Environmental Management & Ethics

  • 4.6
Approx. 13 hours to complete

Course Summary

Learn about the ethical, legal, and social implications of environmental management through this course. Discover how to balance environmental protection, human needs, and economic development.

Key Learning Points

  • Understand the basic concepts of environmental management and ethics
  • Identify ethical challenges in environmental management
  • Develop strategies to address ethical challenges in environmental management

Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have

  • Environmental Manager
    • USA: $70,000 - $120,000
    • India: ₹500,000 - ₹1,500,000
    • Spain: €30,000 - €50,000
  • Sustainability Consultant
    • USA: $60,000 - $90,000
    • India: ₹400,000 - ₹800,000
    • Spain: €25,000 - €35,000
  • Environmental Lawyer
    • USA: $70,000 - $150,000
    • India: ₹500,000 - ₹2,000,000
    • Spain: €30,000 - €60,000

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Learning Outcomes

  • Apply ethical frameworks to environmental management
  • Identify and evaluate ethical challenges in environmental decision making
  • Develop strategies to address ethical challenges in environmental management

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

  • Basic understanding of environmental science
  • Familiarity with environmental policy and regulation

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

  • Self-paced
  • Online
  • Video lectures

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  • Sustainability Science
  • Environmental Science and Sustainability: An Introduction

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Description

Decision-makers often turn to scientists and engineers to assist them to navigate through complex environmental, health and societal challenges pervaded by systemic uncertainty, ambiguity and ethical implications.

This course prepares you to meet the requests and demands of current and future decision-makers and in this course, you will analyze ethical challenges associated with environmental dilemmas and apply different decision making tools relevant to environmental management and regulation.

Outline

  • Welcome and introduction
  • Introduction to Environmental Management & Ethics
  • Introduction to Environmetal Management & Ethics
  • Environmental ethics
  • Introduction to Environmental Ethics
  • Land ethics
  • Deep ecology
  • Ecofeminism
  • Environmental ethics
  • Environmental management of wicked problems
  • Environmental management of tame and wicked problems
  • Environmental management of tame and wicked problems
  • Decision-support tools
  • DPSIR
  • DPSIR- Example
  • Cost-benefit analysis
  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Stakeholder analysis - Example
  • Technology assessment
  • Cost-benefit analysis
  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Technology assessment
  • Environmental regulation and principles
  • Command and control regulation
  • Economic incentives
  • Voluntary Environmental Programmes
  • The Precautionary Principle
  • Other environmental principles
  • Environmental regulation
  • Environmental principles
  • Recommendations on your chosen Environmental ethical dilemma

Summary of User Reviews

This course on environmental management ethics has received positive reviews from users. Many found the course to be informative and engaging, with a good balance of theory and practical examples.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

The course was praised for its in-depth coverage of environmental ethics and the impact of human behavior on the environment.

Pros from User Reviews

  • Informative and engaging content
  • Good balance of theory and practical examples
  • In-depth coverage of environmental ethics and human impact on the environment
  • Interactive and thought-provoking assignments
  • Engaging discussions with fellow learners

Cons from User Reviews

  • Some users found the course content to be too basic
  • Course structure could be improved for better organization
  • Lack of personalized feedback from instructors
  • Some technical issues with the platform
  • Limited opportunities for interaction with instructors
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Approx. 13 hours to complete
Steffen Foss Hansen, Lauge Peter Westergaard Clausen
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
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Steffen Foss Hansen

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