JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM
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JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM
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Course code KEMA/PPV20
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Brůhová-Foltýnová Hana, Ing. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Macháč Jan, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Louda Jiří, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Brief course structure Introduction to the public economics and public services. Approaches of the economic theory to publicly provided services. Methods of social appraisal (MCA, CBA etc.) 4.? 6. Case study of public transport services and infrastructure 7.-9. Case study of energy infrastructure 10.-12. Case study of green and blue infrastructure and water management 13. Presentation of seminar theses

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to examine the role of the public sector in the economy, in particular the economic theories that attempt to explain government fiscal activities in public services. This will be studied using the following real-world case studies: 1) public transport services and infrastructure; 2) energy infrastructure, and 3) green and blue infrastructure and water management.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Seminar work (2-3 pages of text) based on a critical analysis of the given problem (zápočet). Oral exam - presentation and defense of the seminar work. Seminar work: 0-40 points Presentation and defense of the seminar work : 0-30 points Activity at seminars: 0-30 points Rating: 90 - 100 points -- 1 76 - 89 points -- 2 60 - 75 points -- 3 59 points and less -- 4
Recommended literature
  • Button, K.J., Hensher, D.A. Handbook of Transport Strategy, Policy and Institutions. Elsevier, 2005 (vybrané kapitoly).
  • Dziekan, K., Riedel, V., Müller, S., Abraham, M., Kettner, S., Daubitz, S. Evaluation matters. A practitioners´ guide to sound evaluation for urban mobility measures. Waxmann.
  • E-závod. CE-HEAT Waste heat - Free energy Comprehensive model of waste heat utilization in CE regions.
  • Goldthau, A. Rethinking the governance of energy infrastructure: Scale, decentralization and polycentrism. Energy Research & Social Science, 1, 134-140..
  • Hartmann T., Slavíková L., McCarthy S. Nature-Based Flood Risk Management on Private Land. Springer, Cham (selected chapters).
  • Macháč, J., Dubová, L., Louda, J., Hekrle, M., Zaňková, L., Brabec, J. Methodology for Economic Assessment of Green and Blue Infrastructure in Human Settlements. Ústí nad Labem: Institute for Economic and Environmental Policy (IEEP)..
  • Pearce, D.W., Nash, C.A. The social aPPraisal of projects. A text in Cost-Benefit Analysis. The Macmillan Press Ltd.
  • Perman, R., Ma, Y., McGilvray, J., Common, M. Natural Resource and Environmental Economics. Pearson ? Addison Wesley (vybrané kapitoly).
  • Teotónio, I., Silva, C. M., Cruz, C. O. Eco-solutions for urban environments regeneration: The economic value of green roofs. Journal of Cleaner Production, 199, 121-135.


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JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM, date of update: 01.11.2024 23:51. Data created for academic year 2024/2025