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 211-448 Environmental Management Systems

Credit Points

6.25

Coordinator

Professor I S Ferguson

Semester

2

Contact

Equivalent to 13 hours of lectures and 20 hours of practical work

Subject Description

On completion of this subject students should have an understanding of the principles and policies relating to environmental management systems for sustainable land use; including the legal and institutional processes, and the roles and relationships of land use planning, management plans and codes of practice. Content: Principles of sustainable land use and environmental management systems. Standards and certification systems, including ISO 14001 and FSC systems. Hierarchy of planning and management processes. Land use planning. Management plans and planning techniques for multiple uses. Codes of Practice. Implementation. Review.

Assessment

A 2-hour written examination at the end of the semester and up to two practical reports each up to 1000 words contributing to the final assessment.



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