| CODE | SPI3751 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Environmental and Planning Legislation | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Spatial Planning and Infrastructure | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Through this study-unit the students will be introduced to European Union directives and regulations which are in one way or another connected with the protection/management of the environment and cultural heritage, and regional development; together with Laws and Regulations through which such directives are transposed into Maltese Law; and elements of Maltese Development Planning and Environmental Law which may be connected with the afore-mentioned. Students will participate in an active learning program which will include opportunities for debate with professionals in the field of development planning law and environmental law, in order for them to understand the relevance of these topics to built environment professionals. They will then develop a report based on research into major projects which have been subject to the EU Directives, and present the research accordingly. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit is intended to familiarise the students with the legal framework within which the ones who choose to follow a professional career in spatial planning should expect to be active. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able: • To discuss the merits of good governance related to Maltese development planning and environmental law; • To apply knowledge of EU Directives towards the built environment profession; and • To critique major projects with spatial planning impacts in the light of EU Directives and relevant local legislation. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: • Atkinson, R., & Zimmermann, K. (2018). European spatial planning policy. Handbook of European policy: Interpretive approaches to the European Union, 156-172. • Borg, S., Spiteri, L., Attard, C., & Dimech, D. C. (2023). Environmental law in Malta. Kluwer Law International BV. • Musumeci, R. (2020). Judicial interpretation of Maltese development planning law: eliciting the added value. • Tennekes, J., & Evers, D. (2023). A marriage of inconvenience: the coupling of spatial planning to European environmental policy. European Planning Studies, 1-19. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Presentation | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Wendy-Jo Mifsud |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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