This class exists in these courses :
• Faculté de Gestion, Economie & Sciences - Licences & Prépas - Licence 3 Economie Finance - S5 - 2 ECTS
  USCHOOL - Licence 2 Pluridisciplinaire Projet Personnel - S3 - 2 ECTS

Prerequisites

Fundamental concepts of micro economy

Learning outcomes

Clarify the concept of sustainable development.
Become aware of environmental problems and their impact on the economy, businesses and society.
Analyze different instruments of environmental protection and management of environmental risks.

Course description

Chapter 1: Sustainable Development: Introduction and Definitions
Chapter 2: Indicators and Measurements of Sustainable Development
(Green GDP, real savings, real progress, ecological footprint)
Chapter 3: Optimal Management of Natural Resources
(Renewable and non-renewable resources, externalities, Coase’s Theorem, transborder problems)
Chapter 4: Environmental Protection Instruments
(Regulations, laws, taxes, markets)
Chapter 5: Private Management of Environmental Risks
(Types of risks, cost-profit analysis, insurance, businesses strategies)
Chapter 6: Public Management of Environmental Risks
(International agreements, international and environmental commerce…)
Chapter 7: Social Dimension of Environmental Politics
Chapter 8: Case Study: Air
(Carbon tax, the CO2 market, etc…)

Class type

Class structure

Predominantly a lecture class.

Teaching methods

Assessment

Recommended reading

• Tietenberg, T., Environmental and Natural Resource Economics,
  Thiombiano, T., Economie de l’environnement et des ressources naturelles,
  Solow, R., An almost practical step toward sustainability, The RFF reader in environmental and Resource Management,
  Bürgenmeier, B, Politiques économiques du développement durable,

Internet resources

• United Nations:

  Ressources for the future

  Ministère de l’écologie

  Education for sustainable development

  Publication, Agenda 21