Compulsory

The aim of this module is to provide students with a critical theoretical understanding of the principles which underpin nature-based solutions and to equip students to design and perform whole-system assessment of nature-based solutions for climate change resilience.

The aims of this module are for students to develop knowledge, understanding and skills in research for both academic and management applications. First, students develop dissertation projects and present them as proposals. Then they study approaches used to evaluate the effectiveness of environmental management interventions, including a field visit to a long-term ecological experiment.

The aims of this module are to:

  • Introduce students to the measurement and modelling of some important earth-surface processes and their impacts.
  • Practise the simulation of natural hazards; to apply hazard simulation in geospatial models of risk.
  • Develop understanding of wind-related processes, their impact on landscapes and their management.
  • Acquire understanding and skills necessary to measure and monitor the work of the wind in different environmental systems.

The module will provide an opportunity for students to develop an understanding of the benefits and limitations of various measuring and modelling approaches.

The principal aim of this module is to produce an original piece of research specific to the programme on which a student is registered, using appropriate theoretical material, research methodologies and skills in data collection, analysis, interpretation and writing-up.