaching | Lectures: 1 course module per week Practicals: 2 hours per week Excursions: 1 | ||
| Block Placement | E6, fall To be agreed upon | ||
| Teaching Language | English may be conducted in Danish/Swedish | ||
| Optional Prerequisites | 095728 | ||
| Mandatory Prerequisites | 096711 | ||
| Course Objectives | |||
| Course Objectives To impart a thorough knowledge of: (i) business economics of forestry and other natural resources and their application (ii) forest and natural resource policy facts; the conditions and mechanism behind actual and potential policy (iii) understanding policy analysis, processes, formulation and their implementation | |||
| Course Contents | |||
| Course Content Basic economic principles to study forest and natural resource utilisation are applied. A first step is defining the resource services in question and how to model such services. They may be categorised as renewable (e.g., forest) or non-renewable (oil, mine), and some of them may even be recyclable. Once the resource is valued and modelled an important question to the management of the resource is whether a policy is economical efficient and fair (equity criteria). And which policy tool mix would direct the resource use towards one that satisfies such criteria and still maintain its political feasibility? The course aims at providing tools for making such assessments. We apply forestry as one example of a renewable resource and expand to other resources such as fisheries, land use and biodiversity. Besides fundamental policy terminology the course gives you an overview of the policy process and the policy environment. You will become familiar with the principles of forest policy and legislation as well as deficiencies that constrain their implementation. Based on this understanding, you should be able to critically assess the causes of failure and success in a political and legislative context. You will become familiar with basic policy sciences including policy analysis tools such as stakeholder analysis, advocacy coalition framework, and power analysis. Form of Study Lectures, e-learning, practicals, and one excursion Course Literature Barry C. Field, 2001. Natural Resource Economics - An Introduction. McGraw-Hill International Edition, Economic Series, Boston, 477 p. W. David Klemperer, 1996.Forest Resource Economics and Finance. McGraw-Hill International Edition, Forestry Series, New York, 551 p. | |||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||
| Lectures, practicals, and one excursion | |||
| Course Litterature | |||
| Klemperer,W.D. 1996: Forest Resource Economics and Finance. New York (McGraw-Hill Inc.), 551 pp. Strange, N.: Forest and Natural Resources Economics and Policy 1. Samfundslitteratur, KVL. | |||
| Course Coordinator | |||
| Niels Strange, nst@life.ku.dk, Forest & Landscape Denmark/Unit of Forestry, Phone: 35331753 | |||
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