Environmental Policy
2013
The
development and implementation of environmental
policy is usually a part of a wider system involving national and private
interests, institutional capacity building, education (technical and social),
pure and applied research (into the environmental problems), public
participation, economic measures (taxes, subsidies, environmental technology
transfer or preferential or subsidized terms), the financial resources available
to implement environmental conservation & protection, including compliance
and enforcement aspects (Public Administration). Often these financial
resources may have to be found by increasing productivity or cuts in other
budget areas or through funding sources such as the Asian Development Bank
(ADB), World Bank, the Global Environment Facility, and/or funds under
environmental treaties and foreign aid.
Environmental
policy will not be developed well unless the causes of environmental
degradation are understood and legislative responses are integrated with economic
and social development. Institutional capacity to implement and enforce
legislation, its appropriateness in the context of a particular history and
culture, the exploration of innovative approaches and the provision of adequate
resources are issues that will be explored in more detail later in this course.
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Week
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Topic
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Assessment
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1
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Introduction
to the Course
Introduction
to the Course (2)
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2
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Environment
and Economy
Environmental
Law
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3
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Public Administration for Environmental
Management
Water Resources
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4
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Climate
Change
Climate
Change (2)
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5
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Biodiversity
Natural
Resources and Environmental Planning
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Mid-term
report
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6
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Waste Management
Industrial
Pollution
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7
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Technology
& Environmental Conservation
Summary
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8
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Exam
Week
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Final Report
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While
considering any materials you use, ask yourself the following questions:
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Given the rapid changes occurring in the nature
and scale of environmental problems, what are the strategies required to
respond in the short and long term?
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How has the growing interdependence of nations
assisted in addressing transboundary environmental issues and in providing the
resources for environmental policy and management capacity building at the
national and international level?
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To what extent does environmental policy require
public participation, flexibility, review of law and policy to accommodate
evolving knowledge and experience and adaptation to local circumstances?
Assignments
Class Attendance (10%).
Mid-Term Report (30%)
Write a 500-800 word report on ONE of the following topics:
1.
Biodiversity and environmental policy
2.
The Rio Declarationｓ of
1972/2012
3.
Agenda 21
4.
The main features of the climate change debate
5.
Best
practice waste management
Final Report (60%) To be announced.
Guide for Presentation of Assignments
The
assignment should be typed, 1.5-spaced, and feature a wide (3cms) margin on
both sides of the page. Your assignment must include a cover page which
includes the following information: Name, Student Number, Course, contact
information, assignment topic, length, and due date.
It
is a professional responsibility to acknowledge all material derived from other
sources. Plagiarism - the presentation of another writer's work as one's own -
is inexcusable and will be severely penalized. An accepted international style
of referencing should be used.
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