Most information will be drawn from an interrogation of a variety of primary sources will for the bulk of the material.

Robertson, M. (2017) Sustainability Principles and Practice (2017). Routledge. ISBN-13: 978-1138650244

1. On completion of this module, you will be able to demonstrate understanding of the key ideas and challenges involved with sustainable utilisation of the planet
Learning
Enquiry

2. On completion of this module, you will be able communicate complex multidisciplinary issues to a non-expert audience
Communication
Problem Solving
Application

3. On completion of this module, you will be able to articulate your changing perceptions as you have researched the variety of scientific and non-scientific information in the area.
Reflection

4. On completion of engagement with a professional organisation or project you will be able to demonstrate a development of professional identity and employability skills through immersive real world experience
Application
Communication
Reflection

1. The total blog should have a wordcount of between 3000 and 5000 words with a minimum of 5 blog entries. Each blog entry should be at least 400 words long. In the entry where you discuss 21st century conservation and how your project incorporates these elements there should be a minimum of 1500 words.

The blog is designed to allow expression of changing ideas and values as you explore the area. [L.O. 1, 2, 3]

2. Reflective Engagement and Employability Log (maximum 1000 words) weighted at 20%
This log allows you to identify & reflect on the employability skills you have gained through working collaboratively with your professional organisation or on a project and consider the impact this has had on your professional identity. [L.O. 4]

As environmental management has moved into the 21st century the traditional idea that managing the natural world is about returning damaged ecological systems to their prior state has become more controversial.
This module will build upon this changing emphasis and will consider more flexible adaptive approaches to managing ecosystems. These will be built upon the firm underpinning that humans and their activity are also part of the natural world. Some material with focus upon preventing further damage but the emphasis will be a sustainable incorporation of society and ecosystem.

The key thread will be the incorporation of conservation-based ideas into sustainable and equitable frameworks. Not only in the proximate urban setting but at the planetary level. Well planned and integrated żgreenspaceż have the potential for providing areas of high biodiversity they may also deliver highly useful environmental goods and services, including coping with a diverse range of problems ranging from drainage and pollution, coping with food and water security, all the way to improvements in both physical and mental health.

The module aims to provide you with an insight into the variety of ways the landscape may be managed and utilised when trying to provide a more collective stewardship of our environment. As such it will cover a wide range of traditionally disparate disciplines ranging from the biological and biophysical components through to the human factors, both positive and negative, that contribute to this area of study.
Integral collaborative work alongside professionals will strengthen your knowledge and employability of real world 21st century conservation projects. Whilst working on these projects you will develop a deep understanding and you will be asked to share your knowledge through the delivery of a short session as the expert on your project to provide a case study for other members of the group.

Overall the module will explore the idea that protection of the environment and the economy are not mutually exclusive and give you some of the knowledge and approaches that the environmental professional is increasingly confronted by, competing or even conflicting environmental objectives, further complicated by the multifunctional character of the ultimate goal, planetary sustainability.

Activities during the face to face time and via Blackboard will provide a means of support where you will be able to reflect upon your development, feedback and progression within your studies.
Integral collaborative work alongside professionals will strengthen your knowledge and employability of real world 21st century conservation projects.

As environmental management has moved into the 21st century the traditional idea that managing the natural world is about returning damaged ecological systems to their prior state has become more controversial.
This module will build upon this changing emphasis and will consider more flexible adaptive approaches to managing ecosystems. These will be built upon the firm underpinning that humans and their activity are also part of the natural world. Some material with focus upon preventing further damage but the emphasis will be a sustainable incorporation of society and ecosystem.

The key thread will be the incorporation of conservation based ideas into sustainable and equitable frameworks. Not only in the proximate urban setting but at the planetary level. Well planned and integrated żgreenspaceż have the potential for providing areas of high biodiversity they may also deliver highly useful environmental goods and services, including coping with a diverse range of problems ranging from drainage and pollution, coping with food and water security, all the way to improvements in both physical and mental health.

The module aims to provide you with an insight into the variety of ways the landscape may be managed and utilised when trying to provide a more collective stewardship of our environment. As such it will cover a wide range of traditionally disparate disciplines ranging from the biological and biophysical components through to the human factors, both positive and negative, that contribute to this area of study.
Integral collaborative work alongside professionals will strengthen your knowledge and employability of real world 21st century conservation projects. Whilst working on these projects you will develop a deep understanding and you will be asked to share your knowledge through the delivery of a short session as the expert on your project to provide a case study for other members of the group.


Overall the module will explore the idea that protection of the environment and the economy are not mutually exclusive and give you some of the knowledge and approaches that the environmental professional is increasingly confronted by, competing or even conflicting environmental objectives, further complicated by the multifunctional character of the ultimate goal, planetary sustainability.