ENS 822 Strategic Environmental Management

Strategic environmental Management as a way of thinking; Broad framework and introduction to scenario development; Foundations of and approaches to SEM, Preparing for future, proactive planning, various models for strategy development. Driving forces in SEM : requirements of sustainable environmental performance. Strategy development process: External analysis - South African guidelines and information; Environmental policy development; International policies and requirements, including Agenda 21, 21+5 and 21+10 (Earth Summit); Local environmental policies: Tools in Strategy development; Tools in strategy selection; Implementation of strategy and operations planning;

Monitoring of strategy implementation; Tools in strategy implementation and monitoring.

[ 15 credits ]