Management of Financial Resources in health in environmental disasters

Course Information
TitleΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΗ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΩΝ ΠΟΡΩΝ ΣΤΗΝ ΥΓΕΙΑ ΣΕ ΠΕΡΙΠΤΩΣΕΙΣ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΤΑΣΤΡΟΦΩΝ / Management of Financial Resources in health in environmental disasters
CodeΜΠΙΑ006
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorTheodora Papamitsou
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600017131

Programme of Study: PPS Health and Environmental Factors

Registered students: 22
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
CoreElective Courses116
Class Information
Academic Year2023 – 2024
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600242745
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
  • Distance learning
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this module, students will be able to: • To define concepts of the economic environment • To define concepts of health and economy. • To appreciate the interaction of the economy with the natural environment. • To understand the principle of sustainability. • To appreciate the economic factors that lead to the creation of environmental problems. • Understand the environmental Kuznets curve and its limitations. • To be able to define environmental dumping. • To link natural disasters with the economy and their effects on it. • Evaluate studies of health conditions in relation to the economy.
General Competences
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 2. ECONOMY OF THE ENVIRONMENT 3. KUZNETS ENVIRONMENTAL CURVE 4. ECONOMIC IMPACT OF DISASTERS 5. EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION AND POLLUTION – ECONOMICS 6. PURCHASE-OWNERSHIP-ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures50✓
Reading Assigment50✓✓
Written assigments40✓✓
Exams20
Total160
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
  • Report (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1. : Soheila Khoshnevis Yazdi & Bahman Khanalizadeh (2017) Air pollution, economic growth and health care expenditure, Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 30:1, 1181-1190, DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2017.1314823 2. Cairns, J., "Excessive Individualism Today Threatens Liberty Tomorrow: Sustainable Use of the Planet" Population and Environment Vol. 19, No. 5 (1998): 397-409. 3. Ambec, S., Cohen, M., Elgie, S., & Lanoie, P. (2011). The Porter Hypothesis at 20: Can Environmental Regulation Enhance Innovation and Competitiveness? www.rff.org, Washington, D.C 4. Dinda, S. (2004). Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis: A survey. Ecological Economics, 49(4), 431- 455 5. Torres, H.R. (1999). The trade and environment interaction in the WTO. Journal of World Trade, 33(5), 153-167. 6. Economist (2015, September 18). Mercury and Brunello. 7. Υπουργείο Υγείας & Κοινωνικής Αλληλεγγύης: Εθνικό Σχέδιο Δράσης για την Αντιμετώπιση των Περιβαλλοντικών Κινδύνων που Απειλούν την Υγεία 2008 - 2012 8. Οικονομία και Περιβάλλον. Μέθοδοι αποτίμησης και διαχείρισης (2013) Γεώργιος Ε. Χάλκος, Εκδόσεις LiberalBooks, Αθήνα. 9. Field, B. C. and Olewiler N.D. (1994). Environmental Economics: First Canadian Edition., McGraw Hill, Toronto.
Last Update
01-02-2024