Postgraduate Course: Human dimensions of environmental change and sustainability (PGGE11130)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Geosciences |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The course will provide an introduction to a range of important environmental change issues from a human and societal perspective. This will provide students with the necessary background to understanding the policies, politics, governance and ethics, and the human decision processes that underpin environmental change. The course will adopt a thematic approach covering the following issues:
- climate change and energy;
- agricultural production and world food trade;
- land use and land cover change, ecosystems and biodiversity;
- land degradation and desertification;
- urban development and sustainable cities;
- water resources and quality. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Human dimensions of environmental change and sustainability | 1-11 | | | | | 09:00 - 13:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Friday, 09:00 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Lecture Theatre 2.13 Geography, Drummond St |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- insight into real world environmental change issues.
- ability to critically appraise the arguments surrounding such issues and be able to communicate to others the reasons for and against a particular course of action in response to different environmental problems.
- ability to use library and other desk-based sources of information in understanding these issues and in supporting their arguments. |
Assessment Information
Coursework assessment (50%)
Exam (50%) |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| If the course is over-subscribed, students for whom it is a core course will have priority. |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Mark Rounsevell
Tel: (0131 6)51 7165
Email: mrounsev@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Consuelo Fox
Tel: (0131 6)50 2543
Email: connie.fox@ed.ac.uk |
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