| Statuss(Neaktīvs) | Izdruka | Arhīvs(0) | Studiju plāns Vecais plāns | Kursu katalogs | Vēsture |
| Course title | Environmental Management |
| Course code | VadZ4069 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 3 |
| Total Hours in Course | 81 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 16 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 16 |
| Independent study hours | 49 |
| Date of course confirmation | 20/03/2013 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Business and Management Science |
| Course developers | |
| Dr. oec., asoc. prof. Ināra Jurgena |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Course abstract | |
| In the study course, students learn the basic principles of and interrelationships in environmental management, theoretically and practically study circular economics, intergenerational ecological justice, and ecological irreversibility, and analyse global environmental problems. They learn the basic principles of the concept of environmental management and develop skills in tackling environmental problems at the level of enterprise and at the national level. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| Knowledge on the historical background of environmental management and knowledge on the scarcity of non-renewable resources, various models and algorithms of their use, ecological management systems, and environmental development programmes. Skills in understanding and assessing the system of environmental policy instruments, in analysing coordination problems concerning intergenerational ecological interests, in employing methods for calculating ecological footprints, in being aware of, analysing, and using the legal framework for the environment, and in theoretically and practically exploiting the principles of circular economics. Competence – abilities to analyse the effects of various economic sectors on the environment and society, based on various mathematic models and algorithms for ensuring the sustainable development of society. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Vide un ekonomika : monogrāfija. Dz.Atstāja ... u.c.; redaktore A.Šmite; Latvijas Universitāte. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2011. 255 lpp.
2. Vide un ilgtspējīga attīstība. M.Kļaviņa un J.Zaļokšņa redakcijā. Rīga : LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2011. 334 lpp. 3. Withgott J., Brennan S. Environment: the science behind the stories. 2nd ed. Toronto, Ontario: Pearson Canada, 2010. 753 p. 4. Kļaviņš M., Nikodemus O., Segliņš V. u.c. Vides zinātne. M. Kļaviņa red. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2008. 599 lpp |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Kļaviņš M., Blumberga D., Bruņiniece I. u.c. Klimata mainība un globālā sasilšana. M. Kļaviņa un A.Andrušaiša red. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2008. 173 lpp.
2. Stern N. The Economics of Climat Change. Cambridge University Press, 2007. 691 p 3. Knieling J. , Walter Leal Filho Climate Change Governance. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. Vides Vēstis. Rīga : Vides aizsardzības klubs, 1997.-ISSN 1407-2939 2. GEO. Rīga : Izdevniecība Lilita Z, 2008. - ISSN 1691-5046 | |