Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Copenhagen offers a comprehensive program in Natural Resources - Management and Economy, which focuses on sustainable management of natural resources, including forests, natural areas, water, and landscapes.

Program Description

The program covers the management of natural resources, including the decisions made by humans regarding their use and protection. It explores common regulatory forms aimed at preserving and developing natural resources according to the principle of sustainability. The program is built around a series of cases that present typical management situations in Denmark and the EU.

Program Objectives

The program aims to provide participants with a fundamental understanding of human interaction with natural resources. Specifically, it seeks to equip participants with knowledge of actor groups, economics, regulatory instruments, and the authorities involved in management.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, participants are expected to:

• Have an overview of sustainable management of natural resources at various scales, from local to global.
• Be familiar with common instruments that regulate human interaction with nature, including legislation, economic regulation, valuation, and planning.
• Know common valuation methods for natural resources.
• Understand the overall political and economic frameworks related to natural resource management.
• Be aware of the main types of management objects in Denmark and abroad, including natural areas, forests, landscapes, and water areas.
• Know the common production sectors that manage natural resources in Denmark, such as agriculture and forestry.

Program Structure

The program consists of lectures, exercises, and excursions, which provide participants with a practical experience of the management that forms the basis for the use, protection, and development of natural resources.

Assessment

The program is assessed through a written assignment, which consists of three tasks, one from each of the program's three sub-courses. The tasks are evaluated on a 7-point scale, and there is no external censorship.

Program Details

• Language: Danish
• Course Code: LNAB10088U
• ECTS Points: 7.5
• Level: Bachelor
• Duration: 1 block
• Placement: Block 3
• Schedule Group: A (Tuesday 8-12 + Thursday 8-17)
• Course Capacity: No limitation, unless you enroll during the late enrollment period (BA and KA) or as a merit or single-course student.

Responsible Institutions

• Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
• Department of Food and Resource Economics
• Faculty of Science

Program Coordinators

• Henrik Vejre
• Jens Emborg

Instructors

• Jesper Sølver Schou
• Thorsten Treue
• Peter Stubkjær Andersen
• Henrik Meilbye

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