Semester	Fall Semester, 2025
Department	The International Master Program of Applied Economics and Social Development (IMES) , First Year The International Master Program of Applied Economics and Social Development (IMES) , Second Year
Course Name	Environmental Economics
Instructor	LEE HUEY-LIN
Credit	3.0
Course Type	Elective
Prerequisite

Course Objective

Course Description

Course Schedule

Part I. Weekly lectures (tentative schedule):

週次	課程內容與指定閱讀	教學活動與課前、課後作業	學生學習投入時間（含課堂教學時數）
W1	Introduction of the course and activity arrangement	Lecture
W2-3	The economy and the environment	Lecture	(3+4.5) ea
W4	Economic analysis of environmental issues	Lecture	(3+4.5) ea
W5	Library resource workshop	lecture/hands-on exercise	3+4.5
W6	Ecological economics and environmental accounting	Lecture	(3+4.5) ea
W7	Population, Agriculture and the environment	Lecture	(3+4.5) ea
W8-9	Pollution: Impacts and policy responses	Lecture	(3+4.5) ea
W10-11	Environment, trade and development	Lecture	(3+4.5) ea
W12	Project preliminary presentation	student presentations	3+4.5
W12	The nexus between trade, economy and the environment	lecture/ paper pre-study	(3+4.5) ea
W13	Natural resource leakage from developing countries	lecture/ paper pre-study	(3+4.5) ea
W14	Economic development strategies and the environmental stress	lecture/ paper pre-study	(3+4.5) ea
W15-16	Oral Presentations of the Group Projects	student presentations	3+ as much as possible.
W16	Written Reports of the Group Projects	students to submit written reports.	3+ as much as possible.

Part II. Group projects:

Students are asked to establish small groups (at the minimum, two per group) to present and comment on selected papers under the theme related to trade-economy-environment nexus. Feedback and discussion at the presentation shall be summarized in the written reports of the group projects. So the presenters be sure to seek feedback and invite discussion at their presentations.

Students need to find their partners themselves for the group project. Groups have to set their work schedule and management plan for the project. It is advised that students devote at least three hours per week on the project. Presentations of the group projects consist of two parts: oral and written (both in English). A preliminary oral presentation is arranged at the early stage of the project for the instructor to offer suggestions toward the final project. Formal oral presentations of the group projects will be scheduled prior to the final-exam week. Written reports are due the last week of the semester.

Teaching Methods

Teaching Assistant

Requirement/Grading

Grading plan:

(1) In-class discussion: 20%

(2) Preliminary report of the group project (oral with PowerPoint presentation): 20%

(3) Oral presentation of group project: 20%

(4) Written report of the group project: 40%

註：若有使用生成式AI工具於小組文獻回顧報告之PPT製作與書面報告撰寫，需提供對照版本：人工修訂過之版本及與AI版本之對照表。

Note: If generative AI tools are used for PPT and report writing for the group literature review project, a comparison table must be appended: the manually revised version based on the AI version vs. the AI version.

Textbook & Reference

Textbook for beginners in this field:

Harris, J. M. (2013). Environmental and natural resource economics: a contemporary

approach (3rd ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

NB: More references to be offered after the first class meeting and subsequently to coordinate with the topics decided for project writing.

Urls about Course

Please understand that all the arrangements stated in this syllabus are tentative and will be adjusted according to the composition of students. As a result, the instructor reserves the right to made revision or modification to this syllabus during the semester and will announce the changes, if any, in the class.

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