Environmental Studies Module Aims

To enable students....

1. to better understand the interdependence of all living things and the delicate nature of the balance between them;
2. to understand how humans interact with the environment and their dependence upon it, the specific problems that they cause, the effects of overpopulation, and the future implications of all these factors;
3. to appreciate the limited nature of the world's resources, and the dangers that humans face if they continue with their uncontrolled exploitation;
4. to be aware of alternative ways of using environmental resources to avoid existing problems, and the constraints in successfully implementing such alternatives;
5. to understand the H.K. environment and the problems that are specific to the territory; what is currently being done, and what might be done in future, to preserve and improve our environment so that H.K. can become a pleasanter and healthier place in which to live;
6. to appreciate, in general terms, the cost involved in improving and protecting the local and world environment; and, in personal terms, to appreciate the contribution they can make both through their own lifestyle and through promoting worthwhile environmental causes.