Course content

Environmental and resource management is one of the most central and contentious management areas today, both nationally and internationally. In order to understand the roots of these contentions and conflicts, this course focuses on how people value and conceptualize the environment, nature, and natural resources, and the consequences of different approaches. Furthermore, the course provides an introduction to key analytical concepts and political and economic frameworks that are used to highlight the values and resources of today's international environmental and resource management. Key questions in the course are: Who are the actors in environmental and natural resource management? What are the different ways these actors understand and relate to nature, and are all these ways included in natural resource management? What effects do different forms of governance and land use have on the environment, nature, and landscapes? How is social and environmental justice attended to (or not) in resource management in national and international contexts? Norwegian and international case studies are used to elucidate these issues. A field trip will provide empirical insight into the material.

Learning outcome

Knowledge: - Have basic knowledge about key issues in national and international environmental and resources management. - Have knowledge about and understand the meaning and importance of people's value judgements for management of material resources within various contexts, including what shapes such judgements and their consequences. Skills: - The candidate can independently analyze and reflect over existing approaches to national and international environmental and resource management. Personal and professional development: - Can communicate over and analyze scientific questions based on choices made to carry out the group assignment.

Learning methods and activities

Up to 26 hours of lectures. One day field course. Please note that mandatory activities and lectures may start prior to the registration deadline. Teaching will only be given if a sufficient number of students register for the course and if the Department has sufficient teaching resources. See www.ntnu.edu/studies/courses for the most recent information on the courses not offered. Information will be made available no later than 10 January in the spring semester and 10 August in the autumn semester.

Compulsory assignments

• Participation in field course and approved group assignment.

Recommended previous knowledge

Completed GEOG1000, GEOG1003, GEOG1004, GEOG1005, GEOG1007 or GEOG1010, GEOG1011, GEOG1012, GEOG1013, GEOG1014.

Required previous knowledge

None.

Credit reductions