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Establishment
Language of instruction
French, English
This course occurs in the following program(s)
Bachelor in Economics and Finance
- Crédits ECTS:
Licence Eco-Finance ou Gestion + Prepa Commerce
- Crédits ECTS:
Training officer(s)
Veronique FLAMBARD-VIGEANT
Présentation
Prerequisite
Fundamental concepts of micro economy
Goal
Clarify the concept of sustainable development.
Become aware of environmental problems and their impact on the economy, businesses and society.
Analyze different instruments of environmental protection and management of environmental risks.
Become aware of environmental problems and their impact on the economy, businesses and society.
Analyze different instruments of environmental protection and management of environmental risks.
Presentation
Chapter 1: Sustainable Development: Introduction and Definitions
Chapter 2: Indicators and Measurements of Sustainable Development
(Green GDP, real savings, real progress, ecological footprint)
Chapter 3: Optimal Management of Natural Resources
(Renewable and non-renewable resources, externalities, Coase’s Theorem, transborder problems)
Chapter 4: Environmental Protection Instruments
(Regulations, laws, taxes, markets)
Chapter 5: Private Management of Environmental Risks
(Types of risks, cost-profit analysis, insurance, businesses strategies)
Chapter 6: Public Management of Environmental Risks
(International agreements, international and environmental commerce…)
Chapter 7: Social Dimension of Environmental Politics
Chapter 8: Case Study: Air
(Carbon tax, the CO2 market, etc…)
Chapter 2: Indicators and Measurements of Sustainable Development
(Green GDP, real savings, real progress, ecological footprint)
Chapter 3: Optimal Management of Natural Resources
(Renewable and non-renewable resources, externalities, Coase’s Theorem, transborder problems)
Chapter 4: Environmental Protection Instruments
(Regulations, laws, taxes, markets)
Chapter 5: Private Management of Environmental Risks
(Types of risks, cost-profit analysis, insurance, businesses strategies)
Chapter 6: Public Management of Environmental Risks
(International agreements, international and environmental commerce…)
Chapter 7: Social Dimension of Environmental Politics
Chapter 8: Case Study: Air
(Carbon tax, the CO2 market, etc…)
Modalités
Forms of instruction
Predominantly a lecture class.
Evaluation
Ressources
Bibliography
Tietenberg, T., Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, ||Thiombiano, T., Economie de l’environnement et des ressources naturelles, ||Solow, R., An almost practical step toward sustainability, The RFF reader in environmental and Resource Management, ||Bürgenmeier, B, Politiques économiques du développement durable,