GEOG 5008 - Ethics in Environmental Policy and Planning
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Course Details
| Course Code | GEOG 5008 | ||
| Course | Ethics in Environmental Policy and Planning | ||
| Coordinating Unit | School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | ||
| Term | Semester 2 2012 (Not offered in 2013) | ||
| Mode | Internal | ||
| Level | Postgraduate coursework | ||
| Location/s | North Terrace | ||
| Units | 6 | ||
| Contact | 1 x 3 hour lecture per week (minimum) | ||
| Prerequisites | Not applicable | ||
| Corequisites | Not applicable | ||
| Incompatible | Not applicable | ||
| Assumed Knowledge | An understanding of environmental issues, planning and policy will be an advantage. | ||
| Restrictions | Not applicable | ||
| Quota | Not applicable | ||
| Course Description | This course will familiarise students with both the content and the processes involved in ethical decision-making in issues concerning the natural and social environment. This course will introduce students to the main ethical theories pertaining to the environment and consider the implications of environmental ethics for environmental policy, planning and decision making, and develop the nexus between ethical theory and practice in environmental decision making contexts. Case studies from across the world will be considered, and highlight how issues of equity, justice, and other ethical dimensions are part of environmental planning and policy and will highlight how ethics can shape environmental planning and policy in different domains - from global (climate change) to local (NRM or coastal management) contexts. | ||
Detailed Course Information
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coming soonCourse Staff
Dr Melissa Nursey-Bray
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Room G34
Napier Building
North Terrace
Telephone: +61 8 8313 3497
Mobile: +61 437 738 635
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Dr Dianne Rudd
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
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Course Timetable
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