Natural resource economics

This course aims to provide students with the tools necessary for an economic problem analysis of natural resources. In the first phase the conceptual reference framework is presented. In the second phase different issues related to specific natural resources (air, soil, water, and biodiversity) are dealt with under both the regulatory and the evaluative profile.
The contents of course allow students to get aware of the public point of view of common goods safeguard and management, and - together with the courses of Environmental Law and Law of territorial government and public contracts - will lie down the economic and legal framework for design and coordinate interventions of protection and enhancement of environment and territory.

Knowledge and understanding. With this teaching the student:
o knows and understands the economic mechanisms that regulate the use of natural resources;
Applying knowledge and understanding. With this teaching the student will be able to:
o apply assessment tools useful for making rational choices;
o critically evaluate and judge natural resource economic issues;
o draw up written reports.