Lectures, seminars and case studies, supported by audio-visual material, will enhance your ability to understand the technology and the legal and policy frameworks for energy and waste management. You will identify and characterise the principal types of waste materials and their value as resources, understand the challenges and opportunities presented by landfill, learn to evaluate the different routes of energy generation and transformation and consider the implications of such technologies for the environment.
The module considers the range of systems developed to minimise and control the environmental impacts of development projects and business activities during the planning and development phase. The aim of this module is to introduce students to these systems and their implementation in UK legislation and business operation. By exploring selected case studies, students will learn how to apply selected systems to realistic scenarios.
You will examine the ecological processes (climatic, geological, plant-community and land-use) in a specific context and consider the interdependence of these influences. This module focusses on evidence-based analysis of the ecology of a particular field site. Ecological principles and processes are applied, together with field data, to explain the site in terms of ecological management.
The module will consider the effects on human health and the environment of atmospheric pollution and enable you to understand the mechanisms influencing the dispersion of pollutants in the atmosphere. You will be introduced to atmospheric quality analytics and to the appropriate legal and technological strategies for controlling emissions of airborne pollutants.
