| CODE | EMP5020 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Environmental Pollution - Practical Applications | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Environmental Management and Planning | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit dedicated to 'Environmental Pollution – Practical Applications' will provide students with the opportunity to explore the practical issues related to pollution monitoring and control as well as the respective Policy responses and related regulation which have been employed in order to remedy the impacts resulting from environmental pollution. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unit aims to: - Enable students to develop an understanding of the key European and National legislation regulating ambient levels of pollutants in different environmental media (as applicable) in relation to monitoring, action planning, citizens right to healthy environment and public access to information as well as public participation; - Let the students plan and critically appraise different types of sampling campaigns; - Let the students critically appraise the current pollution management processes for the different environmental compartments (as applicable, including any applicable remediation strategies; - Prepare students to face the challenges professionals working in the management of pollution face, on a day to day basis. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Trace the key considerations involved in the regulation of pollution levels in the different environment media as applicable; - Analyse the main European and national policy responses aimed at mitigating the impact(s) due to changes in the state of the different environmental media; - Appraise the techniques used by professionals in the regulation/prevention and wherever possible, the remediation of pollution. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Decide on the management methods to be adopted on a case by case basis in order to mitigate the effect of environmental emissions; - Appraise the effectiveness of current legislation (national and European) and the associated practices in relation to pollution management; - Assess strategies for continuous monitoring of environmental quality; - Interpret the results of studies assessing the quality of different environmental media. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Harrop, O. (2002). Air Quality Assessment and Management. Taylor & Francis. - Zacharias, M. & Ardron, J. (2014). Marine Policy: An Introduction to Governance and International Law of the Oceans. Routledge. Supplementary Texts: - Guariso, G. & Volta, M. (Eds.). Air Quality Integrated Assessment: A European Perspective. Springer. - Griffin, R.D. (2020) Principles of Air Quality Management. Taylor & Francis. - Murphy, E. & King, E.A. (2014). Environmental Noise Pollution: Noise Mapping, Public Health and Policy. Elsevier Science Publishing. - Licitra, G. (2012). Noise Mapping in the EU: Models and Procedures. Taylor & Francis. - Gilek, M. & Kern, K. (2016). Governing Europe's Marine Environment: Europeanization of Regional Seas or Regionalization of EU Policies. Routledge. - Prouzet, P. & Monaco, A. (2015). Governance of Seas and Oceans. John Wiley & Sons. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualification: EMP3016 or equivalent Pre-requisite Study-units: EMP5003, EMP5004, LIN5063, EMP5006, EMP5007, EMP5019 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lectures, Seminars and Placement | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Marta Curmi Anthony Sacco Mark Scerri (Co-ord.) |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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