PLAN40230 Governing Nature

Academic Year 2023/2024

'Nature' is a difficult to define, yet central concept in planning. This combination of ambiguity and centrality has generated a variety of challenges for planning when seeking to address the demands of managing our interactions with nature in an increasingly complex world. In response to such challenges, this module furnishes students with theoretical and practical planning knowledge regarding a range of key 'nature' related issues that can be critically employed in the practice of policy formulation and development management.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
(1) demonstrate knowledge of a range of key environmental and governance issues pertaining to planning for human-nature interactions;
(2) demonstrate an advanced ability to apply concepts and theoretical knowledge to the formulation of policy for managing such human-nature interactions.

Indicative Module Content:

Specific approaches addressed include: ecosystems services approaches to nature conservation; biodiversity action plans; the biosphere reserve concept; novel ecosystems and rewilding; biodiversity net gain; green infrastructure planning.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Autonomous Student Learning

76
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
lecture
case-based learning
problem based learning
in-class interactive group work
serious gaming
field trip
practitioner presentations
assignment 'clinic' 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
PLAN40200 - Nature-Based Solutions

Equivalents:
Governing Nature (PEP40880)


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Individual Assignment Unspecified n/a Graded No

100

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Elgar Kamjou Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Autumn
      
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Wed 11:00 - 12:50