GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
GRADO EN ESTUDIOS GLOBALES/GLOBAL STUDIES
Curso 2020/2021
1. Subject Information
(Date last modified: 16-07-20 12:42)- Code
- 109033
- Plan
- 290
- ECTS
- 4.00
- Type
- Opcional
- Year
- 3
- Duration
- Second semester
- Language
- ENGLISH
- Area
- ECONOMÍA APLICADA
- Departament
- Economía Aplicada
- Virtual platform
Professor Information
- Profesor/Profesora
- Fernando Carmelo Rodríguez López
- Group/s
- sin nombre
- Centre
- Fac. Ciencias Agrarias y Ambientales
- Office
- 4.1
- Office hours
- Previa cita, vía email
- Web address
- https://produccioncientifica.usal.es/investigadores/56322/publicaciones
- frodriguez@usal.es
- Phone
- 923294500 ext 1625
2. Association of the subject matter within the study plan
3. Prerequisites
4. Learning objectives
The students will enhance their knowledge, analysis capacity and critical view about the following:
1. Environmental degradation as an instance of market failure and impact on equity.
2. Main local, regional, and global environmental challenges, as well as their geopolitical and socioeconomic impacts.
3. Case studies on the use of efficient, scale, cost-effective and natural-capital-based instruments.
4. International treaties and agreements to deal with common environmental challenges.
5. Contents
Theory.
1. Social welfare, efficiency, and equity.
2. Environmental externalities.
3. Main global environmental challenges: the planetary boundaries.
4. Main regional environmental challenges: water, land, air pollution, acidification.
5. Valuation of natural capital.
6. Efficient, scale and cost-effective instruments. Green fiscal reforms and double dividend. Polluter-pays principle.
Practice.
1. Sustainable cities: energy, transport, air pollution, leisure.
2. Regional challenges in Europe, Asia, Africa and America
3. Case studies: efficient, scale and cost-effective instruments.
4. Case studies: valuation of natural capital.
5. International treaties and agreements to deal with common environmental challenges.
6. Competences acquired
Basic / General.
As stated in the official supporting documents for the degree in Global Studies
Specific.
As stated in the official supporting documents for the degree in Global Studies
7. Teaching methods
The teaching methodology will be based on participatory classes, guided lectures, guided videos, and debates
8. Anticipated distribution of the use of the different teaching methods
9. Resources
Reference books.
Buchholz, W. (2019): Foundations of Environmental Economics, Springer.
Hanley, N (2007): Environmental economics in theory and practice, Palgrave
Tietenberg, T. (2009): Environmental economics and policy, Pearson.
Web sites:
CORE-ECON project (https://www.core-econ.org/)
European Commission – Environment (https://ec.europa.eu/environment/index_en.htm)
IPBES (https://ipbes.net/)
IPCC (https://www.ipcc.ch/)
Stockholm Resilience Center (https://www.stockholmresilience.org/)
Sustainable Development Goals (https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/)
TEEB (http://www.teebweb.org/)
UN Environment Programme (https://www.unenvironment.org/)
10. Assessment
General considerations.
The aim is not to make the student memorize the materials, but to let her understand the rationale behind them and apply the acquired skills and knowledge to the analysis of different environmental issues.
Assessment criteria.
Acquisition and internalization of the general and specific skills of the course, applied to the set of contents of the course. The evaluation will focus on the understanding of the rationale behind environmental problems and their solution proposals, the deepness in the search and analysis of data and argumentations in related documents and web pages, and the ability to apply this all to different contexts and situations.
Assessment tools.
Grading will be based on continuous evaluation (assignments and presentations) as well as, if needed, a final exam.
Assessment recommendations.
Given the comprehensive approach of the course, a strictly continuous work by the student is highly recommended.
Adenda 109033. Global Environmental Challenges (Fecha: 16-07-20)