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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.

311879 (v.3) SS 545 - Sustainable Coastal Management in the Indian Ocean Region

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Area: School of Social Sciences and Asian Languages
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
Seminar: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Syllabus (HB): This postgraduate unit will provide students with an understanding of the cultures and environments of the coastal peoples of the Indian Ocean Region. We explore the economic, political, cultural and environmental processes that affect coastal peoples' lives and their capacity to maintain sustainable livelihoods and environments. We examine coastal management strategies, their impacts on the coast and coastal peoples, and coastal peoples' responses. Finally, we assess the impact of climate variability and climate change on coastal peoples and their understandings of and reactions to such variability and change.
Field of Education: 090300 Studies in Human Society (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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