Undergraduate Course: Land Use Policy (ECSC10013)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Ecological Science |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Users of rural land in Britain are experiencing both inducements and constraints on what they may or may not do on this basic resource and increasingly wider public interests are influencing the boundaries within which social and economic activities are allowable.
This unit introduces students to a variety of discussion leaders from commercial, governmental and non-governmental organisations all with their own particular viewpoint and expertise in land use policy; and through presentations, seminars and visits explores the main inducements and constraints which have shaped land use in the past and which continue to shape the rural economy and environment of the future.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| To gain an integrated knowledge of the constraints and stimuli which affect land use in Britain. Legislative, institutional and support influences will be examined in detail in terms of their socio-economic and environmental impacts and students will learn how to deal with complex political and ethical issues in accordance with current professional practices. Students are expected to learn how to critically identify land use barriers and offer professional insights and interpretations to these problems. The presentations and seminars with discussion leaders from commercial, governmental and non-governmental organisations will give students practise in communicating with professional level peers and senior colleagues. |
Assessment Information
One in-course assessment in the form of an essay (50%)
One written examination (50%) |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ron Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)51 7163
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Course secretary | Ms Meredith Corey
Tel: (0131 6)50 5430
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