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Postgraduate Course: Marine Renewables and Society (IDCORE) (PGEE11095)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typePlacement AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course broadens students understanding of the competing interests associated with marine real-estate, and how they impact the site selection, progress and compromises enforced on marine renewable energy developments. The latest methods used to balance competing interests (Marine Spatial Planning) are introduced and discussed. The legal processes used to assess environmental impacts are covered to a level where students will understand the relevance and timescales
associated with environment consenting processes. Topics include introduction to marine resources; overview of marine users; marine governance, policy, and planning; overview of assessment mechanisms.
Course description Introduction to Marine Resources (sub-module I)
¿ Overlapping resources (Biodiversity, Fisheries,Aquaculture, Renewables, Hydrocarbon industry, Shipping(Navigation), Aesthetic or non-material values
Overview of Marine Users (sub-module II)
¿ Provides an understanding of various users of the marine environment.
¿ Discusses marine users¿ past, present, and future to understand where they are coming from and where they might be going.
¿ Discusses potential (positive & negative) interactions that different users of the marine environment might have with each other and how these potential impacts translate into trade-offs.
¿ Discusses conflict avoidance, conflict resolution and compensation.
Marine Governance, Policy, and Planning (sub-module III)
¿ Sets up the global and local marine policy landscape for renewables.
¿ Provides an overview of management paradigms(moving away from single-species resource management towards ecosystem management, adaptive (co-) management, and resilience-based ecosystem stewardship).
¿ Explores the international, EU, UK, and Scottish regulatory requirements in which the renewables industry operates (Scottish Marine Bill, the UK Marine and Coastal Access Act, and the EU Integrated Maritime Strategy, EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Habitat Directive, OSPAR) and their consequences e.g. marine spatial planning and MPAs:
¿ Provides an overview and examples of Marine Spatial Planning
¿ Provides an overview of the MPA designation, implementation, and management process
Overview of Assessment Mechanisms (sub-module IV)
¿ SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment). Important policy related assessment done at governmental level of the potential environmental impacts of plans or policy especially at a non-local or cumulative scale. Considers existing SEA work for renewables in the UK
¿ EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment). EIA is a process driven by Government requiring assessment of the potential impacts on the local environment of new developments. Presently EIA is a major driver of
environmental data collection and considerations of mitigation of impacts in the renewables industry. Considers the EIA requirements that are typically requested within the scope of the renewables industry.
¿ SIA (Social Impact Assessment). Although a brief economic assessment of the costs and benefits of development is normal within the EIA process, a more detailed social impact assessment is often lacking. Social impact assessment (SIA) is a methodology to review the social effects of development projects.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Flexible
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
Additional Information (Assessment) Coursework (100%)
Syndicate projects carried out during the week and presented to the class and teaching staff at the end (with a pass/fail criteria).
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
Practical understanding of marine spatial planning;practical understanding of environmental consenting processes.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements None
KeywordsOffshore Renewable Energy,Professional Doctorate
Contacts
Course organiserProf David Ingram
Tel: (0131 6)51 9022
Email: David.Ingram@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Stephen Graham
Tel: (0131 6)51 7213
Email: Stephen.Graham@ed.ac.uk
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