211-406 Environmental Management Systems&Policy

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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.

Covered in the subject:

• 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;

• and review.

The second half of the subject on policy will comprise lectures by visiting experts and reading assignments on policy.

Assessment

A three-hour written examination (50%) and two practical reports each up to 1500 (25% each).