Decision-makers often turn to scientists and engineers to assist them to navigate through complex environmental, health and societal challenges pervaded by systemic uncertainty, ambiguity and ethical implications.
Environmental Management & Ethics
Environmental Management & Ethics
Instructors: Steffen Foss Hansen
Sponsored by Louisiana Workforce Commission
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There are 6 modules in this course
The environmental ethical dilemmas that we face a immense. In this module, we will introduce you to our course on Environmental Management & Ethics.
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1 video1 assignment1 discussion prompt
In this module, we will introduce you to environmental ethics in general and three different kinds of environmental ethics in specific.
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4 videos1 assignment1 peer review1 discussion prompt
In the past, environmental problems were local and we could use our senses to detect them. We could see them, smell them and feel them and we could develop uniform solutions to them. They were tame problems. More and more of the environmental dilemmas and problems that we face are not tame. In this module, you will learn about environmental management of wicked problems in contrast to tame problems.
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1 video1 assignment
Tools and methods such as cost-benefit analysis, risk assessment, technology assessment often provide support to decision-maker when it making decisions about how to best management the environment and environmental resources. These decision-support tools have different ethical foundations and different set of values embedded in them, which are important to have in mind.
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6 videos3 assignments1 peer review
In this module, we will introduce you to the main different kinds of implementing environmental regulation as well as some of the key environmental principles on which environmental management is based internationally.
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5 videos2 assignments1 discussion prompt
In this module, you will learn-by-doing how hard it can be to develop a set of clear recommendation to solve a given environmental ethical dilemma.
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1 peer review
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Reviewed on Jan 13, 2018
Update knowledge of Environmental management and ethics that i am learning from this course! Nicely designed.
FF
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Reviewed on Mar 17, 2019
This course truly made me think about us as a species and our purely negative impact on the environment.
ME
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Reviewed on Sep 24, 2022
Concised yet very informative course. Topics were very relevant especially the DPSIR framework. This is an addded knowledge while I am also pursuing a Masters degree in my country.
Recommended if you're interested in Physical Science and Engineering
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