Undergraduate Course: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (VETS10041)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Natural resource depletion is particularly pertinent in the agri-food context. Land use change and global warming are leading to pressures on water, soil and biodiversity. Growing nutritional requirements will likely increase intensification of farming systems, placing greater pressures on the maintenance of these natural capital assets. Examining these issues through an economic lens helps to understand how different incentives can be used to modify or transform agri food supply chains so that they respect emerging planetary boundaries. |
| Course description |
This course will cover economic methods for understanding and framing policy choices for the stewardship of natural capital (including water, land, biodiversity and climate functions). It will cover theories and methods for evaluating the costs and benefits of management options and will be set in the wider context of sustainable development in both developing and developed agri-food supply chains.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Natural Resource Management (ECSC09002)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 20 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Formative Assessment Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 50,
Revision Session Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
94 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The weightings will remain at Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %.
With the following breakdown;
Individual assignment to solve an environmental valuation problem (computer or essay based) (50%)
Final examination (50%) |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be supplied within 15 days of the submission deadline |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Exam | 1:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Critically evaluate the role of natural resources in economic development with a critical focus on agri food supply and demand
- Appraise key theoretical approaches to resource allocation advanced by environmental and ecological economics
- Appraise the efficiency of interventions to conserve natural capital (including climate change mitigation and adaptation)
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Outlook and engagement through tackling globally and locally relevant topics around climate and natural resources management
Effective and pro-active individuals, through discussion and argument based tutorials and assessment for evaluating opportunities for intervention at a global or local level
Research and enquiry, through the use of topical issues and latest scientific and policy thinking on environmental and natural resource economics.
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Dominic Moran
Tel: (0131 6)51 7439
Email: Dominic.Moran@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Gordon Littlejohn
Tel: (0131 6)51 7454
Email: Gordon.Littlejohn@ed.ac.uk |
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