Course Code : ABSO 418
Course Title : PRINCIPLES & METHODS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0
Brief Course Description:
Managers’ responsibilities and the natural environment: Models and principles in environmental management theory.
Techniques and methodologies of environmental impact assessment
Uncertainty and the assessment of risks and hazards to the environment
Integrated resource management
Environmental Strategic Management, Environmental Operations Management,
Environmental Planning, Green Politics and Economics.
Environmental management in the private sector
Socio-economic, political and managerial responsibilities
Case study of environmental pollution: private and public responses
The principles applied to successful environmental management
Part 1: Theory and Approaches of Environmental Management
Part 2: Resource Management and Environmental Management Issues
1. Water, Coastal and Island Resources
2. Agriculture, Land Degradation and Food Security
3. Biodiversity Resources
4. Atmospheric Issues
5. Urban Environments and Industrial Pollution Issues
6. Environmental Threats
Part 3: Environmental Management Tools and Policies
Environmental Management Methods, Tools and Techniques
Environmental Accounting, Greening Economics and Business
Environmental Management and Development.
Textbooks and supplementary books:
- Environmental Management and Development, 2nd edition, Barrow, C (2006) Routledge
- Business Management and Environmental Stewardship: Environmental Thinking as a Prelude to Management Action, Staib, R (2009) , Palgrave Macmillan
- Practical Guide to Environmental Management, 10th edition, Friedman, F (2006) Environmental Law Institute
- Environmental Management: Readings and Cases, 2nd edition, Russo, M (2008) Sage
Course Evaluation:
Participation / Attendance : 10%,
Mid-Term Exam : 30%,
Homework : 10%,
Final Exam : 50%,
Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.