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Lecturer(s)
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Zimmermannová Jarmila, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The main topics of the course are: 1. The environment and its protection from an economic perspective 2. Subcomponents of the environment and their economic context 3. Economic damage caused by environmental degradation 4. Costs and expenses of environmental protection 5. Assessing the effectiveness of environmental projects 6. Economic and financial instruments for internalizing negative externalities 7. Current trends and approaches
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Group work
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the basic relationships between economics and the environment and to equip them with the knowledge and skills that will enable them to identify and communicate the links between economic development and environmental protection at various levels. The course will focus on the connections and relationships between economics, nature, and the environment; the economic aspects of protecting individual components of the environment; the economic and financial instruments of environmental policy; practical exercises involving specific tasks; and critical discussion of current topics in the field of environmental protection. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Graduates are able to describe the relationships between environmental factors and economic contexts, critically evaluate the decisions of economic entities, assess the effectiveness of environmental projects, identify specific types of costs, and define environmental protection expenditures. They can identify economic and financial instruments for internalizing negative externalities at the local and national levels. They can work in a team to address a selected environmental problem, present the results, and discuss possible connections.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Student performance
Regular attendance, participation in seminars, completion of a team project (students work in groups to complete a semester project). All team members are required to be present at the semester project defense, and each member will participate in the preparation of the project and its final presentation.
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Recommended literature
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Kolstad, Charles D. 2011. Environmental Economics. Second Edition. Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-973264-7.
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SAMUELSON, P.A., CHAUDHURI, S., SEN, A. AND WILLIAM D NORDHAUS. 2019. Economics, 20Edition. Published by Mc Graw Hill, 2019. ISBN 10: 9389538033 / ISBN 13: 9789389538038.
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SLAVÍKOVÁ, Lenka, Eliška VEJCHODSKÁ a Jan SLAVÍK. Ekonomie životního prostředí : teorie a politika. 1 vyd. Praha: Alfa nakladatelství, 2012, 287 s. ISBN 9788087197455..
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SOUKUPOVÁ, J. et al. 2011. Ekonomika životního prostředí. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. ISBN 978-80-210-5644-2..
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TIETENBERG, T., & LEWIS, L. 2025. Environmental Economics: The Essentials. Second Edition. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-032-68904-3.
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ZIMMERMANNOVÁ, J. 2016. Ekologické zdanění a modelování jeho dopadů. Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 978-80-755-2062-3..
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