The University of Edinburgh
GeoSciences Masters Programmes
Masters in Environment & Development
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.
www.geos.ed.ac.uk
• 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.
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.
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