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ELS300: Environmental Decision Making |
This unit analyses the societal context in which decisions on environmental issues are made, and scientific and technological knowledge applied. It builds on previous studies in the BEnvMgt core units, particularly GEOS265, and complements GEOS310 and GEOS328. Students are required to gain an appreciation of the importance of the economic, legal and policy aspects of the environmental debate, of the role of governments and their agencies, and of the ethical and philosophical background against which decisions are made. One or more specific current, and possibly highly controversial, environmental issue(s) will be used to illustrate more general points made and to engender classroom discussion.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
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D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year
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| Staff Contact: |
Dr Cussen, Associate Professor Howitt |
| Prerequisites: |
40cp and admission to BEnvMgt or BEnvSc
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| NCCWs: | EVSC300
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| Unit Designations: |
Science
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Graded
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| Offered By: |
ELS - Division of Environmental and Life Sciences |
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