PKM562 Environmental Policy (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Environmental Planning and Management (ENVPL)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
Ever wondered how environmental policies are developed, implemented and evaluated? Or maybe you are a player in the policy process and need to understand it better? Environmental policy explores the nature of policy development and implementation and the cultural, environmental, political, legal and ethical issues that can influence the process. The subject provides an understanding of the policy making process, policy instruments and the skills necessary to analyse policies related to environmental management.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
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| Distance | Albury-Wodonga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PKM562
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Postgraduate students only.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
be able to:
- describe the nature of environmental policy;
- describe the roles of key institutions and stakeholders involved with environmental policy;
- explain international, federal and state policy processes;
- describe the major directions in Australian environmental policy;
- identify some of the methods available to evaluate public policy;
- analyse policy and offer views on its effectiveness;
- explain the range of policy instruments available to address environmental problems; and
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describe how environmental policy relates to other areas of public policy
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
1. The nature of public policy
2. Environmental institutions
3. Policy instruments and evaluation methods
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.