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Risk Based Contaminated Land Management Risk based management of historic contamination of land and groundwater has gained international acceptance. Many countries have legislation similar to Part IIA of the UK?s Environmental Protection Act. The approach depends on identifying, characterising and then demonstrably breaking source-pathway-receptor pollutant linkages likely to pose an unacceptable risk. Sustainable Urban Land Management and Regeneration Worldwide structural changes are creating large tracts of abandoned land that require intervention before being brought back into beneficial use. Alleviating pressure on greenfield sites, creating sustainable communities and generating wealth requires cross disciplinary abilities and understanding. University of Nottingham Nottingham, as one of the leading UK Universities, encourages high quality curiosity-driven and policy relevant research. The School of Geography?s Land Quality Management Group are founder members of FIRST Faraday, the UK?s Centre for Excellence in Contaminated Land, and co-ordinate CABERNET - the EC funded network on sustainable brownfield regeneration. We are involved in research and consultancy for regulators and industry throughout the UK and rest of Europe spanning a broad spectrum of contaminated land management and sustainable regeneration: Site characterisation Risk assessment Remediation strategy selection Remediation verification Sustainable brownfield regeneration Risk communication Policy and legislation. MRes in Contaminated Land Management Our 100+ delegates since 1997 have come from regulators, government, consultancies and problem holders. The course comprises 4 technical modules, professional skills courses and a work related dissertation. Modules are delivered in 1 week blocks preceded by distance learning and web based training. This involves only 8 weeks attendance over 2 years, completion of distance learning and a dissertation. Practical expertise Commercial training, consultancy and contract research activities are carried out through Land Quality Management Ltd. The Course draws heavily on LQM?s daily experiences in carrying out risk assessments, selecting and verifying remediation strategies and in peer reviewing third part reports. Potential Delegates If you have a degree and work experience in contaminated land management then this is the course for you to develop your understanding of and abilities in a fascinating and rewarding subject area. While our Master?s programme is geared to the needs of UK stakeholders, it is relevant and immediately applicable to other European and international contexts. Potential delegates from any country are welcome to contact us to ensure their needs will be fully met. Employers Our delegates are much sought after skilled professionals. If you think you may be interested in recruiting our graduates ? that won?t be possible. All our delegates are in full time employment and vacancies are not brought to their attention. You could always send one of your staff on the course though! Site Characterisation Module You will learn how to characterise potentially contaminated land within a risk based framework. The intellectual framework is encapsulated in the conceptual model of contaminant sources, pathways and receptors of concern coupled with uncertainties in this information. You will become familiar with key information on site investigation and analytical methods, sources of information and legal & regulator requirements through distance learning and guided reading of key texts or digests. Attendance at Nottingham will develop your skills in designing investigations, interpreting information, completing land condition records and reviewing third party reports. Risk Assessment Module The module will follow the internationally accepted principles of tiered risk assessment involving qualitative followed by generic and detailed quantitative risk assessments. You will learn the principles of contaminated la