Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Biological and Environmental Sciences
Learning Methods
Lecture
Off Site
Practical
Workshop
Module Offerings
7124NATSCI-JAN-CTY
Aims
To provide knowledge and understanding of sustainable environmental management techniques with case studies on a variety of topics in terrestrial and ocean settings. To provide background to local, national and international policies/strategies for environmental management.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Critically appraise the need for sustainable environmental management in a variety of topics.
2.
Communicate complex material on sustainable environmental management to a non-scientific audience.
3.
Critically evaluate local, national and/or international policies/strategies in a variety of environmental management topics.
4.
Evaluate the benefits and limitations of a case study infrastructure development with reference to impacts on the environment and biodiversity.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:The syllabus will likely include topics related to: ecosystem services; agriculture and food sustainability; biodiversity; river and coastal flooding; infrastructure development and environmental impact; urban green space; Blue economy; uplands (moors and mountains); local, national and/or international policies/strategies.
Module Overview:
This module provides knowledge and understanding of sustainable environmental management techniques with case studies on a variety of topics in terrestrial and ocean settings. It will also provide background context to sustainable environmental management techniques through material on local, national and international policies/strategies for environmental management.
This module provides knowledge and understanding of sustainable environmental management techniques with case studies on a variety of topics in terrestrial and ocean settings. It will also provide background context to sustainable environmental management techniques through material on local, national and international policies/strategies for environmental management.
Additional Information:The offsite session is joint with another module on the program (Sustainable Energy Management) as the aim of this is to introduce students to an energy related infrastructure project and discuss this in the context of sustainable energy and environmental management.