Online Courses Handbook 2003

13210 (v.2) Geography 221 - Environmental Conservation - History of Environmentalism, Development of Public Policy and Practice in Environmental Planning

Area:	School of Social Sciences
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 5 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	13211 (v.2) Geography 321 - Environmental Conservation - History of Environmentalism, Development of Public Policy and Practice in 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
Examination of the origins and history of environmentalism, the environmental movement and the role of geographers in environmental planning and management. Environmental perception and natural resource management issues are examined with examples drawn from agriculture, pastoralism, fisheries, mining, tourism and recreation, urban development and transport. Biodiversity and bioregional planning.