EAE5900 Landscape, environment and sustainability in Italy
Faculty of Science
EAE5900 Landscape, environment and sustainability in Italy is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Science, offered in 2027 in Summer A at Overseas. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Summer A
- Overseas
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Requisites
Before EAE5900
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EAE5900
No unit lists EAE5900 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
PROHIBITION: APG4281, ATS3281, EAE3900
Overview
This field-based unit is taught in the National Park/World Heritage Area of Cinque Terre on the Italian Riviera. Identified by UNESCO as an environment and cultural landscape worth preserving, the region is under immense pressure due to climate change, rural depopulation, abandoning of agricultural lands, landscape instability, and burgeoning tourism. The unit provides unique opportunities for interaction with staff of the National Park and various local and national authorities through guest lectures. During the time spent on the Cinque Terre you will explore the environment through numerous field trips. Whilst on site, you will complete an independent research project investigating the challenges of sustainable integrating tourism and agricultural objectives, while minimising negative environmental and cultural impacts.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Summer semester A | Overseas | Day off |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Evaluate the range of complex environmental, social and economic interrelationships that shape the Cinque Terre and be able to differentiate a cultural landscape from a natural landscape;
- 2
Propose and justify a solutions-based research project demonstrating an understanding of sustainability in the context of a region of truly global significance;
- 3
Design a research proposal demonstrating an understanding of field-based techniques of survey, analysis and presentation of results;
- 4
Reflect upon and critically analyse personal and professional development with reference to addressing problems of sustainability in a region of global significance.
- 5
Execute a collaborative research project that shows a critical understanding of the real-world challenges associated with addressing sustainable development;
- 6
Communicate a solutions-based approach in a clear and coherent way that is effective for the purpose and the intended audience.
Workload and teaching
- 3 2-hour pre-briefing workshops prior to departure
- 7.5 days intensive located in the Cinque Terre, Italy involving lectures, tutorials and fieldwork
- 3 days lectures, discussion, workshops (mornings)
- 4 days directed project work
- Presentations on final morning
- Post-trip independent work on journal and research project
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Adam Kessler
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Adam Kessler
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EAE5900?
EAE5900 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EAE5900 offered?
In 2027, EAE5900 runs in Summer A at Overseas.