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Overview
When looking at different societies and cultures around the world, it is interesting how ubiquitous the principles of justice are. It is part of our human nature to think about equality and consider fairness as something that we do naturally. However, in practical terms, equality is hard to achieve. This Environmental Challenges - Justice in Natural Resource Management at University of Leeds by FutureLearn explores three aspects of justice and applies these to environmental issues surrounding natural resource management around the world. It also introduces the Strategic Environmental Assessment and Terms of Reference.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Discuss John Rawls’s principles and theory of justice.
- Explore institutional economics and transaction costs.
- Explain Arrow Impossibility and problems with collective decision making.
- Produce a Terms of Reference for Strategic Environmental Assessment.
Programme Structure
Topics include:
- The justice principle
- Transaction costs
- Arrow impossibility
- Case study: The conundrum of future generations
- Discussion: Natural resource management in Nepal
- Writing about - Terms of Reference
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 14 days
- 5 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Natural Resource Management Environmental Sciences View 3 other Short Courses in Natural Resource Management in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
The course is suitable for anyone with a general interest in justice and environmental decision-making; no previous knowledge or experience is required.
If you are working in environmental management, or wish to learn more about it, this course is designed to support you as a professional. By completing all aspects of the course you will have achieved 14 hours of CPD time.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents49 EUR / full≈ 49 EUR / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents49 EUR / full≈ 49 EUR / full
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