Undergraduate Course: Land Use Policy (ECSC10013)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | 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 and seminars 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. |
| Course description |
Past & present agricultural land use policies
Protected Areas, and how they work in practice
Barriers to rural development
Forest land use: policy, drivers & mechanisms
Less Favoured Areas, a special case?
Environmental concerns over land use policy
Crofting and its place in the 21st century
Changing support for agriculture
Regional land use planning
Fitting food into a land use policy
Ghosts past & the shape of things to come
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 15,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 15,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Revision Session Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
63 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One in-course assessment in the form of an essay (50%)
One written examination (50%)
The degree examination will be held in December. Students are expected to answer 1 question from a choice of 2. For the intermittent course assessment students are asked select and propose their own topic area for enquiry and if approved to then research and prepare a short report (not exceeding 1750 words) evaluating some aspect of government policy which impacts on land use. The report needs to be both informative with respect to the development of the policy and its aims, as well as analytical in terms of illustrating the effects of the policy or its implementation, and yet again insightful in suggesting improvements or modifications to the operation of the policy. |
| Feedback |
Written feedback will be provided for the self-determined land use essay giving guidance on suitability, direction and scope of the enquiry. The submitted assessment itself will be commented on and marked electronically.
Student exam scripts (duly annotated) will be available for inspection and discussion with the course organiser in an organised feedback session during the early parts of semester 2. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Land Use Policy | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Gain an integrated knowledge of the constraints and stimuli which affect land use in Britain.
- Appreciate the legislative, institutional and support influences which alter behaviour of land managers and change perceptions of the general public.
- Be able to critically identify barriers to effective land use and to offer professional insights and interpretations to these problems.
- Gain practise in communicating with professionals from commercial, governmental and non-governmental organisations.
- Learn how to deal with complex political and ethical issues in accordance with current professional practices.
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Reading List
Individual sessions have associated key references provided in Learn but a starting set of web references is given below:
Forward strategy http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/cap-post-2013/index_en.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/rurdev/index_en.htm
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/158242/0042839.pdf
Rural policy http://www.defra.gov.uk/rural/economy/policy/
SRDP http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/farmingrural/SRDP
National Parks http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/default.aspx
EU LFAs http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Research%20briefings%20and%20fact%20sheets/SB10-29.pdf
http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/rurdev/lfa/index_en.htm
UK Forestry policy http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/fcfc001.pdf/$FILE/fcfc001.pdf
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/anw-policy.pdf/$FILE/anw-policy.pdf
RSPB policy http://www.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/policy/
Agri-environment http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/farmingrural/Agriculture/Environment/Agrienvironment
Land use strategy http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/03/17091927/0
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/12/19161736/0 |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
1 three-hour session per week |
| Keywords | ECSC10013 LUP,Land use,government policy,agriculture,forestry,protected areas,regional planning |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ron Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)51 7163
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Christine Lee
Tel: (0131 6)50 5430
Email: |
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