Session (1.2.6) Sustainable Management Strategies - Legislation and Enforcement

Partial Progress - Circles (browser only)

Objectives

By the end of this session, you should be able to:

define the words finite and sustainable management;
describe and discuss the benefits and limitations of sustainable management strategies, including: legislation and enforcement; increased efficiency of extraction; avoiding resource depletion.

Engage

Think about your response to the following question:

“What might happen if mining companies were allowed to extract minerals without any rules or restrictions?”

Learn

Read and make notes on pages 52 and 53 of your coursebook.

Explore this article on new technologies for coal extraction.

READ - Coal Extraction (Mining Technology)

Apply

Research laws and legislations for mining, and how it is enforced in the country that you live. Write notes on what you find out and think about how easy it is to enforce. If you need a website to use, this one has details about the UK.

EXPLORE - Legislation and Policy (BGS)

Complete the questions on page 53.

Draw your own summary table similar to the one on page 53.

Consolidate

Read the extended case study on pages 77–79. This gives you a real example of what you have been studying. You do not need to know case study examples, but you will need to apply your knowledge to examples given.

Complete the questions on page 53.