2025

Environmental Economics

Name: Environmental Economics
Code: ECN08390M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area: Economy

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

Objective of the course:
The objectives are to supply to students an economic and social perspective of environmental problems and theoretical knowledge of environmental economics.
Expected learning outcomes and competences to be acquired:
The expected learning outcomes and competences are: Evaluation of environmental goods; Capacity to place the economic exploitation of environmental goods in its spacial, local, regional, national and international dimensions; Capacity of microeconomic formalization and modelling; Capacity of critical analysis of the contents and policies related to environment

Contents

I – Economics, Ecology and Environment
II - Economic Theory of Natural and Environmental Resources
III – Economic Mangement of Natural Resources
IV – Evaluation of Environmental Goods
V – Environmental Policies
VI – Global Changes in the Environment

Teaching Methods

Exposition of theoretical concepts. Discussion of subjects that illustrate and consolidate of theoretical concepts.
The evaluation is a written Essay or a written exam.