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CE50270: Environmental economics, politics and management

[Page last updated: 05 August 2022]

Academic Year: 2022/23
Owning Department/School: Department of Chemical Engineering
Credits: 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 100
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: EX100
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Assessment detail for this unit will be available shortly.
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit, you will be able to:
  • Evaluate tools for steering environmental economics and environmental politics.
  • Generate and apply economic models for economy - resource - pollution relationships
  • Identify key parameters in the presentation of environmental indices and critically evaluate environmental reports.
  • Assess the impact of national and international policy approaches and legislation to control environmental pollution and resource use
  • Predict future environmental and resource challenges and propose creative, sustainable solutions.


Synopsis: You will apply your knowledge of traditional and advanced environmental, economic, and political concepts and models to a range of environmental engineering applications. You will consider the impact of economic, legislative and political steering tools upon the protection of the environment and natural resources.

Content:
  • Introduction to environmental economics & politics
  • Markets and the environment
  • Market incentives for environmental protection
  • Conflicts and co-operation: strategic interactions
  • Environmental risk management
  • Economics of non-renewable natural resources
  • Economics of renewable resources: Fishes & Forestry
  • Economics of sustainability, climate change and biodiversity
  • Energy and the environment


Programme availability:

CE50270 is a Must Pass Unit on the following programmes:

Department of Chemical Engineering

Notes:

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