312218 (v.1) Global Sustainability Studies 603
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| Area: | Centre of Excellence in Cleaner Production |
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| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 2 x 3 Hours Quarterly |
| Syllabus: | Sustainability is the leading paradigm that links the global public and private sector agendas for international economic and social development with those of conservation of natural resources and protection of the environment. An examination of the global sustainable development challenges in: population, wealth, nutrition and health, natural capital, technology and markets, each with special consideration of the implications of these global sustainable development challenges for the current patterns of production and consumption. Review trends in global economy and society, and impact on the prospects of achieving sustainability. Development of the policy and business cases and agendas for sustainable development. Illustrated with findings from the development of global sustainability scenarios and the results of example assessments of sector-specific and national principal sustainable development issues. Students attend a three hour lecture once every three weeks. |
| Field of Education: | 050900 Environmental Studies (Narrow Grouping) |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
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| 2011 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y |
Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
