ST in Bio-economy and

principles of environmental
sustainability
Master in Spatial and Ecological
Modelling in European Forestry
Universitat de Lleida
Curs 2022-23

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 Información
• Professor: Montserrat Viladrich Grau
– E-mail: please use the email from the
Campus Virtual (SAKAI)
– Office: 4.1.11
– Office hours: Making an appointment by
email.

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 Programa
• Theme 1&2: We will start studying what it means that
the management of a resource should be sustainable.
• Theme 3: We will review the reasons why the market
does not allow natural resources to be exploited in a
sustainable way. Why the management of natural
resources is usually not sustainable? Externalities &
Public Goods.
• Theme 5: We will ask what should we do to manage
these resources in a environmentally respectful way
• Theme 4&6&7: We will ask how the value of these
resources should be measured.

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 Class Schedule
• 7th of October from 10:00 to 12:00
• 14th of October from 10:00 to 12:00
• 21th of October from 10:15 to 12:00
• 27th of October from 12:00 to 14:00
• 3rd of November from 12:00 to 14:00
• 11th of November from 10:00 to 12:00
• 15th of November from 10:00 to 12:00
• 24th of November from 12:00 to 14:00

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 Evaluation
• The last 3 days of this course you will teach the course.
Each one of you will present a scientific paper that I will
assign.
• The presentations will take place the following days
– 11th of November from 10:00 to 12:00
– 15th of November from 10:00 to 12:00
– 24th of November from 12:00 to 14:00
• The day of your presentation you will have to handle me
a summary of the paper that you present commenting it
critically and pointing out its strengths and weakness.
• Your grade will be decided on you summary and
presentation.

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 Evaluation
• Presentation in class of a scientific paper, using Power
Point or similar.
• Also you will have to handle to me a summary of the
paper that you present commenting it critically, and
pointing out its strengths and weakness.
• The presentations will take place the following days (the
last 3 days of this course):
– 11th of November from 10:00 to 12:00
– 15th of November from 10:00 to 12:00
– 24th of November from 12:00 to 14:00

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 Presentation Questions
• Name
• Where are you from?
• What major (career) are you studying, or have you
studied?
• At which university did you study?
• Did you study an economic subject during your degree
or master's degree? Which one?
• What knowledge do you have about economics?
• What kind of work do you do or would you like to do?
• What topics are you thinking about for your master's
thesis?