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Courses Handbook 2014

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2014.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2013.

308359 (v.4) Public Policy for Sustainability 602

Area: Sustainable Engineering Group
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 2 x 3 Hours Quarterly
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: An examination of the contributions governments can make towards sustainable development. Investigation of the origins of sustainable development in the international debate on environment and development as well as their translation into multilateral environmental, social agreements and implementation through national strategies. Further analysis focuses on whether and how the market can contribute to sustainable development which sets the stage for investigating appropriate social, environment, economic and other policies that create market framework conditions that are favourable to sustainable development. Best practice tools and methodologies for national sustainable development strategies are presented as well as local and regional approaches including Local Agenda 21. Students attend a three hour lecture once every three weeks.
Field of Education: 090103 Policy Studies
Result Type: Grade/Mark


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