UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
B.SC.(Hons.) IN BUILT EVIRONMENT STUDIES
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013 EXAMINATION SESSION
YEAR I
Unit Code: SPI1721
Unit Title: Introduction to Sustainable Development
Date: Wednesday 6th February 2013
Time: 09:15 – 10:45
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SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
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1. Sustainable development is about greening all forms of development. Discuss.
(40 marks)
2. For a national or regional strategy of your choice provide a critique showing
where the strategy reinforces the principles of sustainable development, where it
fails them and your proposals to address cases where the latter manifests itself.
(30 marks)
3. Sustainable development is built on the economic, social and environmental
pillars. Describe these pillars and how they interact amongst each other giving
examples of initiatives conforming to sustainable development principles. (30
marks)
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