Economics of the Environment and Development在环境与发展经济学.doc

Module number: U52038 Module title: Economics of the Environment and Development Contents Module introduction 1 Module syllabus 2 Recommended reading list 5 Semester plan synopsis 7 Week 1 - 7 Week 2 - 8 Week 3 - 9 Week 4 - 10 Week 5 - 11 Week 6 - 12 Week 7 - 13 Week 8 - 14 Week 9 - 15 Week 10 - 16 Week 11 - 17 Week 12 - 18 Assessment details 19 Feedback sheet – Self-assessment of group presentation 23 Feedback sheet – Peer observation and assessment of group presentation 24 Feedback sheet – Module leader’s assessment of group presentation 25 Feedback sheet – Module leader’s essay feedback 26 Equal opportunity audit of U52038 27 Regulations 29 Cheating 30 A note on equal opportunities 31 Specimen examination paper 32 Student assessment of the module 33 Module introduction Introduction This module is aimed at examining general issues of environment economics and then taking up the specific issues of development in the Third World. This module is designed to equip students with the new advances made in economic theory and policy as a result of the new awareness about societal concerns regarding the environment. An attempt has been made to balance between the theoretical/economic thought aspects of the environmental economics and the applied aspects of the subject, e.g. assessment of the different components of a sustainable development strategy. Third World development issues are examined by questioning traditional ideas and perspectives of development. Radical approaches to development economics and policy are also examined. Past student comments on the module Most of the positive comments related to the experience of widening of their knowledge of economics through this module and its relationship to the every day economic issues concerning environment and development. One rather extreme comment was: “Honestly. It is the most interesting module I have done at the University – would have loved to pursue it further.” Most of the students also commented that the