2009 Course Handbook
GSE843: Environmental Decision Making
Block teaching sessions: 7 August, 18 September; Group A: 19 August, 2 September, 7 October; Group B: 22 August, 5 September, 10 October.
The objective of this unit is to enable students to understand how decisions are made about environmental issues and particularly to assess the relative significance of: politics; values held by stakeholders; scientific and technical information; procedural requirements established by law and administration; and market forces. Theories and practices of decision making will be examined. Also qualitative and quantitative tools used to support environmental decision making will be covered.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | -- |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact: | TBA |
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| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Faculty of Science |