2024
Economics and Management of Water Resources
Name: Economics and Management of Water Resources
Code: GES08392M
6 ECTS
Duration: 30 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Management
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
This course studies the subjects connected with planning and economic management of water resources. It is intended to study present problems of the water resources management applying criteria and methods of economic valuation of water resources.
Thus, the aim is to promote the following skills:
- identifying and applying the main concepts of water resources planning
- applying economic principles of water supply
- identifying and defining the policies of water resources management
- learning and applying the main methods and techniques of water economic valuation
- economic assessing of policies of water resources management
Thus, the aim is to promote the following skills:
- identifying and applying the main concepts of water resources planning
- applying economic principles of water supply
- identifying and defining the policies of water resources management
- learning and applying the main methods and techniques of water economic valuation
- economic assessing of policies of water resources management
Contents
1. Water as an economic and social good
2. Economic of water resources
3. Management policies of water resources
4. Methods of economic valuation of water resources
5. The water national plan
2. Economic of water resources
3. Management policies of water resources
4. Methods of economic valuation of water resources
5. The water national plan
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 final exam
