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13210 (v.2) Geography 221 - Environmental Conservation - History of Environmentalism, Development of Public Policy and Practice in Environmental Planning



 

Area:

Department of Social Sciences

Contact Hours:

5.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Fieldwork:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

13211 (v.2) Geography 321 - Environmental Conservation - History of Environmentalism, Development of Public Policy and Practice in Environmental Planning

Prerequisite(s):

1436 (v.4) Geography 111 - Natural Hazards - Geography of the Global Distribution, Causes and Impacts of Natural Hazards and Strategies Used to Minimise Risks or any previous version
AND
1437 (v.4) Geography 112 - Global Change - Demography, Economic Development, Environment, Urbanisation and Social Inequality or any previous version
Examination of the origins and history of environmentalism, the environmental movement and the role of geographers in environmental planning and management. Environmental perception and natural resource management issues are examined with examples drawn from agriculture, pastoralism, fisheries, mining, tourism and recreation, urban development and transport. Biodiversity and bioregional planning.


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