GG5031: LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS (2021-2022)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05

Course Overview

To understand and apply economic
principles to contemporary issues concerned with land management, land
development, nature conservation and the environment. Part of the course looks
at Land Economics, and this examines the real estate development process and
development economics. This is a core part of what RICS surveyors do. A
substantive part of the course also looks at Environmental Economics including the
costs and benefits of alternative environmental policies to deal with land
management, nature conservation, water quality and global warming issues.
Sustainability issues are introduced in the course.

Course Details

Study Type	Postgraduate	Level	5
Term	First Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Sorry, we don't have a record of any course coordinators.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Either Geography (GG) (Studied) or Master of Land Economy in Rural Surveying & Rural Property Mgmt (Studied)
Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

The course covers environmental
economics and also land economics and will examine the following topics:

Introduction to application of
economic principles – macro and micro
Managing externalities and options
for valuing the environment and landscapes
Economic Development Overview – incl.
rural economic development
Development Economics - Main actors
in real estate development process - Appraisals – Valuations

Development Economics - Shaping
markets – making plans and reforming institutions - Shaping markets by
strategic transformation - Regulating real estate markets - Market Stimulus

Econ Value of upland Landscapes - Choice
Experiment and Contingent Valuation

Land use in the Scottish hills and
uplands: how can economics help create complementarity and avoid conflicts?

Ecosystem services - Incl. payments
-Bring in more CNPA examples - Wild Ennerdale water example Ospreys – Lakes

Economic impacts of projects

Site Visit – Glen Tanar & River
Dee Trust

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

There are no assessments for this course.

Formative Assessment