3513040 Economics of multiple-use forestry, 3 Cp
| Code |
3513040 |
Validity |
19.05.2010 -
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| Name |
Economics of multiple-use forestry |
Abbreviation |
EconMul |
| Credits |
3 Cp |
Date of expiry |
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| Type | Advanced Studies |
Subject | 0951 Forestry |
| Class | Study Unit |
Hours |
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Grading | 0-5 |
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| Organisation |
Forest Sciences (J) |
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Teachers
Study unit's general literature:
| Author |
Title |
Year |
Obligatory |
library |
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Klemperer, D. |
Forest resource economics and finance |
1996 |
Obligatory |
library |
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Additional information p. 169-201, 418-478. And literature specified during the lectures. |
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Description
| Learning outcomes |
Understanding basic economics of multiple-use forestry and ability to use monetary and multi-criteria methods for evaluating forest management options. |
| Content |
Technical, allocative and dynamic efficiency. Demand and supply curves. Consumer and producer surplus, and externalities in multiple-use forestry. Monetary evaluation of non-market benefits of forests. Ecosystem services and payments for them.
Cost-benefit analysis and multi-criteria decision analysis in multiple-use forestry. |
| Modes of study |
Lectures (20 h), exercises (6 h), literature, written exam. |
| Teaching methods |
Hybrid teaching. |
| Study materials |
Literature specified during the lectures.
(Klemperer, D. Forest resource economics and finance. 1996. pp. 169-201, 418-478.) |
| Evaluation criteria |
0-5 |
| Teachers |
Professor of Forest Economics and Policy. |
| Prerequisites |
Basic studies in economics or forest economics. |
| Time |
Autumn |
| Offering data |
ESaF, EF, CBU, Transfor-M, WMS |
| Campus |
Joensuu |
| Further information |
The language of instruction for this course is English. |
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Letter (J, K) in front of the name of the course/exam indicates the campus on which teaching or exam takes place: J = Joensuu, K = Kuopio.
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