EMDV8027 Environmental Accounting and Planning
| Offered By | Environmental Management and Development Program |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Environmental Management & Development |
| Offered in | EMDV8027 will not be offered in 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
Terms such as environmental accounting and reporting, triple bottom line accounting, sustainability reporting, etc. are becoming much more common in everyday parlance. Such accounting and reporting is concerned with the integration of environmental, social and economic aspects of decision making and accountability. In this course emphasis is placed on environmental and economic aspects of sustainable development, rather than on social aspects. The course provides an introduction to contemporary environmental accounting and reporting issues in the context of ecologically sustainable development. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Seminar participation/presentation, essay and final exam |
| Workload |
4 |
| Course Classification(s) | AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. |
| Areas of Interest | Environmental Studies |
| Preliminary Reading |
The following text will be widely referred to: Schaltegger, S. and Burritt, R.L. (2000). Contemporary Environmental Accounting, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield. An executive summary of the book can be found at http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/catalogue/cea.htm Students may also find it useful to refer to chapters in the following textbooks: Gray, R., Owen, D., Adams, C. (1996). Accounting and Accountability. Changes and challenges in corporate social and environmental reporting, Prentice Hall, Europe. Gray, R. and Bebbington, J. (2001). Accounting for the environment (2nd edition), Sage, London. |
| Programs | Graduate Diploma in Environmental and Resource Economics, Master of Geographical Sciences, and Master of Environmental and Resource Economics |
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