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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

313555 (v.1) Integrated Coastal Zone Management 200

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Area: Department of Environment and Agriculture
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: This unit considers coastal resources in terms of the ecosystem services they provide and the communities they support, with emphasis on Australia and South East Asia. Issues covered include the impacts of industrial expansion, exploited wild-stock fisheries, coastal aquaculture, terrestrial and aquatic pollution, multiple land use demands, natural hazards and climate change. Students will study the effectiveness of management strategies employed to achieve sustainable use of coastal and oceanic resources, using case studies (with emphasis on commercial fisheries and aquaculture) from around the world, including developing countries.
Field of Education: 059999 Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies not elsewhere classified
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Categorised
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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