Universidad Pública de Navarra - Nafarroako Univertsitate Publikoa
Public University of Navarre
| Course code: 176854 | Subject title: NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS | ||||
| Credits: 6 | Type of subject: Optative | Year: | Period: 2º S | ||
| Department: Economía | |||||
| Lecturers: | |||||
| OSES ERASO, NURIA (Resp) [Mentoring ] | FERREIRA MARTINEZ, SUSANA [Mentoring ] | ||||
Contents
Chapter 1 - The sustainability problem
1.1. Economy-environment interdependence
1.2. The efficient use of natural resources
Chapter 2 - Minerals
2.1. Extraction of a non-renewable resource.
2.2. Comparative dynamic analysis.
2.3. Recyclable resources
2.4. Energy resources
Chapter 3 - Fisheries
3.1. Biological growth processes
3.2. Harvest and steady states
3.3. The problem of open access
3.4. Fisheries management
Chapter 4 - Forest resources
4.1. Commercial plantation forestry
4.2. Natural forest and deforestation
Chapter 5 - Other natural resources
5.1. Water.
5.2. Land.
5.3. Agriculture
General proficiencies
CG01 Analytical capacity.
CG04 Writing and speaking in English.
CG07 Solving problems skills.
CG17 Autonomous learning.
CG23 Sensibility towards social and environmental problems.
Specific proficiencies
CE01 Understand economic institutions as the result of theoretical or formal representations of modern economies.
CE02. Identifying the relevant sources of economic information and their content
CE04 Use scientific tools and professional criteria to analyze economic problems.
CE06 Managing the adequate resource allocation in private and public settings.
CE08 Identify and anticipate relevant economic issues relating to the allocation of resources.
CE10 Evaluate the implications of alternative economic policies and select those that better achieve the policy targets.
Learning outcomes
Identify and analyze environmental problems from an economic perspective.
Characterize (economically) different natural resources.
Analyze how to address the optimal use of renewable or non-renewable natural resources
Methodology
| Methodology - Activity | Attendance | Self-study |
| A-1 Exposition/Participative Classes | 44 | |
| A-2 Practical classes | 14 | |
| A-3 Cooperative learning activities | 10 | |
| A-4 Group projects | 20 | |
| A-5 Individual practice and study time | 58 | |
| A-6 Tutorials | 02 | |
| A-7 Exams and evaluation activities | 02 | |
| Total | 60 | 90 |
Evaluation
| Learning outcome | Evaluation system | Weight (%) | Possibility of retake |
| All | Short questions (in class) | 10% | No |
| All | Individual work; Assignments | 40% | Yes (haft of it) |
| All | Team work: Research and analysis of environmental and economic information | 20% | No |
| All | Final exam | 30% | Yes |
Agenda
Chapter #1 - 2 weeks
Chapter #2 - 4 weeks
Chapter #3 - 4 weeks
Chapter #4 - 3 weeks
Chapter #5 - 2 weeks
Bibliography
Access the bibliography that your professor has requested from the Library.
BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Field, B.C. (2016) Natural resource economics. An introduction. 3rd Edition. Waveland Press.
SUPPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Conrad, J.M. (2010) Resource economics. 2nd Edition. Cambridge University Press.
Perman, R.; Ma, Y.; Common. M.; Maddison, D. and McGilvray, J. (2011) Natural resource and environmental economics. 4th Edition. Pearson
Tietenberg. T. and Lewis, L. (2014) Environmental and natural resource economics. 10th edition. Pearson