207-406 Environmental Mngt Systems and Policy

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.

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