12.5 1st year Dr B Downes/Mr M Carden. First semester Two 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour practical or seminar class a week. At the end of this subject students should:

• understand the complex interdependence between the environment and human activity;
• be familiar with the physical, social and political details of some of the main environmental problems associated with land use;
• be familiar with the physical, social and political details of some of the main environmental problems associated with land use;
• have acquired a number of technical skills used in Physical Geography and Environmental Management.

The relationship between human activities and the physical environment. Human impacts on the physical environment, both historical and modern. An introduction to topics in physical geography such as climates and soils. Emphasis on the development of basic skills in the analysis and interpretation of environmental data from a range of sources. Weekly laboratory assignments to be completed in class; essays and assignments totalling not more than 2,000 words; 2-hour examination. The weightings of individual components of assessment will be announced at the start of semester. 12.5 1st year Dr B Downes/Mr M Carden. First semester Two 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour practical or seminar class a week. At the end of this subject students should:

• understand the complex interdependence between the environment and human activity;
• be familiar with the physical, social and political details of some of the main environmental problems associated with land use;
• be familiar with the physical, social and political details of some of the main environmental problems associated with land use;
• have acquired a number of technical skills used in Physical Geography and Environmental Management.

The relationship between human activities and the physical environment. Human impacts on the physical environment, both historical and modern. An introduction to topics in physical geography such as climates and soils. Emphasis on the development of basic skills in the analysis and interpretation of environmental data from a range of sources. Weekly laboratory assignments to be completed in class; essays and assignments totalling not more than 2,000 words; 2-hour examination. The weightings of individual components of assessment will be announced at the start of semester. 12.5 Dr B. Downes/Mr M. Carden. First semester. Two 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour practical or seminar class each week. At the end of this course students should:

• understand the complex interdependence between the environment and human activity;
• be familiar with the physical, social and political details of some of the main environmental problems associated with land use;
• be familiar with the physical, social and political details of some of the main environmental problems associated with land use;
• have acquired a number of technical skills used in Physical Geography and Environmental Management.

The relationship between human activities and the physical environment. Human impacts on the physical environment, both historical and modern. An introduction to topics in physical geography such as climates and soils. Emphasis on the development of basic skills in the analysis and interpretation of environmental data from a range of sources. Weekly laboratory assignments to be completed in class; essays and assignments totalling not more than 2,000 words; 2-hour examination. The weightings of individual components of assessment will be announced at the start of semester. 12.5 Dr B. Downes and Mr M. Carden First semester Two 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour laboratory each week, plus up to 2 days field work Students completing this subject should:

• be familiar with basic concepts in contemporary Physical Geography;
• understand the complex interdependence between the environment and human activity and be familiar with the physical, social and political aspects of some of the main environmental problems associated with land use;
• have acquired a number of technical skills used in Physical Geography and Environmental Studies.

An introduction to topics in Physical Geography such as weathering and soil and slope evolution. Human responses to, and impact on, the physical landscape. Emphasis on the development of basic skills in the analysis and interpretation of primary data. Practical work and field reports; assignments totalling up to 2,000 words; examination, 2 hours. The weighting of individual components of assessment will be announced at the start of semester.