Summary of GDRR 513 - Environmental Planning and Sustainable Development

GDRR 513 - Environmental Planning and Sustainable Development

Fundamental principles, laws and procedures involved in the environmental planning of towns and cities with emphasis on the use of concepts of sustainable development in providing solutions to environmental problems such as pollution, flooding, blighted areas and its rehabilitation; eradication of slums; zoning and subdivision control; concept and use of environmental impact assessment; prediction of impact in air, water and land environment, in the biological and socio-economic environments; methods of analysis of laws and regulations pertinent to the administration of environmental policies and programs.

Contact Hours

56 hours
1 meeting per week 4 hours per meeting
14 weeks

Course Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, the students shall be able to:

CLO 1: Relate the effects of pollution control and environmental impact assessment to DRR.
CLO 2: Apply the concepts and principles of sustainability and sustainable development to DRR.
CLO 3: Link climate change to DRR.

References

Theodore, Mary K., & Theodore, Louis. “Introduction to environmental management”

(2009). http://idea.ap.bufallo.edu//

Speight, James G., & Singh, Kamel. “Environmental management”. (2010)

Belcham, Adrian. “Manual of Environmental Management.” 1st Edition (2004)

Sroufe, Robert. "Effects of Environmental Management Systems on Environmental

Management Practices and Operations." Production and Operations Management. 12-3

(2003): 416-431.

Sachs, J. (2015) The Age of Sustainable Development. New York: Columbia University Press.

Wackernagel, M., (1944). Ecological Footprint and Appropriate Carrying Capacity: A Tool

for Planning Towards Sustainability. PhD Thesis. School of Community and Regional

Planning. The University of British Columbia

Haines, C. (2008). The Three Key Performance Indicators of Sustainability, Build Boston.

Sroufe, Robert. "Effects of Environmental Management Systems on Environmental

Management Practices and Operations." Production and Operations Management. 12-

3 (2003): 416-431.

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