Courses Handbook 2007 - [ Archived ]

5223 (v.5) Geography 218 - Natural Hazards and Environmental Planning

Area:

 Department of Social Sciences

Credits:

 25.0

Contact Hours:

 5.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

 2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

 1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Fieldwork:

 1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

 5228 (v.5) Geography 318 - Natural Hazards and 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
 

Syllabus:

 A select number of climatic, geomorphic, geologic and technological hazards are examined. Environmental, economic and social impacts are considered in addition to spatial and temporal patterns and magnitude and frequency of hazards. Development of publicpolicy, environmental planning, hazard prediction and other strategies to minimise risk.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

 010799 Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified

Funding Cluster:

 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

 Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark

Availability
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