ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS

To provide knowledge and skills for using the main economic and environmental impact assessment tools to achieve a sustainable management of protected natural capital.

The course is organized in two modules. Module I provides principles and tools for the economic analysis and sustainable management of protected area. Module II offers a guidance on the appropiate use of environmental impact assessment tools.

Module I 3 CFU – Instructor: prof. Giovanni Signorello

1. Protected areas: typologies, legislation, and statistical sources
2. Principles and tools for the design and sustainable management of protected areas
3. Costs and benefits of protected areas
4. Monitoring, estimating and management of recreation demand in protected area
5. Protected areas and local economic impact
6. Training

Module II 3 CFU – Instructor: prof. Maria De Salvo

1. Environmental assessment procedures and protected areas: European and Italian legislation and general overview
2. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
3. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
4. Appropriate Assessment (AA)
5. Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC), Autorizzazione Unica Ambientale (AUA), Autorizzazione Paesaggistica
6. Training

Signorello G. (eds.), Readings on Economics and Management of Protected Areas (Module I), Catania, 2019.

Signorello G. & De Salvo M. (eds.), Readings on Economics and Management of Protected Areas (Module II), Catania, 2019.​