Environment and Development (ENVM7520)
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
2 Contact hours
Recommended prerequisite
[ECON7010 (economics students) or ECON7005 (non-economics students)] + ECON7570
Assessment methods
Two assignments (10% & 30%), seminar (10%), final examination (50%)
Course enquiries
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Course description
Socio-economic perspective of interaction between environment and development in low-income countries. Issues and conflicts in utilisation of natural resources (land, water, forests) to develop sustainable livelihoods. Impacts of alternative development pathways on the environment (land degradation, pollution, biodiversity loss). Sectoral and country case studies. (ENVM7520 offered even years only)