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Environmental Policy and Governance

Environmental Policy and Governance

» Master in Sustainable Management of Environmental Change and Cyclical Economy

Category
Elective
Semester
1st Semester
Thematic field(s)
C4-Geography & Environment
Hours (weakly)
3
ECTS
3
Workload (h)
0
Instructor(s)
  • Olga Christopoulou
  • Marios Chaintarlis
  • Course goal
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  • Bibliography

The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge and understanding of environmental policy at national, European and international level and the rules of law that can be used in different sectors of environmental decision-making.

Upon successful completion of the course, postgraduate students should be able to understand the origins of environmental policy and governance policies and processes, be able to analyze how environmental policy and governance are influenced by multiple factors at multiple scales, have understood the possibilities of implementing the instruments of environmental policy in real-life case studies, will have understood the importance of participatory management in the success of implementing policy / management / sustainability measures, and will have acquired oral and written presentation skills.
  • International, European and national Environmental Policy
  • International and Union Environmental Law
  • Environmental Legislation Policy, Environmental Justice
  • From government to governance, differences and challenges
  • Civil society, networks and partnerships
  • International organizations and instruments of environmental law
  • The institutional framework of global environmental governance
  • Relationship between international economic and environmental governance (the role of the World Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization)
  • Environmental movements, Environmental NGOs
  • Co-management/ participatory management, examples.
Final Written Project 80%
Written projects 20%
  • Najam A., M. Papa, N. Taiyab, 2006. Global Environmental Governance. IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development), pp. 124
  • Χαϊνταρλής Μ., 2014. Περιβαλλοντική Νομοθεσία. Νομική Βιβλιοθήκη, σελ. 1003
  • Hansson S.O., K. Lilieqvist, 2016. Time Horizons and discount rates in Swedish environmental policy who decides and on what grounds? Futures (76): 55-66
  • Bond I, A. Davis, C. Nott, K. Nott, G. Stuart-Hill, 2006. Community-based natural resource management. WWF.
  • Gruber J., 2010. Key principles of Community-Based Natural Resource Management: A synthesis and Interpretation of Identified Effective Approaches for Managing the Commons. Environmental Management 45: 52-66.
  • Vig N.J., M.E. Kraft (eds), 2013. Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century. 8th edition, SAGE, pp. 460.
  • Layzer J. A., 2006. The Environmental case. Translating values into Policy. 2nd Edition, CQ Press, Washington.

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  • The Department
    • The Department and its Location
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    • Undergraduate Programme
      • Presentation
      • Courses
      • Time Schedule
    • Graduate Programs
      • Master in Urban Regeneration, Urban Development & Real Estate [URUDRE]
        • Courses
      • Master in Sustainable Management of Environmental Change and Cyclical Economy [SMECCE]
        • Courses
      • Master in Project Management, Transportation and Spatial Planning (PMTSP)
        • Courses
      • Master in Tourism and Cultural Planning and Development (TCPD)
        • Courses
      • Masters in Strategic Management and Competitiveness (SMC)
        • Presentation (in greek)
    • Doctoral Studies
    • Postdoctoral Research
  • Research
    • Scientific editions
      • Research – Discussions Papers
      • e-journal “Aeihoros”
      • Institutional Repository
    • Research Units
      • Research Unit of Computer Science Applications in Spatial Planning
      • Research Unit of Demographic and Social Analysis
      • Research Unit of Evaluation of Development Policies and Programs
      • Research Unit of Environment and Spatial Planning [ESPL]
      • Research Unit of Geographical Research and Environmental Planning [GREENPLAN]
      • Research Unit of Infrastructure, Technology Policy and Development [RUITPOD]
      • Research Unit of Regional Economic Analysis and Policy
      • Research Unit of Rural Space
      • Research Unit of Spatial Analysis, GIS and Thematic Mapping
      • Research Unit of Tourism Planning, Research and Policy
      • Research Unit of Urban Space Morphology
      • Research Unit of Urban and Spatial Planning
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