Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

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

 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
 

Syllabus:

 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.
 
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Field of Education:

 090309 Human Geography

Funding Cluster:

 05 - Behavioural Science, Social Studies

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

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

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark

Availability
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