| Responsible Department | Institute of Food and Resource Economics | ||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | MSc. 1 year | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | Two blocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 15 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||
| Level of Course | MSc | ||||||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination written examination and oral examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: During the course the participants submit three large individual mandatory written exercises. In an final oral examination the examinee presents one of the written exercises, which is randomly selected. Weight: The written exercises counts 50 % The oral examination counts 5o % 7-point scale, external examiner | ||||||||||||||||
| Requirement for Attending Exam | Four small mandatory exercises (made in the first 14 days) must be passed. Oral presentation in class of a selected topic based on a distributed paper/article must be made. | ||||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Lectures, seminars, written exercises, oral presentation. | ||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 3 Week Structure: A Block 4 Week Structure: A | ||||||||||||||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | 290009 Economic Theory of Environmental Policy 290044 Economic Valuation Methods and Cost-Benefit Analysis 290024 Natural Resource Economics | ||||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | None | ||||||||||||||||
| Course Content | |||||||||||||||||
| The course will be build around one central theme which is water. The course consist of two main parts. First water form the point of view of natural science is a theme and, second, water from the point of view of economics is examined. The first part (natural science) consists of the first 14 days and the following themes are presented: 1. Overview of the hydrological cycle. Precipitation, evapotranspiration, surface runoff, groundwater recharge, groundwater reservoir types and groundwater flow. 2. Water quality of surface and groundwater. Nutrients, pesticides and other contaminants. Bonding, degradation and leaching. 3. Water use and plant production. Irrigation. Water efficiency 4. Land use and nitrogen pollution. Modelling. In the first part four small mandatory exercises is posed and these must be passed in order to go to the final examination. The second part of the course (economics) last the rest of the time and here the following topic are examined: 1. Private optimal water use models. 2. Social optimal water use models. 3. Water use and pollution. 4. General equilibrium and water use. 5. Water and valuation. 6. Game theoretical water use models. 7. Supply of water. 8. International water use models. The last part of the course consists of the following parts. Lectures are given to provide insight into the theoretical and methodological background of the overall themes chosen. The participants submit three large written exercises and make an oral presentation in class of a selected topic based on a distributed paper/article. | |||||||||||||||||
| Teaching and learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||
| Teaching is in the form of lectures and supervision in relation to exercises and the preparation of oral presentation. | |||||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||||||||
| The first 14 days of the course consists of presentation of a selected topic from the point of view of natural science. One objective of the course is that students shall be able to integrate natural science and economics. In addition, assuming that the participants already have a comprehensive understanding of environmental and natural resource economics, it is the objective of this course to provide opportunities to apply this knowledge to specific environmental and natural resource problems. When the course is finished it is expected that the student can: Knowledge: -Give an overview of a topic from the point of view of natural science. -Describe and identify central themes in environmental economics. -Define and express central arguments in environmental policy. Skills: -Integrate natural science and economics. -Analyse environmental problems using economic theory. -Apply economic theory to environmental policy. Competences: -Identify the border lines between economics and natural science. -Discuss advanced environmental and natural resource economics focussing on theories -Cooperate with other course participants. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Will be announced later | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||
| Frank Jensen, fje@foi.dk, Institute of Food and Resource Economics/Unit of Environmental and Natural Resource Economi, Phone: 353-36898 | |||||||||||||||||
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