3418 (v.4) Geography 311 Rural and Regional Australia - Land Use Trends, Technological Change, Environmental Degradation, Demography, Inequality and Planning

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Area:	Department of Social Sciences
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	50.0
Lecture:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Fieldwork:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	2491 (v.4) Geography 211 - Rural and Regional Australia - Land Use Trends, Technological Change, Environmental Degradation, Demography, Inequality and Planning 11283 (v.3) Australian Studies 351 12655 (v.2) Australian Studies 251
The geography of rural Australia. The nature of Australian rural land use - agriculture, mining and tourism. The impact of technological and structural change in relation to international developments. Land degradation and conservation. The role of government. Australian rural society, rural institutions and settlement patterns. Social issues of rural Australia - the adoption and consequences of technological and structural change. Data collection and analysis, plus a major research paper.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2003 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y