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Module Title
LI Sustainability into Policy
School
School of Geog Earth & Env Sci
Department
Geography
Module Code
08 39035
Module Lead
tbc
Level
Intermediate Level
Credits
20
Semester
Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
None
Exclusions
Description
Drawing on a variety of disciplinary approaches, this module examines the political challenges surrounding environmental policy in contemporary developed and developing societies, alongside the theoretical and practical tools and skills used in their resolution. Using a range of case examples from the global north and south (including in rural areas), it examines state-of-the-art concepts and policy approaches to address these challenges. In doing so it advances the notion of science as a socially constructed endeavour in analysing the evidence base on conflicting policy issues. The module is structured around critical questions including: how do environmental politics/environmental policy challenges come about? What are the processes by which environmental politics emerge/are defined? Who is involved in making decisions, and how are values and knowledges mobilized to underpin them? How can we reconcile conflicts between different forms of rationality with the need to be environmentally accountable and responsible? And, ultimately, what are 'good' decisions and ‘good’ environmental governance and outcomes?
Learning Outcomes
the end of the module students should be able to:
Acquire knowledge of origins and manifestation of different environmental challenges in the global north and global South and how these develop into policy approaches
Acquire knowledge of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches, concepts and theories for developing environmental policies in the global north and global south;
Understand the strengths and weaknesses of these different approaches and their fitness for purpose to deal with a range of different environmental challenges.
Critically apply ideas introduced in the module to the evaluation and design of environmental policies and decision-making processes.
Apply the knowledge learnt into real world case study examples
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Assessment: Seminar discussion Submission of essay plan and introduction 4000 word essay (100%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed components
