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GG5557: GOVERNANCE AND POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SUSTAINABILITY (2023-2024)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43


Course Overview

This course will provide students with knowledge of theories of governance in the context of sustainable development. It will focus on the political economy of sustainable development and the political and economic tensions between different institutions, levels of administration and sectors of economy. Students will learn about theories of governance pertaining to the natural environment and sustainable development. They will explore the different institutional scales (e.g. local, national, global) of environmental governance and the processes of decision making for environmental governance. The course will also investigate the tensions between social, economic and environmental objectives for sustainable development.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Piotr Niewiadomski

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Geography (GG) (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

By the end of the course students should be familiar with/have knowledge and understanding of:

  • Theories of governance and political economy
  • Principles and history of sustainable development
  • Concepts of 'green growth/green economy' and 'sustainability'
  • Relevant institutional frameworks for development
  • Case studies of spatial and sectoral institutional frameworks of environmental governance.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 40
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Feedback

Students will receive full feedback on assignments, with written comments on standardised feedback sheets. Verbal feedback will be available from markers on request.

Word Count 2000
Learning Outcomes
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Take-Home exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 40
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Feedback

48 hour take-home open-book essay exam

Students will receive full feedback on assignments, with written comments on standardised feedback sheets. Verbal feedback will be available from markers on request.

Learning Outcomes
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Oral Presentation: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
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Feedback

Students will receive full feedback on assignments, with written comments on standardised feedback sheets. Verbal feedback will be available from markers on request.

Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

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