Overview
Responses of societies to environmental problems, with emphasis on environmental management policy and practice in New Zealand.
Aotearoa – New Zealand faces a range of challenging environmental problems, including a decline in biodiversity, water quality, coastal and marine resources, natural character and over-exploitation of resources. We also grapple to enable the involvement of communities of interest and Maori in planning and decision making. This paper identifies ways we can address these challenges, environmental management tools we can use, and examines which ones are successful, where and when they might be used if we are to achieve the sustainable use and protection of natural resources and cultural relationships.
About this paper
| Paper title | Environmental Management: Policy and Practice |
|---|---|
| Subject | Geography |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,318.20 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 54 GEOG points or 180 points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music, Science
- Eligibility
It will appeal to science and arts students wishing to understand Aotearoa – New Zealand’s environmental management system and prepare for a career in environmental management in consultancies, NGOs, iwi management authorities, local government or central government. This paper does not assume a background in environmental management, although it will be beneficial to take GEOG 216 before GEOG 397.
- Contact
- geography@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
Course Co-ordinator: Associate Professor Michael Hilton
Teaching Staff: Dr Teresa Konlechner
Dr Sean Connelly- Paper Structure
This paper comprises laboratories (including a local field trip) and an individual research project.
- Teaching Arrangements
This paper is taught as a series of weekly 2-hour lecture/workshop sessions, laboratories and a fieldtrip
- Textbooks
There are no prescribed textbooks for GEOG 397. A selection of readings is provided for each course theme and lecture topic.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Environmental literacy.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
By the end of the paper, students should have developed a critical understanding of environmental management practice in New Zealand. Students should:
- Recognise and understand the roles, functions and responsibilities of the principal environmental agencies, statutes and policies, including the local and central government;
- Be able to critically evaluate the methods and tools used to address environment problems;
- Understand the implications of the Treaty of Waitangi for environmental management;
- Understand the principles and key sections of the Resource Management Act 1991 and related and emerging statutes;
- Understand planning methods employed by local authorities in policy statements and plans;
- Understand the effectiveness of non-statutory approaches to environmental management, including accords, financial incentives, the activities of NGOs, iwi and hapu;
- Understand methods of conservation management, species recovery and ecosystem restoration in Aotearoa- New Zealand.
- Assessment details
Assessment is split 50% internal (ongoing during the semester) and 50% final exam.