Hobart, Launceston
Introduction
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Unit name | Environmental Management |
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Unit code | KGA223 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences |
Discipline | Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences |
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Availability
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Learning Outcomes
1 | Analyse the context of, and conflicts associated with, environmental management/sustainability issues and make a case for the purposes and goals of environmental management. |
2 | Recognise, assess and explain the roles and responsibilities of governments, the private sector and civil society in relation to environmental management. |
3 | Review and critique the regulatory, economic and voluntary instruments, and decision-making frameworks employed in environmental management. |
4 | Develop professional ability to formulate and communicate (through written reports and oral presentations) effective management solutions through teambased and individual projects. |
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
Admission into a Masters course OR (KGA171 - Global Geographies of Change AND KGA172 - Space, Place and Nature) OR (KNE211 - Engineering Design and Project Management)
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
- KGA323 AND KGA514
Teaching
Teaching Pattern | Hobart/Launceston: 2 x 1-hr lectures for 13 weeks, 5 x 2-hr workshops, seminar. |
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Assessment | 2-hr exam (40%), management report in two parts (40%), workshop quizzes and presentation(20%) |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required | Information about any textbook requirements will be available from mid November. |
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Recommended |
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