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Agrarian Resource and Environmental Economics
Agrarische Ressourcen- und Umweltökonomie
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:41:13
Abstract
Theoretical, formal and methodological foundations for the economic analysis of actual problems of environmental and natural resource use in agriculture and the evaluation of related policy measures (issues of optimal land and water allocation, optimal forest management, methods of environmental valuation, economics of nature conservation, treatment of uncertainty and irreversibility).
Objective
At the end of the course, the students are able to use economic principles (theory and methods) to critically analyze and discuss actual issues and problems of agricultural resource and environmental and policy appraisal – in particular in the domain of land and water use – and to provide a problem adequate and economically sound argumentation.
Content
Principles of economic efficiency and optimal resource allocation; Valuation and use of land and water; Multifunctionality; Economics of forestry; Environmental valuation; economics of nature conservation; Irreversibility, risk and uncertainty.
Resources
Lecture Notes
no script(Handouts to the course will be made available on Moodle, timely in advance).
Literature
- Textbook: Perman, Ma, Common, Maddison, McGilvray: Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, 4th edition. Pearson, Harlow, 2011 (selected chapters). - Distribution of complementary literature during the course.
Learning Materials (Links)
- Main link
- Moodle
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- BSC , MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| lecture | Agrarische Ressourcen- und Umweltökonomie |
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2 h weekly |
Offered In
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Electives (The electives listed are recommended. However, electives can be chosen from the complete course offer of the ETH Zurich and University of Zurich.)
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