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Environmental Policy and Regulation
Unit information: Environmental Policy and Regulation in 2012/13
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| Unit name |
Environmental Policy and Regulation |
| Unit code |
EFMGM3403 |
| Credit points |
15 |
| Level of study |
M/7
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| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
|
| Unit director |
Professor. Howden |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department |
Department of Civil Engineering |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Engineering |
Description including Unit Aims
Environmental Policy and Regulation
Aims:
- Provide a knowledge of international, European and national policies for water and the environment;
- Provide understanding of the European Union and national directives, laws and regulations;
- Provide a working knowledge of national law on water and the environment and the organisations responsible for regulation.
Intended Learning Outcomes
- Understand the relationships between international, regional and national environmental policy, accords and legislation and the mechanisms by which they are monitored:
- Critically review published national and/or organisational environmental policies and data in order to evaluate their appropriateness:
- Develop an outline policy to meet legal and other requirements for an organisation:
