Online Courses Handbook 2003

11283 (v.3) Australian Studies 351

Area:	School of Social Sciences
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	50.0
Lecture:	1 x 5 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	12655 (v.2) Australian Studies 251 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 agriculture. Australian agricultural systems. Australian agriculture within a global context. Technological and structural change in Australian agriculture. The environmental impact. The role of government.Australian rural society, rural institutions, settlement patterns, acceptance of technological innovation, and the consequences of technological change.