Module Identifier EA20110  
Module Title ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Dr Nicholas J G Pearce  
Semester Semester 2  
Other staff Professor Alex Maltman, Professor David Kay, Mr Ian M S Laidlaw  
Pre-Requisite GG10610  
Course delivery Lecture   18 Hours 9 x 2 hours  
Assessment Semester Exam   2 Hours Written examination.   60%  
  Semester Assessment   Essay: In-course assessed essay to be submitted by the end of week 9.   40%  
  Supplementary Assessment   2 hour written examination (60%); In-course assessment marks to be carried forward: 40%.    

Learning outcomes

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

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.

Content

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.

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