Environmental Management & Ethics

DTU connects environmental ethics with management decisions that involve uncertain evidence and conflicting interests. Decision-support tools and regulatory principles contribute to an analysis of a chosen dilemma. It suits learners who want to make the assumptions behind an environmental recommendation visible instead of treating a technical calculation as the whole decision.

What you will learn

• Examine environmental value conflicts.
• Explore decision-support approaches.
• Develop a reasoned recommendation.

Who this suits

Learners interested in environmental decisions and willing to analyze a complex ethical dilemma.

Before you enroll

Ethical reasoning involves competing values and incomplete information. Compare arguments and affected groups rather than treat a course example as a universal answer. Professional codes and legal requirements depend on context; this course does not confer a regulated professional qualification.

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Put it into practice

Map the stakeholders in a fictional environmental problem and compare two options, including harms that a single monetary estimate might overlook.

Source and review

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