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This module aims to develop research skills to enable students to carry out quantitative research projects, which integrate environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainability. Through lectures, seminars and computer exercises, the module will familiarise students with some of the most extensively used methods and research frameworks for the analysis of coupled socio-economic and environmental systems.

Aims:

This module aims to introduce students the most innovative and cutting-edge research in environmental economics, ecological economics and climate change economics, paving the way towards a systematic understanding of sustainable infrastructure investment. This module will cover both top-down macro-economic approaches and bottom-up social and technical approaches, providing students with a broad foundation for their future work and research.

Learning Objectives:

• ÌýEnhance understanding of the coupled economic, environmental and social systems (econometrics, panel analysis)
• ÌýEquip students with the knowledge to analyse emergent behaviour from the bottom-up simulation of infrastructure ecological systems (agent-based modelling).
• ÌýApply disaster footprint analysis based on adaptive input-output modelling for quantifying direct and cascading economic effects along regional and global supply chains due to major infrastructure investment or failure.ÌýEnhance students’ understanding of demand forecasting and demand modelling of energy and transport infrastructure investments, both generally and in view of the Net Zero transition.
• Enhance students’ understanding of demand forecasting and demand modelling of energy and transport infrastructure investments, both generally and in view of the Net Zero transition.