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# Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

- recognise the interaction of human and physical processes in the making of environments and the understanding of environmental issues
- understand coastal regions as dynamic and contested environments
- consider the contested nature of coastal management policies using the case study of managed retreat.
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