NGEK10012U Environment, Society and Development (1)

Knowledge:

Theoretical approaches to development geography, modernization theory, dependency theory, and post-development theory, participatory development, gender, and development ethics, human-environment interactions, human and political ecology, ecological economics and sustainability, land system science.

Skills:

• read scientific literature related to the course subjects.
• apply, evaluate and analyse methods, theories and data related to the course subjects.
• use correct scientific definitions and terms.
• give a short, concise and well-illustrated oral presentation on the basis of scientific papers.
• write a short, concise report aimed at colleagues within the business world, public institutions or research institutions.

Competences:

identify and work out proposal for solving comlex geographical problems using theory, data and methods

conduct and carry out large scale field work, data collection and subsequent analyses

access own professional geographical skills in relation to other subjects

cooporate and work with people from other professions