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Course title: Environmental Economics
Course code: KTEE404
Faculty: Faculty of International Economics
Department: Division of Development Economics
Credit hours: 03
Prerequire(s): Microeconomics (KTEE202), Macroeconomics (KTEE204)
- COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course aims to provide scientific knowledge about the interdependence, inter-relationships, and interactions between the economy and the environment (the earth’s life support system to ensure a stable, efficient, continuous, and sustainable development on the basis of environmental protection and human-centered)
Environmental economics approaches environmental issues from both microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives. Environmental economics focuses primarily on how people make decisions, why they cause environmental consequences, and how they can change the ways we conduct our business and make the environment more balanced, and more stable with the desires and needs of us and the ecosystem itself.
This course provides skills for analysis, and critical thinking of environmental issues in terms of scientific, logical, and creative manner. This course also provides the students the practical skills, decision-making skills, and solving environmental problems. The students use, and improve the theory and practice, necessary skills to learn, do research, work independently, to effectively meet the requirements of industrialization, modernization, and international economic integration, and the English working environment.
- COURSE CONTENTS AND SCHEDULE
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No |
Contents |
Time Allocation |
Contribution to CLO |
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Hour(s) on the class |
Essays, exercises, assignments, (3) |
Self-study with teacher tutorials (4) |
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Lecture (1) |
Practice, Seminar (2) |
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1 |
Introduction to Environmental Economics - What is environmental economics - Economic approach to environmental issues |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1,2,3,4,8 |
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2 |
Chapter 1: Linkages between Environment and Economy - Environment and Environment’s functions to the economy - Types of Environmental Change - Waste and Pollutants |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1,2,3 |
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3 |
Chapter 1: Linkages between Environment and Economy Circular Flow Models Economic growth and the environment Sustainability of our Environment and Economy |
3 |
0 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
1,2,3,8 |
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4 |
Chapter 2: Economics of Environmental Quality Demand, Willingness to pay, Marginal Benefit, Consumer Supply Efficiency Market failure |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2,3 |
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5 |
Chapter 2: Economics of Environmental Quality - Environmental quality as Environmental Goods Environmental goods as Common-property goods Optimal level of pollution Approach |
3 |
0 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
2,3 |
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6 |
Chapter 2: Economics of Environmental Quality Command and Control approach (CAC) Pigouvian taxes Emission charges/taxes Subsidies Transferable Discharge Permit/Quota Deposit-Refund Systems |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2,3 |
|
7 |
Chapter 3: Economic Assessment of Environmental Impacts Introduction to Assessment of Environmental Impacts Procedures of Assessment of Environmental Impacts Contents of Assessment of Environmental Impacts reports Methodology |
3 |
0 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
2,4,5,6 |
|
8 |
Chapter 3: Economic Assessment of Environmental Impacts Definition Steps to CBA |
3 |
0 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
4,5,6,9,10 |
|
9 |
Chapter 3: Economic Assessment of Environmental Impacts Major Indicators (NPV, BCR, IRR) Decision rule Assumptions Case study |
3 |
0 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
4,5,6,7,11 |
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10 |
Midterm exam |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
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|
11 |
Chapter 3: Economic Assessment of Environmental Impacts Introduction to Environmental Valuation Total economic value |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
4,5,6,9,10 |
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12 |
Chapter 3: Economic Assessment of Environmental Impacts Environmental Valuation Techniques Case study |
3 |
0 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
4,5,6,7,9,10 |
|
13 |
Chapter 4: Environmental Management Introduction into environment management Environmental management approaches. Main problems and future opportunities of environmental management. Environmental management in Vietnam |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6.5 |
1,9 |
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14 |
Group assignment (presentation) |
3 |
0 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
8,10 |
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15 |
Group assignment (presentation) |
3 |
0 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
8,10 |
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Total hours |
45 |
0 |
22.5 |
82.5 |
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- COURSE ASSESSMENT
- Score ladder: 10
- Type of assessment
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Form |
Content |
Criteria |
CLO |
Proportion |
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Formative |
Attendance |
Take responsibility to attend the class
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The number of attendances and participation in the lesson |
5 |
10% |
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Quiz, midterm test |
Examine the knowledge from the first lesson to chapter 2 |
Quick test,60 minutes. |
1,2,3,9 |
15% |
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Report |
Presenting |
Group or individual assignment |
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 9,10 |
15% |
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Summative |
Final test |
Choice questions, exercises, and short essay questions. |
MCQ + writing (90 mins) |
1,4,5,7 |
60% |
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Total: |
100% |
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