Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering
UPCT
Management and Environmental Policy
Qualification:
Degree in Agri-food Engineering and Biological Systems
Course 2015/2016
1. Subject Information
Name
Management and Environmental Policy
Matter*
Management and Environmental Policy
Module*
Code
Degree
Study plan
Centre
Type
Specific technology
518103011
Degree in Agri-food engineering and biological systems
2013
Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering (ETSIA)
Optional
Teaching period
Four-month period
Language
Spanish and English
ECTS
3
Hours / ECTS
3
Four-month
period
2nd
Course
Total workload (hours)
3rd
90
* All terms marked with an asterisk are defined in References for teaching at the UPCT and
Glossary of terms:
http://repositorio.bib.upct.es/dspace / bitstream / 10317/3330/1 /
isbn8469531360.pdf
2. Teacher information
Lecturer in charge
Department
Knowledge area
Location of the office
Francisco Alcon Provencio
Business Economics
Economics, Sociology and Politics
Ground floor, offices 0.11 of ETSIA building
Phone
968 327015
E-mail
[email protected]
URL / WEB
Location during the tutorials
Teaching experience
Research Lines
Professional
experience
Other topics of interest
968 32 5433
http://economiaempresa.upct.es/profesores.php?id=8
Timetable available / Tutorials
Teaching and research
profile
Fax
Monday from 10.00 to 12.00
Tuesday from 10.00 to 12.00 and from 15.30 to 17.30
hours.
Office Teacher or by e-mail
Doctor Agronomist by UPCT
Professor Contracted Doctor
Nine years as a professor in the Department of Business
Economics of UPCT.
Teaching in university Masters
One teaching quinquennium
Economy irrigation
Technology adoption
Environmental assessment
Policy and management of natural resources
A recognized six-year period
3. Contents
3.1 Contents according to study plan of the subject
1. Introduction
2. The environmental economy and sustainable development
3. Assignation of environmental resources.
4. Environmental politics. Alternatives and instruments.
5. Environmental assessment.
6. Evaluation of environmental policies.
3.2 English program theory (Teaching units and topics)
UNIT 1 -. Basics
1. Introduction
2. Environmental economy and sustainable development
UNIT. 2 - Natural Resources and Policies
3. Environmental resources allocations
4. Environmental policy. Alternatives and tools.
UNIT. 3 - Environmental Assessment and Value
5. Environmental valuation
6. Environmental Policy Assessment
4. Bibliography and resources
4.1 Basic bibliography*
Literature can be found in the Service documentation at the following link
http://unicorn.bib.upct.es/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/28/2634/X?user_id=WEBSERVER.
Azqueta, D. (2007). Introducción a la economía ambiental (2a. ed.) McGraw-Hill
España. Ed Mcgraw-Hill. 499p. (ISBN invalid) 9788448160586. Disponible en el
Servicio de Documentación de la UPCT: http://www.bib.upct.es/
(Recommended to DU 1, 2 and 3)
Pearce D.W. (1995). Economía de los recursos naturales y del medio ambiente. Ed.
Celeste. 448p. ISBN: 8487553567. Disponible en el Servicio de Documentación de la
UPCT: http://www.bib.upct.es/
(Recommended to DU 1, 2 and 3)
Riera, P. (2008). Manual de economía ambiental y de los recursos naturales
Instituto de Estudios Fiscales. Ed. Thompson. 355p. ISBN: 9788497323697.
Disponible en el Servicio de Documentación de la UPCT: http://www.bib.upct.es/
(Recommended to DU 1, 2 and 3)
Romero C. (1997). Economía de los recursos ambientales y naturales. (2ª edición
ampliada). Alianza, Madrid. 214p. ISBN: 8420668508. Disponible en el Servicio de
Documentación de la UPCT: http://www.bib.upct.es/
(Recommended to DU 1, 2 and 3)
Rus, G. (2008). Análisis coste-beneficio. Evaluación económica de políticas y
proyectos de inversión (3ªed actualizada). Ed. Ariel. 375p. ISBN: 9788434445475.
Disponible en el Servicio de Documentación de la UPCT: http://www.bib.upct.es/
(Recommended to DU 3)
4.2 Complementary bibliography*
• Recommended literature and Not assigned by documentation service to this
subject.
• Bateman I.J., and Willis K.G. (2002) Valuing Environmental Preferences. Theory and
practice of the contingent valuation. Method in the US, EU, and Developing
Countries. Ed. Oxford University Press. New York. ISBN: 9780199248919
• Birol E. and Koundouri P. (2008). Choice Experiment Informing Environmental
Policy. Ed. Edwar Elgar. Cheltenham. ebook ISBN 978 1 84844 125 5
• Brower R. and Pearce D. (2005). Cost-Benefit Analysis and Water Resources
Management. Ed: Edwar Elgar. Cheltenham. ebook ISBN 978 1 84542 670 5
• Dinar A. and Letey J. (1996). Modeling Economic management and Policy Issues of
Water in Irrigated agriculture. Ed: Praeger. London. ISBN: 0-275-95017-4
• Bateman, I. (2002). Economic valuation with stated preference techniques, a
manual. Ed. Edward Elgar. Cheltenham. ebook ISBN 978 1 78100 972 7
4.3 Network resources and other resources
http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/environment/index_es.htm
http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/areas-de-actividad/default.aspx
http://www.murcianatural.carm.es/web/guest/legislacion
http://www.ecosystemvaluation.org/
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