教学目的、要求
教学目的 The purpose of this course is to highlight water resources management related environmental decision making and to provide means for better environmental (water resources) management. The course will introduce a range of concepts and methods in environmental impact assessment (EIA) and management. The major environmental components, processes, and attributes will be discussed through the lectures. The market and government regulation failures associated with environmental management will be presented. Considering the complex and dynamic nature of the environmental management process, many applications of environmental, social, and economic methods in impact assessment are discussed. Integrated approaches for identifying desirable policy options in environmental decision making are also introduced in the course.
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教材

主要内容
内容提要 I. Scope of environmental management and specific issues on water resources management · Multidisciplinary challenge · Environmental ethics · Major environmental problems · Environmental objectives II. Basis of environmental policy making · Productive efficiency · Environmental policy planning III. Market process of environmental management · Market process of demand and supply · Market failure and environmental problems IV. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) · Environmental modeling · Environmental risk analysis · Benefit-cost analysis in environmental decision-making V. Approaches to environmental policy · Direct control · Market approach 中英文双语教学