Economic Methods for Sustainable Decision Making (BENV0019)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of the Built Environment
Teaching department: Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources
Credit value: 15

Restrictions: This module is available for students on MSc Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment. Limited spaces are reserved for students on MSc Sustainable Resources: Economics, Policy and Transitions. Student must have taken BENV0011 Environmental and Resource Economics before taking this module, or have a strong background in Economics.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

The aim of the module is to provide students with an advanced understanding of the discipline of environmental economics from both a theoretical and applied perspective, give students familiarity with the analytic tools and methods, and enable them to apply taught concepts in the final dissertation and later in their work. Given the research interest of the departments and the skills in demand by the market place, this module will generate knowledge of:

鈥� Applied environmental policies and economic instruments

鈥� Techniques used to evaluate non-market environmental goods

鈥� Problems related to the application of environmental instruments and their enforcement

鈥� Strengths and Limitations of different approaches

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 2 听听听 Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 12
Module leader: Dr Silvia Ferrini
Who to contact for more information: bseer-studentqueries@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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Important information

The catalogue has been updated with key information about the modules that will run during the 2024/25 academic session. Current and prospective students can browse through the catalogue to consider possible module choices for the coming year.

Please note,听information in the catalogue is听subject to change as teaching and assessment arrangements for 2024/25 may need to be adjusted in line with the University's Feedback and Assessment principles and operating model.

Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed exams and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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