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Sociology Of Environmental Planning And Management Question Paper

Sociology Of Environmental Planning And Management

Course:Master Of Environmental Planning And Management

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
EPM 611: SOCIOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

DATE: MONDAY, 24TH NOVEMBER 2008
TIME: 2.00 P.M. – 5.00 P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER QUESTION 1 AND ANY OTHER TWO.

1.
(a)
Define the following terms and explain their application in Environmental
Planning and Management.

(i)
Social Structure

(5 marks)

(ii)
Social Institutions

(5 marks)

(b)
What is the relevance of the following ecological variables in
Environmental Planning and Management?
(i)
Population

(5 marks)
(ii)
Environment

(5 marks)
(iii)
Organization

(5 marks)
(iv)
Technology

(5 marks)

2.
Briefly explain how the slogan “Think Globally, Act Locally” applies in a
cultural context of natural resources management.

(20 marks)

3.
Discuss the characteristics of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge Systems.

(20 marks)

4.
Discuss the impact of the recent post-election violence on Environmental
Planning and Management in Kenya.

5.
Discuss the concept of Ecological sanitation and the socio-cultural challenges
to its adoption.

(20 marks)
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