Module Identifier EA20110  
Module Title ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT  
Academic Year 2001/2002  
Co-ordinator Dr Nicholas Pearce  
Semester Semester 2  
Other staff Professor Alex Maltman, Professor David Kay, Mr Jon Turner  
Pre-Requisite GG10610  
Course delivery Lecture   18 Hours 9 x 2 hours  
Assessment Essay   In-course assessed essay to be submitted by the end of week 9.   40%  
  Exam   2 Hours Written examination.   60%  
  Resit assessment   2 hour written examination (60%); In-course assessment marks to be carried forward: 40%.    

Module objectives / Learning outcomes


On completion of this module students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of

Module Outline (Lecture Themes)


This course covers a broad range of topics concerned with the theme of managing geomorphological and geological systems.


1. Historical attitudes to nature and the environment.


2. Strategies for the disposal of municipal and hazardous wastes


3. Aspects of the conservation of important Earth Science sites


4. Arid land management


5. Examples of environments requiring specific forms of management (e.g. Karst landscapes, loess landscapes)


6. Management of water quality.

Module Aims


The module provides an introduction to aspects of the management of geological and geomorphological systems. The course covers a wide range of issues associated with specific problems at various spatial scales.

Reading Lists

Books
Paul T. Williams. (1998) Waste Treatment and Disposal. John Wiley
David Savage (Edt). (1995) The Scientific and Regulatory Basis for the Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste. John Wiley