Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong

189GEOG2070.Coast and slope environments * (6 credits)(This course is also offered to second and third year non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadeningpurposes.)The course brings together material vital to any attempts to understand and manage our coasts andslopes and will be of interest to all those concerned with the environments and their management. Theaim of the course is to develop a basic understanding of coast and slope management system. Itinvolves a basic study on the natural processes, including their landscape formation and evolution, andthe physical, ecological and cultural systems of slopes and coasts. The current issues and problems incoastal and slope areas will be discussed, such as landslide, coastal erosion and land reclamation. Themanagement methodology in the areas will be introduced with focus on Hong Kong and regional cases.Assessment: 40% coursework, 60% examination.This course will be offered in the first semester.GEOG2072.Environmental management: impact assessment (6 credits)(This course is also offered to second and third year non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadeningpurposes.)The purpose of this course is to discuss the role of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies inenvironmental decision-making process and as a means for better environmental management. Themajor components, processes, and attributes to EIA systems will be discussed throughout the lectures.The course will also introduce different methodologies in planning and managing of an EIA study.Applications of EIA system in the local context will be discussed in detail and illustrated by real-lifeexamples mainly from Hong Kong.Assessment: 40% coursework, 60% examination.This course will be offered in the first semester.GEOG2073.Principles of environmental management # (6 credits)(This course is also offered to second and third year non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadeningpurposes.)The purpose of this course is to highlight some major aspects in environmental decision-making and toprovide means for better environmental management. The course will introduce a range of conceptsand methods in studying environmental management. The major components, processes, and attributesto environmental management process will be discussed in the course. The market and governmentregulations associated with environmental management will also be presented. Considering thecomplex and dynamic nature of the environmental management process, applications of environmental,social, and economic methods in environmental management are discussed in detail and illustrated byreal-life examples mainly from Hong Kong, and mainland China. Integrated approaches for identifyingdesirable policy options in environmental decision-making are also introduced.Assessment: 40% coursework, 60% examination.This course will be offered in the second semester.# = Course to be offered in biennial odd year, i.e. in 2003-04, 2005-06 and so on.* = Course to be offered in biennial even year, i.e. in 2002-03, 2004-05 and so on.