The subsequent political atmosphere reflects the pressure to adopt more sustainable relationships between society and nature, an enterprise that requires an increasing number of committed and well-qualified participants. This programme is aimed at those wanting to contribute to this enterprise, particularly through employment in local planning and Agenda 21, environmental consultancy, resource management, ecological monitoring and survey work, journalism and the media, charity and overseas aid administration, research, teaching, campaigning and lobbying, eco-auditing, environmental impact assessment, green technologies and business. They also learn about the human use of environments and the distribution of benefits and risks. The combination of natural and social scientific enquiry enables students to understand the complex interactions between people, resources and the environment. The programme taught in the classroom, the laboratory and the field.
Extensive use is made of maps, audiovisual aids and the internet.
Specialist technologies include geographical information systems, global positioning systems and satellite image processing. An Environmental and Development subject leaflet is available. All students offered a conditional place are invited to an open day.