Courses Handbook 2010

308359 (v.3) Sustainability Management 601 (Public Policy)


Area: Centre of Excellence in Cleaner Production
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 2 x 3 Hours Quarterly
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.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 090103 Policy Studies
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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