The
world we live in is an increasingly urban one as cities currently
account for half the world’s population. By 2030, it’s expected that
three out of every five people will live in an urban environment.
Sustainable management of the urban environment has become one of the
major challenges of the 21st century as you will learn during the
two-year Master Urban Environmental Management programme at Wageningen
University. This development calls for control of the environmental
impacts of urbanisation like growing traffic, increasing waste
emissions, deteriorating air and water quality, and growth in energy and
resource consumption. Inadequate water supply, sanitation, waste
collection and waste management systems are the cause of serious urban
pollution and health hazards in many Asian, African and Latin American
cities. Student like you are needed to guide the future along the path
of sustainable urbanisation.
The Urban Environmental Management programme consists of courses, an internship and a research thesis. The thesis programme is the individual research project that forms the core component of this Master programme. Students can major in one of seven Urban Environmental Management disciplines thereby further tailoring their study to their personal interests. These are Environmental Policy, Environmental Economics, Environmental Systems Analysis, Urban Environmental Technology and Management, Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing, Land Use Planning, Management Studies.
The Urban Environmental Management programme consists of courses, an internship and a research thesis. The thesis programme is the individual research project that forms the core component of this Master programme. Students can major in one of seven Urban Environmental Management disciplines thereby further tailoring their study to their personal interests. These are Environmental Policy, Environmental Economics, Environmental Systems Analysis, Urban Environmental Technology and Management, Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing, Land Use Planning, Management Studies.
Graduates
with a Master of Science in Urban Environmental Management are
well-equipped with the skills and knowledge to continue academic
training (PhD) or to enter or continue careers in city management,
environmental research, urban planning and environmental consulting,
water, waste management and transport, construction and building stock
management.
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