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Integrated Resource and Environmental Economics

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Werner Hediger
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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:05:29

Abstract

Integrated Resource and Environmental Economics (IREE) combines the study of different problems of environmental and natural resource economics and management by providing focused analyses of selected issues and their evaluation from an integrated perspective of environmental valuation, project appraisal, corporate responsibility and contribution to sustainable development.

Objective

The course aims at improving the understanding of environmental and resource economic principles and theories, and strengthening the students’ capabilities to conduct integrated analyses of selected problems in environmental and natural resource management and policy, linking source and sink problems from an integrated perspective. IREE particularly aims at integrating the analytical rigor of neoclassical economics with the system view of ecological economics and the assessment from both corporate and societal perspectives of sustainability and sustainable development.

Content

The course is organized around two distinct domains. The first covers selected topics of environmental and resource economics, such as forest and water resource management, fisheries, land use, nonpoint-source pollution, and climate change. The second domain encompasses, on the one hand, the cross-cutting themes of environmental valuation and project appraisal, and, on the other hand, corporate responsibility and sustainability.

Resources

Lecture Notes

No script.

Literature

A list with selected readings will be distributed prior to / at the beginning of the course.

General Information

Language
German
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Integrated Resource and Environmental Economics
Durchführung in den Semesterferien gemäss besonderem Programm an folgenden Tagen: 19.2.07 10 - 17 Uhr, 20.2.07, 28.2.07 8 - 17 Uhr, 5.3.07 10 - 17 Uhr 7.3.07, 9.3.07 8 - 17 Uhr.
  • 19.02 Date 10:15-17:00 (LFW C 11)
  • 20.02 Date 08:15-17:00 (LFW C 11)
  • 28.02 Date 08:15-17:00 (LFW C 11)
  • 05.03 Date 10:15-17:00 (LFW C 11)
  • 07.03 Date 08:15-17:00 (LFW C 11)
  • 09.03 Date 08:15-17:00 (LFW C 11)
42 h semesterly

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