32361 - Systems of Administration and Environmental Certification 1

Course contents

Formation objectives:this teaching intends to provide the students with the methodological and content bases in the complex field of the environmental management,and to contribute to the formation of new professional profiles,suited to satisfy the modern needs.

--The inter-and multidisciplinarity of this teaching. Analyses and evaluations for the most effective,efficient and economic choices in the management of the factor resources-environment.
--Causes of emissions and environmental unbalances : the constraints consequent to the laws of thermodynamics in the utilisation of energy and material resources. Similarities and differences between natural systems (bio-geo-chemical cycles) and economic systems (productive cycles).
--The relationships between technologies/productive activities and resources-environment : an indepth and critical analysis of the effects,before and after the changes started in the '80s.
--The concepts of effectiveness,efficiency and productivity in the utilisation of natural resources,and the way of their measurement.
--Criteria and methods to analyse and assess the environmental impacts,in the various forms.
--How to build up a check-list and a matrix of the relation causes-effects.
--Approaches and strategies in the environmental policies. Structure of an environmental policy.
--The determinants of their technical and economic success: endogenous and exogenous factors.
-- Principles to integrate the environmental policies in the corporate strategy. Hyerarchy of objectives.
--Environmental policies and competitivity.The factor resources-environment as innovative opportunity.
--Types of competitive advantage.

Readings/Bibliography

Welford,R. e Gouldson,A, (2001).Environmental Management and Business Strategy.Pitman Ed.
Friedman,F.B.(2004).Practical Guide to Environmental Management.Environmental Law Institute Ed.
Suited didactic documents will be prepared

Assessment methods

Written and oral assessment

Office hours

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