Module POLM222M for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM222M: The Politics, Policy and Practice of Sustainable Development
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will include the following topics in the order indicated:
- History and politicisation of sustainable development
- Challenges of implementing sustainable development across sectors and governance scales
- Critical policy issues:
- Climate change
- Biodiversity and ecosystems
- Land use and planning
- Drawing lessons for implementing sustainable development
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 278 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 22 | 11 x two hour seminars |
| Guided independent study | 128 | Reading, thinking and preparing for lectures and workshops |
| Guided independent study | 150 | Assignment preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
The module will be supported by ELE materials, including links to core texts
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Sanderson, H., Hildén, M., Russel, D.,Penha-Lopes, G. and Capriolo, A (eds)(2018) Adapting the Future for Climate Change in Europe. Elsevier: New York. Ch 6.
Turnpenny J, Russel DJ (2017). The Idea(s) of ‘Valuing Nature’: Insights from the UK’s Ecosystem Services Framework. Environmental Politics , 26 , 973-993
Connelly, J., Smith, G., Benson, D. & Saunders, C. (2012) Politics and the Environment. Routledge, Oxford. Ch 5.
Jordan (2008) The Governance of Sustainable Development: Taking Stock and Looking Forward. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 26, 17-33.
Jordan and Lenschow (eds) (2008) Innovation in Environmental Policy: Integrating the Environment for Sustainability. Edward Elgar.
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005) Eco-system and Human Well-Being: Policy Responses, Island Press.
Steurer, R. and Martinuzzi, A. 2005. Towards a new pattern of strategy formulation in the public sector: first experiences with national strategies for sustainable development in Europe. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 23 455-472.
