Online Courses Handbook 2003

12655 (v.2) Australian Studies 251

Area:	School of Social Sciences
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 5 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	11283 (v.3) Australian Studies 351 3418 (v.4) Geography 311 Rural and Regional Australia - Land Use Trends, Technological Change, Environmental Degradation, Demography, Inequality and Planning 2491 (v.4) Geography 211 - Rural and Regional Australia - Land Use Trends, Technological Change, Environmental Degradation, Demography, Inequality and Planning
Australia as an example of high technology based rural development. Australian rural systems. Australian rural development in a global context. Technological and structural change, the environmental impact. The role of government. Australian rural society, rural institutions, settlement patterns, acceptance of technological innovation, and the consequences of technological change.