Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Environmental Challenges: Scarcity and Conflict in the Natural Environment
This online course examined the impact of scarcity and conflict upon the complex systems of the natural environment and how these are managed. It applied these issues to explore decision making and negotiation skills.
2 weeks, 5 hours per week
Professor Jon Lovett
University of Leeds
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Compare the ‘cowboy’ economy with the circular ‘spaceman’ economy, through technological advances and resource exploitation.
- Discuss the extent that resource demands can lead to conflict between different users.
- Explore the way that conflicting forces subdue populations by denying them access to environmental resources.
- Develop understanding of conflict resolution and negotiation techniques.
Syllabus
- Be introduced to the pioneering environmental economist Ken Boulding.
- Understand the difference between a ‘cowboy’ economy based on throughput, and a circular ‘spaceman’ economy.
- Appreciate the role of technology in changing production methods and enabling increased exploitation of natural resources.
- Understand how demand for natural resources, in particular oil for energy, has led to conflict.
- Be aware of the contrasting concepts of ‘water wars’ and ‘water peace’ over access to and management of water resources.
- Understand how appropriately negotiated property rights and institutional arrangements are important for water peace.
- Understand how conflict can lead to increased environmental vulnerability of civilian populations and mass mortality though famine and disease.
- Be introduced to Amartya Sen and the concept of development as freedom.
- Be introduced to contrasting theories on international regimes.
- Understand the impact of conflict on environmental management in north Lebanon.
- Appreciate the role of trust relationships and the effect of ‘wasta’ on post-conflict environmental management.
Accreditation
This course has been certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to continuing professional development principles. By completing the course the learner has achieved 10 hours of CPD time.
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Issued on 26th August 2023
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