Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students:
- will be sensitized to the natural environment protection and will learn about the national legal framework of protected areas
- will acquire knowledge and develop skills in the effective management of natural resources (eg water resources, forest and fishery resources)
- will become familiar with multi-criteria decision-making methods/models for natural resources (and environmental) management
- will become familiar with: (a) the cost-benefit analysis and (b) the economic evaluation of the environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
Natural resources and ecosystems: Definition and classification of natural resources. Value and function of ecosystems.
Protected areas – Institutional and legal framework: Management and monitoring plans. Management Bodies
Management and Planning of Protected Areas: Carrying capacity of protected areas. Decision making systems for protected areas management.
Static and dynamic efficiency of natural resources: Optimal allocation. Static and dynamic efficiency. Two periods model.
Economic valuation of the environment: Environmental valuation techniques. Case studies.
Economic valuation of protected areas: Management decisions in protected areas. Use values of protected areas
Cost benefit analysis: Implementation in environmental management
Renewable Energy Sources: Siting criteria. AHP for renewable energy resources establishments
Water resources: Water uses. Integrated water resources management. Economic dimension of water resources.
Forests – Fisheries: Forest logging. Environmentally sound fishering. Sustainable harvest
Keywords
natural resources, protected areas, economic evaluation, multicriteria analysis
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Βιβλίο [25065]: Οικονομικά και πολιτικές για τη βιώσιμη διαχείριση του περιβάλλοντος και των φυσικών πόρων, Πρωτοπαπάς Α.,Kula Erhun
Βιβλίο [50662617]: ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗ ΦΥΣΙΚΩΝ ΠΟΡΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ, ΧΑΛΚΟΣ ΕΜΜ. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ
Βιβλίο [50659176]: Οικονομία και Περιβάλλον, Χάλκος Γεώργιος