MLU
AGE.06090.02 - Natural Resources, Agricultural and Environmental Policy II (Complete module description)
Original version English
AGE.06090.02 5 CP
Module label Natural Resources, Agricultural and Environmental Policy II
Module code AGE.06090.02
Semester of first implementation
Faculty/Institute Institut für Agrar- und Ernährungswissenschaften
Module used in courses of study / semesters
  • Agrarwissenschaften (MA120 LP) (Master) > Agrarwissenschaft/Landwirtschaft AgrarwissenschaftenMA120, Version of accreditation valid from WS 2020/21 > Wahlpflichtmodule der Vertiefungsrichtung `Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus`
  • Agrarwissenschaften (MA120 LP) (Master) > Agrarwissenschaft/Landwirtschaft AgrarwissenschaftenMA120, Version of accreditation (WS 2015/16 - SS 2018) > Wahlpflichtmodule der Vertiefungsrichtung `Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus`
  • Agrarwissenschaften (MA120 LP) (Master) > Agrarwissenschaft/Landwirtschaft AgrarwissenschaftenMA120, Version of accreditation (WS 2018/19 - SS 2020) > Wahlpflichtmodule der Vertiefungsrichtung `Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus`
  • International Area Studies - Global Change Geography (MA120 LP) (Master) > Geographie/Erdkunde IntArStudGlobChaGeoMA120, Version of accreditation valid from SS 2021 > Agrarian Economy and Policy
  • International Area Studies (MA120 LP) (Master) > Geographie/Erdkunde Intern. Area StudiesMA120, Version of accreditation (SS 2019 - SoSe 2024) > Agrarwissenschaften/Agrarökonomie
  • International Area Studies (MA120 LP) (Master) > Geographie/Erdkunde Intern. Area StudiesMA120, Version of accreditation (WS 2011/12 - SS 2015) > Agrarwissenschaften/Agrarökonomie
  • International Area Studies (MA120 LP) (Master) > Geographie/Erdkunde Intern. Area StudiesMA120, Version of accreditation (WS 2015/16 - WS 2018/19) > Agrarwissenschaften/Agrarökonomie
Responsible person for this module
Further responsible persons
Prof. Dr. Insa Theesfeld
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module
  • Students are able to:
  • Understanding policy instruments, institutions and governance structures in the agricultural and environmental sector related to water.
  • Understanding the challenge and the need to integrate ecological systems with sociological systems, coupled with technical-infractructure systems.
  • Knowledge in social, cultural and institutional factors that affect water use.
  • Insights in economic and institutional economic methods to analyze water resource systems.
  • Basic knowledge of theoretical concepts explaining water governance.
  • Practice in presentation techniques and teamwork.
Module contents
  • Agricultural, environmental and water policies, e.g. EU-Water Framework Directive.
  • Development and evaluation of selectes policies.
  • Selected concepts, such as Virtual Water, Integrated Water Resource Management, Human Right to Water.
  • Characteristics of the resource water and the resource system including infrastructure.
  • The role of irrigation and drainage systems worldwide.
  • Property rights regimes.
  • Markets (Water pricing, cross-subsidies).
  • Contracts (sectoral or territorial (transboundary) conflicts and negotiations).
  • Self-organization and collective action in the water sector.
  • Current research topics.
  • Water Game.
Forms of instruction Lecture (3 SWS)
Seminar (1 SWS)
Course
Course
Languages of instruction German, English
Duration (semesters) 1 Semester Semester
Module frequency jedes Wintersemester
Module capacity unlimited
Time of examination
Credit points 5 CP
Share on module final degree Course 1: %; Course 2: %; Course 3: %; Course 4: %.
Share of module grade on the course of study's final grade 1
Reference text
Students need to pepare a presentation and contribute tot he Water Game.
It's not obligatory to take the cource "Natürliche Ressourcen, Agrar- und Umweltpolitik I: Landmanagement" in order to enroll in this module, yet it would be a good complement.
Module course label Course type Course title SWS Workload of compulsory attendance Workload of preparation / homework etc Workload of independent learning Workload (examination and preparation) Sum workload
Course 1 Lecture Vorlesung 3 0
Course 2 Seminar Seminar 1 0
Course 3 Course Selbststudium und Prüfungsvorbereitung 0
Course 4 Course Präsentation 0
Workload by module 150 150
Total module workload 150
Examination Exam prerequisites Type of examination
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Course 4
Final exam of module
Klausur oder Hausarbeit oder mündliche Prüfung oder elektronische Klausur
Exam repetition information
Prerequisites and conditions Prerequisites Frequency Compulsory attendance Share on module grade in percent
Course 1 Winter semester No %
Course 2 Winter semester No %
Course 3 Winter semester No %
Course 4 Winter semester No %