Year No. Offer Mode Description Cred. Pts 98 62114 S1 X ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 1.00
As the effects of population growth, resource limits and pollution increasingly influence global social stability and quality of life, an understanding of environmental issues by graduates becomes essential. This unit aims to develop informed and positive attitudes toward environmental conflict, plus an appreciation not only of the causes and symptoms of environmental degradation, but also of corrective actions and the policies which support them.
The unit is in three parts: Perspectives on Environmental Issues, The State of the Planet, and Ways Forward. The unit content focusses on the role of each of the professions in alleviating problems such as pollution, recycling, consumerism, loss of biodiversity and rundown of renewable and non-renewable resources. Consideration is given to population growth, the influence of technology and the role of community value systems as the basic causes of environmental problems. Issues include land degradation, water pollution, forest destruction, overfishing, power production, air pollution, climate change and city planning. Special attention is given to ways in which engineers, scientists, economists, teachers and planners can develop an environmental awareness of their profession's potential contribution to environmental problem-solving.
On completion of this unit students will be able to:
Description Weighting(%)
- Global Crises - An Introduction 5.00
- You and the Environment 5.00
- Origins of Environmental Problems 1 - The Growth Syndrome 5.00
- Origins of Environmental Problems 2 - Cultural Value 5.00 Systems
- Progress in Relation to Environmental Issues 10.00
- Land and Freshwater 10.00
- Oceans 10.00
- Forests 10.00
- Atmosphere, Energy and Climate Changes 10.00
- Urban Environments 10.00
- International Cooperation 5.00
- Community Actions 5.00
- Professional Action 5.00
- Individual Action 5.00
Brown, L. 1990, State of the World, World Watch Institute, Allen and
Unwin.
ACTIVITY HOURS Report Writing 20 Directed Study 80 Private Study 67 Examinations 3
No *F/S Marks Due Description Wtg(%) LBL WWW 1 S 20/03/98 LOCAL ISSUE REPORT 10.00 Y 2 S 15/05/98 MAJOR ASSIGNMENT 30.00 Y 3 S END S1 3 HOUR CLOSED BOOK EXAMINATION 60.00 N
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