Suchergebnis: Katalogdaten im Frühjahrssemester 2021

Nummer	Titel	Typ	ECTS	Umfang	Dozierende
Umweltnaturwissenschaften Master
Vertiefung in Wald- und Landschaftsmanagement
Entscheidung, Politik und Planung
701-1653-00L	Policy and Economics of Ecosystem Services Number of participants limited to 50.	W	3 KP	2G	R. Garrett, A. Müller
Kurzbeschreibung	The course addresses ecosystem services, their value for society, the causes of their degradation, the stakeholders involved in their provision and use, and policies to reduce their degradation. One focus is on environmental economics approaches, highlighting their potential and limitations. During the spring of 2021 this course will focus on these issues through the case of the Brazilian Amazon.
Lernziel	Students can describe, analyse and explain • the basic concepts used to describe ecosystem services provision and management; • the basic social and natural science theory underlying ecosystem service degradation, • the role and characteristics of different key stakeholders involved in ecosystem services management, including their different value systems; • the different types of policy instruments and institutional arrangements that can be used for improved ecosystem services management and provision; and • empirical tools to assess the performance of various policy instruments and management systems for ecosystem services provision, and to investigate the factors of success or failure of different policy instruments
Inhalt	Many of the world's ecosystem services are being degraded or used unsustainably, which has considerable impacts on human well-being. Various aspects need to be taken into account to change this development, to work towards improved ecosystem services management and to design appropriate policy instruments and institutional contexts. First, the societal value of different ecosystem services and the trade-offs between them needs to be assessed. Second, an assessment of the causes of excessive ecosystem services degradation is needed. Potential causes include the presence of externalities and public goods, improperly designed property rights systems, divergence of private and social discount rates, and lack of information and knowledge. Third, we need to understand the drivers of human decision-making in relation to ecosystem services use. Fourth, choosing an appropriate policy instrument (or a combination thereof) requires an understanding of the relative strengths and weaknesses of different instruments, their preconditions for success and the political economy of their implementation. Finally, it is important to assess the actual impacts of different policy and management options. This requires a careful assessment of appropriate baselines, of the situation after a policy or management change, and of the various stakeholder groups involved, etc. To address all these issues, we will first work with some broad conceptual issues and theories relevant to this field and then deepen our understanding through reading, presentations, and assignments focused on the case of the Brazilian Amazon.
Skript	Lecture notes, homework exercises and readings will be made available on Moodle.
Literatur	There is no single textbook for this class. Instead, a number of texts will be distributed and used during the lecture, and some texts for further reading will be indicated.
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes	The course consists of a combination of lectures, homework assignments and discussions in small groups. The final grade will be based on the homework assignments, class participation, and a group project. A prerequisite for this course is a bachelor-level course in Environmental Economics (e.g. 363-0537-00L Resource and Environmental Economics) or Quantitative Policy Analysis and Management. In particular, students are expected to be familiar with basic environmental economics' concepts such as externality, public good, market failure, opportunity cost, social optimum and market equilibrium, the basic types of policy instruments, and methods of policy analysis. Students with no background in environmental economics or policy analysis will be expected to come up to the required standards on their own, prior to starting the class.
701-1654-00L	Forest Economics and Environmental Valuation	W	2 KP	2V	R. Olschewski
Kurzbeschreibung	Students learn theoretical concepts and apply practical techniques for the valuation environmental services. They will get to know how these methods can support decisions regarding the optimal allocation of natural resources. Based on national and international case studies, the students will practice what was learned in class by doing practical exercises related to such cases.
Lernziel	The students should understand the purpose of valuing ecosystem services and the importance in policy formation. Furthermore, they should learn, how people's preferences for ecosystem services can be elicited, and how the concept of economic value can adequately be applied. The participants should be able to apply valuation methods, to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, and to avoid common mistakes made in valuing ecosystem services.
Inhalt	This course combines lectures and practical exercises. It consists of analyzing the forest sector, presenting national and international environmental problems and discussing economic approaches to solve them. Besides valuation based on market prices, indirect and direct valuation approaches will be introduced, such as travel-cost, implicit-price and productivity-oriented methods as well as contingent valuation and choice experiments. The theoretical background of these approaches will be explained, and their contribution to an optimal natural resource allocation and to the design of environmental policies will be discussed. Practical exercises will be prepared by the students at home and presented in class.
Skript	The lecture slides and exercises will be provided in English. Lecture start: 24. February 2020
Literatur	The lecture will be based on parts of the text book: Bergen, V., Löwenstein, W. & Olschewski, R. (2013): Forstökonomie - Ansätze für eine vernünftige Umwelt- und Landnutzung. Vahlens Handbücher der Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften. Vahlen Verlag, München. 477 S. Exercises will be based on the accompanying book: Bergen, V., Löwenstein, W. & Olschewski, R. (2014): Übungsbuch zur Forst- und Umweltökonomie. In: Schriften zur Forst- und Umweltökonomie, Band 39., J.D. Sauerländer's Verlag, Bad Orb. 172 S.
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes	Lecture start: 24. February 2020
103-0338-00L	Projektwoche Landschaftsentwicklung Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 24	W	5 KP	9P	S.‑E. Rabe, E. Celio, A. Grêt-Regamey
Kurzbeschreibung	In der Lehrveranstaltung werden insbesondere die Aspekte Erfassen, Verstehen und Bewerten von landschaftsrelevanten Nutzungen, Ansprüchen und Entwicklungen vermittelt. Es werden für die Landschaftsentwicklung eines realen Projektgebietes Zielvorstellungen entwickelt und entsprechende Massnahmen definiert.
Lernziel	Die Studentinnen und Studenten können: - die Zusammenhänge bezüglich der Ausgestaltung der Landschaft erkennen und verstehen. - die Landschaft als Ganzes und in Einzelelementen erfassen und bewerten. - die Konzepte des Landschaftsansatzes verstehen und anwenden - fundierte Massnahmen erarbeiten und für die Akteure des Projektgebietes angemessen präsentieren.
Inhalt	Die Veranstaltung setzt sich zusammen aus: - theoretischen Inputs interner und externer Referenten - einer Vorexkursion ins Projektgebiet - Übungen zur Vorbereitung - der Projektwoche und der Erarbeitung eines Berichtes. Je nach zu bearbeitendem Themenbereich (bspw. Gewässer, Landschaftsästhetik, Naturgefahren, Naturschutz) werden andere Methoden eingesetzt, welche in Gruppen selbständig erarbeitet und dokumentiert werden. Dies gilt sowohl für die Methoden zur Erfassung und Bewertung von Landschaftselementen und –eigenschaften als auch für die Erarbeitung der planerischen Grundlagen und Entwürfe. Fragestellungen und Methoden werden in der Vorbereitung erarbeitet und definiert um in der Projektwoche angewandt zu werden. Aufbauend auf den Bewertungen werden Massnahmen erarbeitet, die auf die eingangs definierte Fragestellung unter Berücksichtigung einer wünschenswerten Entwicklung zugeschnitten sind.
Skript	Kein Skript. Die Unterlagen, bestehend aus Präsentationsunterlagen der einzelnen vorbereitenden Inputs und zugehörigen Materialien stehen auf der Homepage des Fachbereichs PLUS zum Download bereit. Download: Link
Literatur	Wird im Rahmen der Lehrveranstaltung genannt.
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes	Voraussetzungen sind ein Interesse an landschaftsbezogenen Fragestellungen und das Engagement zur Erarbeitung von Lösungsvorschlägen. Grundwissen zu planerischen Instrumenten (bspw. Umweltplanung) wird vorausgesetzt.

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