| Unit name | Social Policy and the Environment |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SPOL22032 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Sweeting |
| Open unit status | Open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School for Policy Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit examines the links between the environmental issues, social policy, and the policy making process. It explores the ways that the environment is increasingly being seen as a social policy issue relevant to human need and welfare, and examines connections between the environment and poverty. It also explores topics such as the particular characteristics of environmental issues that face policy-makers in making environmental policy, such as the way that environmental issues cross boundaries and generation, and the nature of environmental goods that impact on behaviour relating to them. Sessions include environmental justice, risk, rational choice, environmental citizenship, transport, and waste.
