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On completing this module students should be able to
(a) Identify and evaluate environmental and resource issues from an economics perspective,
(b) Apply the principles and concepts of economic theory to resolving natural resource management issues,
(c) Appraise and question policies and programmes for natural resource management,
(d) Explain and analyse key issues associated with sustainable development globally and locally.
The key topics covered in this module are:
- Introduction to the relationship between economic growth and natural resource use
- Theory of externalities and public goods
- Ecological economics and environmental accounting
- Nonrenewable resources
- Renewable resources
- Energy transition
- Concept of doughnut economics
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 76 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Ms Nadiya Saba -- | Tutor |