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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.
Social perspectives on natural capital.
Environmental pressures and sustainability.
Scale matters.
Biogeography.
Water quality and management.
Food, production and distribution.
The litter problem.
The energy conflict.
Air quality and climate change (in)justice.
Smarter 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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Group Project: Video and abstract | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Assignment: Environmental journal log | Week 7 | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | 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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Dr Alejandro Lara | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |