Courses @ UNIRAZAK

This course is designed to provide an intensive introduction to the study of environmental issues and policies. It examines the development of environment policies in Malaysia while it devotes ample attention to the increasing globalization of environment issues. It explores the role of key policy actors in environmental policy formation, implementation and the way forward to overcome the issues of environment. In addition, the course provides an overview and assessment of key Malaysia and international environmental policy issues such as air and water pollution, waste management, energy, climate change, food security, biodiversity and ecosystem, environmental impact assessment and sustainable consumption and production and population growth. Emphasis is placed on analyzing domestic and international case studies in environmental issues and policies.

• Analyse the importance of environmental justice movement and its implications for the environmental policy both at national and global level.
• Describe major federal environmental protection policies and it key provisions.
• Analyse the impact of population growth and issues of quality of life in developing countries.
• Differentiate between environmental threats associated with poverty and those associated with unsustainable development strategies.