1. Environmental Policy Group
Educational program and thesis track for MES/MUE/MCL
September 21, 2016, Judith van Leeuwen

2. Environmental Policy Group
The research programme of ENP focuses on:
Environmental Governance and Management of…
Urban infrastructures
Marine areas and activities
Food transformations
Mobilities
Climate futures
14 lecturing staff and around 40 PhD students
Yearly, some 45 MSc thesis students
Network of over 500 graduates

3. Research Program ENP and some related courses
Environmental Policy analysis and evaluation
Sociological Perspectives on Environmental Change
Globalization and Sustainability of Food Production and Consumption
Water Governance
Marine Governance
Sustainable technology development
Governing Sustainable Cities

4. Food Transformations
Peter Oosterveer, Simon Bush, Gert Spaargaren, Aarti Gupta, Hilde Toonen
Capacities and Performances in Sustainable Global Value Chains
Supermarket supported area- based management and certification of aquaculture in Southeast Asia (SUPERSEAS)
Towards environmentally sustainable and equitable palm oil

5. Mobilities Machiel Lamers, Ingrid Boas, Judith van Leeuwen,
Informational governance in Arctic resource use
Governing environmental migration in the digital age
Governance challenges in sustainable maritime supply chain

6. Urban infrastructures
Bas van Vliet, Gert Spaargaren, Ingrid Boas, Mattijs Smits
Emerging E-Practices in the smart grid
Smart Retrofitting
Urban Water-Energy-Food Nexus

7. Climate futures Aarti Gupta, Mattijs Smits, Ingrid Boas
REDD+: land use and forests in multilevel climate politics
Governing carbon markets: regional dynamics / South East Asia
Climate transparency in the Paris Agreement
Climate engineering: is it governable?

8. Marine areas and activities
Jan van Tatenhove, Simon Bush, Machiel Lamers, Judith van Leeuwen, Kris van Koppen, Hilde Toonen
Innovations in sustainable and equitable Tuna Management in the Pacific
Marine Ecosystem Restoration in European Seas
Benefit-sharing arrangements in the Arctic

9. ENP Courses for MES Required Courses MES for thesis ENP (12 credits):
ENP Environmental Policy: Analysis and Evaluation (2 Morning)
+ 6 credits out of:
ENP 38303/37303 Sustainable Technology Development (4)
ENP International Environmental Policy (4)
ENP Environment and Development (5 Morning)
ENP Advanced International Environment Politics (6, 2nd half)

10. ENP courses for MUE Apart from the Restricted Optional course:
ENP Governing for Sustainable Cities (3)
Choose 12 credits as requirement for thesis ENP in MUE:
ENP Environmental Management and Industry (1, morning)
ENP 38306/37303 Sustainable Technology Development (4)
ENP Advanced Environmental Economics and Policy (5, afternoon)

11. ENP courses for MCL Required Courses MCL for thesis ENP (12 credits):
ENP Climate Governance (5 morning)
+ One course out of:
ENP Environmental Policy: Analysis and Evaluation (2 Morning)
ENP Water Governance (3)
ENP 38303/37303 Sustainable Technology Development (4)
ENP International Environmental Policy (4)
ENP Advanced International Environmental Politics (6, 2nd half)

12. Contributions of ENP to other courses:
Principles of Environmental Sciences (Kris van Koppen)
Environmental Quality and Governance (Simon Bush)
Principles Urban Environmental Management (Bas van Vliet)
Principles of Climate Change Economics and Policy (Kris van Koppen)
European Workshop (Machiel Lamers, Bas van Vliet, Judith van Leeuwen, Mattijs Smits, Astrid Hendriksen, Hilde Toonen)
International Environmental Policy Consultancy (Machiel Lamers, Astrid Hendriksen)

