POAD9129 Environmental Policy and Governance

2020

4.5

1 x 3-hour seminar weekly

POAD9122 has been successfully completed

Graduate Certificate in Development Administration; Graduate Certificate in Public Policy; Graduate Diploma in Public Administration; Graduate Diploma in Public Administration (online pathway); Master of Public Administration; Master of Public Policy and Management; Master of Environmental Health; Master of Environmental Management

This topic is designed to develop your critical understanding of some of the key challenges to constructing successful environmental policy in a range of different contexts. It is also designed to provide you with an understanding of the complexity of environmental systems; as well as an awareness of some of the primary tools and techniques available for best practice environmental policy. During the topic you will: identify key environmental issues; demonstrate an understanding of different approaches to environmental policy; develop and apply your knowledge and understanding of the case study method in political science; apply your knowledge and understanding of environmental policy tools and theories to practical, real-world settings; critically evaluate existing policy regimes and their efficacy; and design appropriate environmental policy recommendations. Assessment for this topic will mirror the process of preparing an academic paper for publication, and it is anticipated that the papers submitted at the end of the topic will be approaching this quality.

This topic aims to develop a critical understanding of:

• The key challenges in constructing successful environmental policy in a range of contexts
• The complexity of environmental systems as a policy problem
• The key tools and techniques available for best practice environmental policy and how to achieve good outcomes in their own context
• The use of the case study method in political science

Students who successfully complete this topic will be able to:

• Identify key environmental issues requiring a policy response, or, requiring a more effective policy response
• Demonstrate an understanding of different approaches to environmental problems in a policy setting
• Apply their knowledge and understanding of environmental policy tools and theories to practical, real-world settings
• Apply their knowledge and understanding of the case study method in a variety of contexts
• Evaluate existing environmental policy regimes and their efficacy
• Analyse and design environmental policy recommendations appropriate to the context