Ecological-Economic Modelling for Biodiversity Conservation
Ökologisch-ökonomische Modellierung für den Schutz der biologischen Vielfalt
6 LPunregelmäßigEN
Voraussetzungen
Empfohlen, im Wortlaut
• Good math grades at school and/or successful completion of modules in quantitative analysis such as statistics • Interest to learn some computer programming • It is recommended to take the modules 41427 Economics of Land Use and Biodiversity Conservation.
Inhalte
• Ecological modelling of populations • Economic modelling of conservation instruments • Ecological-economic modelling of land use and conservation instruments • Programming with the (free) software Netlogo • Development and analysis of an ecological-economic model
Lernziele
Student shall • acquire knowledge about the ecological modelling of populations • acquire knowledge about the economic modelling of conservation instruments • acquire knowledge about the ecological-economic modelling of land use and conservation instruments • be able to write simple simulation programs • be able to analyse an ecological-economic model to assess a conservation instrument
Prüfungsleistung
• Homework exercises (40 out of 90 points) • Paper about analysis of ecological-economic model developed in course, 2000 - 2500 words (50 out of 90 points)
Literatur (1)
- To be announced in class.
Bemerkungen
Complementary Module ERM Master
Quelle: Modulbeschreibung der BTU · abgerufen 17.10.2026Original