13. Optional ENP courses for MUE and MES and MCL:
Theories and Politics and Governance (2)
Globalization and Sustainability of Food Production and Consumption (4)
Sustainable Technology Development (4)
(Advanced) International Environmental Policy (4)
Governance for Sustainable Cities (3)
Water Governance (3)
Sociological Perspectives on Environmental Change (5, mornings)
Climate Governance (5, afternoons)
Environment and Development (5, afternoons)
Advanced Environmental Economics and Policy (5, afternoons)
Ocean and Coastal Governance or Marine Governance (5, afternoons)

14. Machiel Lamers and Simon Bush (in 2015) and Aarti Gupta in (2014), received the Excellent Education Prize of Wageningen University

15. 40 – 50 theses / year
MUE student Renske den Exter wins 2012 National Thesis Award VVM

16. Looking for ENP thesis subjects?
Our Thesis Topic Brochure (June 2016), hard copy and PDF
New thesis topics and internship vacancies: Facebook ENP
Other topics related to our research fields can be discussed at an intake with Education Coordinators ENP: Judith van Leeuwen (MES/MUE) or Kris van Koppen (MCL).
for an intake appointment

18. Examples of subjects for thesis research
Sustainable Production and Consumption
Urban agriculture and urban green planning in Santiago de Chili
Energy-wise scan of Rotterdam. A study of domestic energy consumption according to socio and urban variables
The role of mainstream clothing retailers in stimulating sustainable consumption patterns.
Environmental flows and the governance of ship scrapping industry in China
Waste and Sanitation infrastructures management Rwanda
Product labels (rice-Vietnam, tomatoes-Spain)
Palm-oil by-products as biofuel (Malaysia – NL)

19. Examples of subjects for thesis research
Sustainable Natural Resource Use
Negotiations around Westerschelde
Decentralisation of Wetland Policy in Uganda
Use of economic instruments in biodiversity conservation
Sacred forests: a sustainable conservation strategy? The case of sacred forests in the Ouémé Vally, Benin.
Agrarian Reform…The pathway to sustainability? The case of Uzbekistan.
Towards policy coherence for fish stock conservation in the EU and beyond? An assessment of the Common Fisheries Policy and the EU-Pacific tuna relations domain.

20. Examples of subjects for thesis research
Global Environmental Change
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). An analysis of the state of play in Uganda.
A World/United Nations Environment Organisation? An explanation of the non-decisions on the reform of the international environmental governance system.
Influence of institutional interplay in developing and implementing adaptation policy to climate change
EU’s role in international environmental politics, does it help?

21. List of Theses at ENP website
Have a look at our MSc theses and hard copies in library Leeuwenborch:

22. Applying for major thesis research
Keep an open eye for subjects during the year!
Check major requirements (see MSc thesis Guide at ENP website)
Browse topics (journals, fellow students, ENP theses in Leeuwenborch Library)
Ask Corry Rothuizen to book an appointment with education coordinator to discuss topics, requirements (Judith van Leeuwen (MES/MUE) or Kris van Koppen-MCL)
Talk to lecturers during courses

23. Time line Major thesis at ENP:
Proposal writing: 5-6 weeks
Presenting proposal for staff with peer reviews from fellow students
Fieldwork 2 months
Writing 2 months
Final Colloquium and defence
ENP Thesis Ring
2 weeks peer-group discussions with 6-8 ENP thesis students, moderated by PhD candidate
New!

24. Internships and career perspectives
You can find ENP internship students as well as alumni in...
Academic and other research / education institutes
WUR institutes, Leuven University, Wisconsin University
Consultancy (national and international)
Grontmij, RHaskoningDHV, Arcadis, EcoSecurity, Ecofys
Policy and politics (various levels)
UNEP Nairobi, Dutch / European Parliament, European Commission, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Municipalities
Industry and industry-related organizations
E-on, Shell, KWR (water industry), YESS Delft
NGOs (international, environmental, consumer)
European Council for Nature Conservation, European Environmental Bureau, Friends of the Earth NL, or Curaçao or…

25. www.wageningenur.nl/enp www.facebook.com/Environmental.Policy