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Environmental Management in Planning

The course provides an integration of environmental issues in urban and regional planning and you also get to work on an environmental protection-related investigation.

Environmental issues are increasingly important in physical planning as they are complex, intertwined with other policy areas and require a broad analysis to identify potential solutions and different stakeholder perspectives. The course will give you knowledge about theory, methods and practice within physical planning with Swedish examples.

The course is part of Master's Programme in Environmental Management and Physical Planning but can also be read as a separate course.

  • Course structure

    Modules

    • Environmental issues in Physical Planning, 7.5 credits
    • Project, 7.5 credits

    Environmental issues in Physical Planning
    The course unit covers, physical planning and as planning for environmental management and nature conservation as well as environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment. The regulatory frameworks within the environmental and planning areas are covered, as is the planning roles of County Boards and municipalities.

    Project
    The course unit is composed of a project where the theoretical knowledge in environmental management in planning on a practical planning case.

    Teaching format

    The education consists of lectures, seminars, exercises, project work and study visits.

    Learning outcomes

    After the course, students are expected to:

    • describe methods and approaches used in handling environmental issues in planning
    • apply relevant legislation and other regulatory measures for environmental management in planning 
    • independently seek relevant information on environmental aspects in planning
    • analyse uncertainties, knowledge and values in environmentally directed planning
    • carry out a written environmental planning investigation and orally present it.

    Assessment

    For details see syllabus.

    Plagiarism and regulations for disciplinary matters

    As a student you must be conscientious about clearly accounting for the material used in the texts that are submitted for examination. To use another person’s expressions or ideas without stating the source is plagiarism. To translate and/or change some words in someone else’s text and present it as your own is also a form of plagiarism. Plagiarism is considered cheating and if discovered in an exam or paper, the exam or paper will be failed immediately and disciplinary measures may be taken.

    Any student who is caught cheating or disrupting academic activities may be suspended from lectures and exams for a period of up to six months. The Vice Chancellor or the Disciplinary Council decide whether the student is to be subject to any disciplinary measures. 

    Read more about the rules and regulations here: Governing documents relating to education.

  • Schedule

    The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.
  • Course literature

    Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.

  • Course reports

  • Contact

    We are several persons working with study administration and study counselling. Please contact the Student office for questions concerning course information, registration, schedule, literature lists and exams. If you have questions concerning credit transfer, admission, eligibility or need study advice please contact the Study counsellor.

    Course responsible
    Jerker Jarsjö
    E-post: jerker.jarsjo@natgeo.su.se

    Study counsellor, student office and other contacts

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