Module Details
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Title ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Code ENVS218
Coordinator Ms SJ Kidd
Geography and Planning
Suekidd@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2013-14 Level Two First Semester 15

Aims

This module aims to: introduce students to current thinking in relation to sustainable development and locate environmental sustainability within this broader framework of ideas; develop an understanding of various dimensions of environmental sustainability and their relationship to patterns of human development ; develop an understanding of the role of the public and private sectors in promoting environmentally sustainable development.


Learning Outcomes

Students completing the course successfully should:

  1. be aware of current thinking in relation to sustainable development and be able to locate environmental sustainability within this broader framework of ideas;
  2. have an understanding of various dimensions of environmental sustainability and their relationship to patterns of development;
  3. develop an understanding of the role of the public and private sectors in promoting environmentally sustainable development.


Syllabus
All 

Introduction to sustainable development

Low carbon development

Water conscious development

Development and Biodiversity

New approaches to Waste  

Environmental sustainability in action site visit

Sustainability in Action Project

Teaching and Learning Strategies

The module seeks to provide a varied learning experience with an emphasis on both knowledge and skills development. It combines formal lectures, contributions from visiting speakers, field visits, practical exercises and tutorials.  In so doing the module seeks to enable students to develop an understanding of practical ways in which the public and private sectors can promote and create more environmentally sustainable patterns of human development.


Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 12

     10

 8

   30
Timetable (if known)           Lectures/Field Visits/Workshops
  		 
Private Study 120
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Individual Project Report  2000 words  First  50  Yes - August/September  Standard University Policy applies - see Department/School handbook for details.   
Essay  2000 words  First  50  Yes - August/September  Standard University Policy applies - see Department/School handbook for details.   

Recommended Texts

Barton, H. And Grant, M. (2002) Shaping Neighbourhoods for Local Health and Global Sustianability, Routledge, Abingdon

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (2009) Planning Sustainable Cities: Global Report on Human Settlements 2009, Earthscan, London