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Overview
For whom?
Development and environmental professionals as well as decision-makers interested in protection, integration, and mainstreaming of ecosystems in development and policy.
Join the Ecosystem Services Assessment for Informed Decision Making course at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education.
Learning objectives
- Identify and link ecosystem services, stakeholders, value generation in policy decision-making.
- Describe the ecosystem services framework and relevance to development and policy decision making.
- Conduct ecosystem service assessment for policy and development decision.
- Review different approaches and tools for ecosystem services assessment and conditions for application.
Programme Structure
This course is intended to deliver a tool useful in practice that combines and integrates biophysical and social-economic aspects of ecosystem services in developing a systematic and holistic assessment of the role and contribution of ecosystems to human society. In terms of contents, the course is composed of:
- The ecosystem services framework and relevance to sustainable development
- Types of ecosystem services assessment, metrics, and contexts of application
- The demand and supply framework for ecosystem services
- Biophysical assessment of ecosystem services
- Socio-economic assessment of ecosystem services
- Spatial mapping of ecosystem services
- Tools for ecosystem services
- Procedure for developing ecosystem services assessment
- Case studies
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
Credits
2 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Hydrology & Water Management Natural Resource Management Environmental Sciences View 3 other Short Courses in Natural Resource Management in NetherlandsAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
This course is for development and environmental professionals as well as decision-makers interested in protection, integration, and mainstreaming of ecosystems in development and policy.
Tuition Fee
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International
3500 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3500 EUR for the full programme during 12 days. -
EU/EEA
3500 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3500 EUR for the full programme during 12 days.
Living costs for Delft
780 - 1160 EUR /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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