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Masters in Environment & Development • What links poverty and the natural environment? • Are there environmental limits to economic growth? • Does development solve poverty and environmental degradation, or create new problems? • How will climate change shape the opportunities of people living in poverty? Environment and Development explores the links between environmental change and the well-being and dignity of people living in poverty. By bringing together the latest environmental research with practical knowledge of international development, you will learn to analyse pressing social and environmental problems. Whether you presently work in this field or are seeking a new career, this MSc will equip you with skills to look at real world problems in a new way. Masters in Environment, Culture and Society • What is nature? • Why conserve nature? • What are our ethical, aesthetic and spiritual relations to the environment? • How do cultural and social practises shape the natural world? Environment, Culture and Society is an exciting programme designed for anyone interested in exploring these questions and gaining advanced knowledge of contemporary theoretical and conceptual debates concerning relationships between environment, nature, culture and society. University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences, Grant Institute, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JW, UK www.geos.ed.ac.uk/masters The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. www.geos.ed.ac.uk The University of Edinburgh GeoSciences Masters Programmes NS_23_01_09.indd 13 23/01/2009 13:32
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www.geos.ed.ac.uk/masters Masters in Environment, Culture and Society Masters in Environment & Development TheUniversityofEdinburgh University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences, Grant Institute, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JW, UK The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
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Masters in Environment & Development• Whatlinkspovertyandthenaturalenvironment?• Arethereenvironmentallimitstoeconomicgrowth?• Doesdevelopmentsolvepovertyandenvironmentaldegradation,orcreate newproblems?• Howwillclimatechangeshapetheopportunitiesofpeoplelivinginpoverty?EnvironmentandDevelopmentexploresthelinksbetweenenvironmentalchangeand thewell-being and dignity of people living in poverty. By bringing togetherthe latest environmental research with practical knowledge of internationaldevelopment, you will learn to analyse pressing social and environmentalproblems.Whetheryoupresentlywork inthisfieldorareseekinganewcareer,thisMScwillequipyouwithskillstolookatrealworldproblemsinanewway.
Masters in Environment, Culture and Society• Whatisnature?• Whyconservenature?• Whatareourethical,aestheticandspiritualrelationstotheenvironment?• Howdoculturalandsocialpractisesshapethenaturalworld?Environment,CultureandSocietyisanexcitingprogrammedesignedforanyoneinterested in exploring these questions and gaining advanced knowledge ofcontemporary theoretical and conceptual debates concerning relationshipsbetweenenvironment,nature,cultureandsociety.
University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences,Grant Institute, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JW, UKwww.geos.ed.ac.uk/mastersThe University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
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