About the course

The purpose is for the student to develop basic knowledge of several of the tools used in environmental management e.g. eco-design and life cycle analysis. In addition, the course purpose to put these environmental management tool’s use, as well as results, in relation to sustainable societal development and control.

This course is offered as part of a programme:

Environmental Science

Course content

Syllabus spring 2024

Earlier syllabuses

Entry requirements and selection

Entry requirements

MV211A Reading, Writing and Discussing Texts in Environmental Studies 7,5 credits, MV212A Environmental History, Human Ecology and Environmental Ethics 7,5 credits, MV213A Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Chemistry 7,5 credits, MV214A Environmental Politics and Citizenship 7,5 credits, MV221A Statistics and Environmental Communication 7,5 credits, MV222E Urban Infrastructure, Ecology and Health 7,5 credits and MV223A Environmental Psychology and Methods in Environmental Psychology 7,5 credits, MV224A Science Methods: Data Collection and Analysis of Environmental Quality 7,5, credits, and MV232E Environmental Economics: Introduction 7,5 credits or

MV102B Environmental Science: Level 1 30 credits, MV101A Environmental Law 15 credits , MV133B Environmental Surveying 15 credits and MV108C Environmental Science: Level 2 30 credits or the equivalent

Course literature

Kurslitteratur VT 2024

  • Bryman, A. (2015). Business Research Methods. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780199668649
  • Dransfield, R. (2013). Business Economics. Ed 1st. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-203-78386-3
  • Hanley, N., Shogren, J. & White, B. (latest edition). Introduction to Environmental Economics. Oxford University Press.
  • Lucas, M.T. (2009). Understanding environmental management practices: Integrating views from strategic management and ecological economics. Business Strategy and the Environment, 19: 543-556.
  • Mulvihill, P.R. & Ali, S.H. (2017). Environmental Management: Critical thinking and emerging practices. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-89996-4.

Scientific literature, articles and other media forms are provided by Course Coordinator in the form of links, files, distributed as hard copy or borrowed from libraries (equivalent to max 500 pages).

Kurslitteratur VT 2025

  • Clark, T., Foster, L., Sloan, L., & Bryman, A. (latest edition). Bryman's Social Research Methods. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  • Dransfield, R. (latest edition). Business Economics. Routledge, Milton Park.
  • Hanley, N., Shogren, J. & White, B. (latest edition). Introduction to Environmental Economics. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  • Lucas, M.T. (2009). Understanding environmental management practices: Integrating views from strategic management and ecological economics. Business Strategy and the Environment, 19: 543-556.
  • Mulvihill, P.R. & Ali, S.H. (latest edition). Environmental Management: Critical thinking and emerging practices. Routledge, Milton Park.

Supplementary scientific articles and other material will be provided electronically.

Course evaluation

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Contact

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