| Unit name | Environmental Risks, Management and Policy |
|---|---|
| Unit code | GEOG30015 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Neal |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None. This course is suitable to both physical and human geographers. |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None. |
| Units you may not take alongside this one | |
| School/department | School of Geographical Sciences |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This is an interdisciplinary unit, aiming to equip students to assess, combine and apply evidence from both physical and social sciences in responding to real world problems of the risks of environmental change. This will include detection of environmental risks and attribution to different drivers; management of risk through adaptation and mitigation including disaster risk management; and formation and application of environmental policy from national through to international scales. Responding to environmental risks represent a complex mix between natural science and the social sciences, requiring the combination of evidence of the physical hazard causes and consequences, the effects of socio-economic conditions on vulnerability to change, as well as the legal, economic political and institutional responses.
The course is a mixture of practical skills (such as assessing risk under deep uncertainty, basic GIS and writing a policy briefing) and taught material. It includes guest lectures from practitioners in government and other agencies (e.g. UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), UK Environment Agency).
The aims and learning outcomes will be demonstrated and achieved through exploring different environmental change topics such as climate change and flood disaster risk management.
The following transferable skills are developed in this Unit:
On completion of this Unit students should be able to:
The unit will be taught through a blended combination of online and, if possible, in-person teaching, including
Climate Policy Briefing Report, 4 pages (50%) [ILOs 3-7]
Disaster Emergency Briefing Report (with related practical session), 4 pages (50%) [ILOs 1-8]
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. GEOG30015).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
