International Environmental Management

Aim

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• account for how natural conditions internationally relate to sustainable development
• explain and use methods and tools that are used in international environmental management
• describe and analyse the relationship between globalisation, the EU and Swedish environmental policy
• evaluate and critically review the interaction between the environmental laws of the EU and in Sweden
• plan and carry out a decision-making basis based on natural conditions.

Content

The course includes an advanced study of the scientific grounds for international environmental work. The course covers different perspectives on globalisation as a theoretical concept and connects them to the other themes of the course. The environmental laws of the EU are introduced in relation to how they are implemented in the member states, with a focus on directives. The course includes advanced studies of international negotiations, agreements and conventions, Swedish development aid, and how businesses are affected by international environmental policy.