- Course Code
- GG 4044
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Mr D R Green
Pre-requisites
Available only to students in Programme Year 3 or above. This course runs in alternate years. First offered in 2006/07. This course may not be taken as part of a graduating curriculum with GG 3044.
Overview
This course is taught through a series of seminars and directed reading. It aims to familiarise students with the resource base conflicts arising around coastal areas and to introduce the mechanisms (legal, policy and economic) available to resolve them. Topics considered include the role of the European Union; bathing water quality; the management of ports; the role of various regulatory bodies; approaches to coastal zone management in the USA and Australia, and design in the coastal zone.
Structure
1 two-hour lecture per week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (67%) and continuous assessment (33%).
Resit (for Honours students only): Candidates achieving a CAS mark of 6-8 may be awarded compensatory level 1 credit. Candidates achieving a CAS mark of less than 6 will be required to submit themselves for re-assessment and should contact the Course Co-ordinator for futher details.