Strategic Analysis of Environmental Management

Strategic Analysis of Environmental Management (SAEM) is a theoretical framework that provides a basis for analyzing a management situation based on a clearly articulated environmental concern. It sheds precise light on the exercise of environmental responsibility in relation to the exercise of other collective responsibilities, within the context of a pluralistic debate.  By identifying the basic structures of environmental management situations, particularly in international contexts, it provides criteria that, on the one hand, explain the difficulties environmental public policies face in gaining prominence relative to other areas of public policy—particularly development policies — and, on the other hand, make it possible to identify opportunities to promote changes that lead to greater accountability for environmental issues. The module is structured around two key components: (1) The presentation of various action research studies that utilize this analytical framework to illustrate the application of the ASGE’s analytical frameworks, (2) A guided assignment that combines the critical analysis of environmental project documents with the development of a proposal for an alternative action research study using the ASGE framework, which is presented and discussed collectively at the end of the module.

Be able to apply strategic environmental management analysis in the context of interventions both in Europe and in developing countries. Students will therefore be able to assess an environmental management project, compare different models, approaches, and doctrines of environmental management implemented in the field, and conduct a critical analysis of them. They will be able to organize information from an environmental project to conduct a strategic analysis focused on ecological performance. In particular, they will be able to specify the normative standards to be met, analyze the gap between current status and these objectives, and compare the specific efforts undertaken with the resistance that sectoral policies pose to these efforts. Finally, based on this analysis, they will be able to propose an alternative intervention or research-intervention project utilizing the framework of strategic analysis of environmental management.

Comprehensive ongoing assessment: 100%