Environmental Politics

1. Explain the principles and scope of environmental politics.
2. Identify and classify environmental resources.
3. Analyze the causes and impacts of deforestation and pollution.
4. Evaluate environmental management and conservation strategies.
5. Discuss the importance of environmental justice and activism.
6. Assess the role of democratic decentralization in natural resource management.
7. Describe the process of environmental impact assessment.

13 weeks, about 30 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: The Environment

   • Unit 1: Principles, Aims and Scope of Environmental Politics · 2 hours

     Define basic concepts: environment, natural resources, environmental assets, biodiversity, environmental justice, environmental freedom, and environmental risk.. Discuss the scope of environmental politics as an academic discipline..

2. Week 2Module 1: The Environment

   • Unit 2: Environmental Resources · 2 hours

     Itemise the abiotic and biotic components of the environment.. Identify and classify natural resources according to their characteristics.. Discuss the replenishing attributes of environmental resources..

3. Week 3Module 1: The Environment

   • Unit 3: Quality and Planning of the Environment · 2 hours

     Explain the environmental planning process.. Assess the quality of your immediate environment.. Highlight the qualities of a good environment.. Appreciate the need for a quality environment..

4. Week 4Module 1: The Environment

   • Unit 4: Environmental Policy · 2 hours

     Discuss the influence of environmental politics on human activities.. Explain the considerations involved in the negotiation and implementation of effective governance strategies for the harmonization of the environment..

5. Week 5Module 2: Environmental Problems

   • Unit 1: Deforestation · 2 hours

     Define and describe the various types of forests.. Explain the importance of forests.. Define and explain the meaning of deforestation.. Describe the consequences of deforestation..

6. Week 6Module 2: Environmental Problems

   • Unit 2: Pollution · 2 hours

     Define and explain pollution.. Mention and discuss the various types of environmental pollution: land, water and air..

7. Week 7Module 2: Environmental Problems

   • Unit 3: Waste Disposal Systems · 2 hours

     Classify wastes based on their state (solid, liquid, gas).. Describe waste disposal methods: dumping, land filling, incineration.. Explain the effects of poor waste disposal systems on the environment and human health..

8. Week 8Module 2: Environmental Problems

   • Unit 4: Human Health · 2 hours

     Describe the influences of industrial activities on human health.. Explain the risks of children in a contaminated environment.. Discuss the components of environmental health and protection systems..

9. Week 9Module 3: Management and Conservation of Environmental Resources

   • Unit 1: Environmental Management · 2 hours

     Present a spectrum of viewpoints and approaches to environmental management.. Describe the methods for managing environmental resources.. Discuss the sustainability of environmental resources..

10. Week 10Module 3: Management and Conservation of Environmental Resources

    • Unit 2: Environmental Conservation · 2 hours

      Name and explain some conservation techniques for forests.. Identify how wildlife is conserved.. Describe the systems of mining mineral resources.. Discuss the need for environmental conservation..

11. Week 11Module 3: Management and Conservation of Environmental Resources

    • Unit 3: Conflict and Collaboration in Natural Resource Management · 2 hours

      Explain the sources of conflicts in natural resources management.. Describe the mechanisms governing the conducive management of natural resources.. Discuss the various strategies for conflict management.. Identify and explain opportunities for turning conflict into collaboration..

12. Week 12Module 4: Natural Resources and Environmental Impact Assessment

    • Unit 1: Environmental Justice · 2 hours

      Explain the meaning of environmental justice.. Distinguish between environmental justice and environmental injustice.. Highlight the principles of environmental justice and relate them to the Nigerian situation..

    • Unit 2: Environmental Activism · 2 hours

      Trace the emergence of environmental activism.. Explain the institutional profile of environmental activism.. Describe the activities of the environmental activists..

13. Week 13Module 4: Natural Resources and Environmental Impact Assessment

    • Unit 3: Democratic Decentralization of Environmental Resources Management · 2 hours

      Highlight the key issues in democratic decentralization of natural resources management.. Discuss the problems associated with measuring the efficiency of decentralization of natural resources management.. Describe the outcomes of the decentralization of natural resources management..

    • Unit 4: Environmental Impact Assessment · 2 hours

      Mention the guidelines and goals of Environmental Impact Assessment Agencies.. Explain the provisions related to the emergence of Environmental Impact Assessment in the developing countries.. Assess the performance of Environmental Impact Assessment Agencies in the developing countries..