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On completing the module, including attendance to lectures, workshops, completion of readings and research activities, students will be able to:
- Understand and discuss the scope and broad state-of-play of SDGs.
- Discuss geographical patterns, existing trends and potential evolution of human-environment interactions.
- Outline pressing issues, changes in environmental conditions and impacts.
- Understand relevant global, national and local policies in support of environmental protection, sustainability and resilience.
- Critically debate the nature and significance of potential human-environment tensions, conflicts, gains and successes across a range of sectors, geographical areas and scales.
- Critically appraise and reflect on data and information provided by a variety of sources to support an assessment of human-environment interactions.
Environmental geography and sustainable development
Climate change and environmental pressures
Natural capital and ecosystem services
Sustainable development - a scale issue
Urban challenge and resilience
Sustainability and disaster risk reduction
Resources and management - water, energy and air quality
Waste and circular economy
Tools and legal frameworks for developing sustainability
Smart living
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 16 |
Conversation Class | 2 |
Practical | 12 |
Specified Learning Activities | 100 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 40 |
Total | 170 |
No prior learning required.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Environmental journal log | Week 8 | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Group Project: Video and abstract | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
Individual feedback on each assignment will be provided via Brightspace post-assessment. This will be complemented with in-class feedback on group work and peer-review activities (e.g. draft essay content for peer review and comment, group presentations and peer feedback, etc.)
Name | Role |
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Assoc Professor Ainhoa Gonzalez Del Campo | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Alejandro Lara | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |