FAMINE IN THE MODERN WORLD

FAMINE IN THE MODERN WORLD 25.0 1st year Mr T Stutterd. Double semester Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial each week. Students completing this subject should:

1. develop an understanding of the occurrence of famine and malnutrition in the modern world by being able to:

distinguish between the definitions of malnutrition and famine
state in global terms how many people are malnourished and when and where famines have occurred

2. develop an understanding of the relations between population, environmental change and famine by being able to:

list the recent changes in the history and geography of population
enumerate the processes driving climatic variation and land degradation in famine prone regions
recognise how population growth and environmental change are related and how, in turn, they affect the probability of famine

3. recognise that famine and undernutrition are social creations and develop an understanding of the political economy of food production and distribution by:

understanding the ways in which the food problem can vary with different types of society
being able to determine who the undernourished are and who dies in famines
understanding the concept of agrarian transition via a number of case studies
being able to understand the links between the food problem and contemporary capitalism

4. be able to review the technical and social paradigms of famine and investigate ways forward by:

recognising that no single paradigm explains famine
understanding and evaluating alternative methods of alleviating famine

Definitions and cases of famines and undernutrition. Population and food supply - the technical explanation of the food problem: population growth; food systems and nutrition; agricultural systems and the green revolution; the Malthusian argument; environmental change and degradation; global climates and climatic fluctuations; soil formation and degradation; salinity and desertification; physical impact of green revolution. Political economy explanation: differential access to food within societies, during famines, between societies; advanced agriculture and the effects of agribusiness and the global food trade. Famines in the Sahel. Aid and other solutions to the food problem. Two 90-minute examinations (40%); two essays of up to 2,000 words each (60%). Submission and satisfactory completion of at least 80% of tutorial summaries is required before final marks are released. FAMINE IN THE MODERN WORLD 25.0 Mr T. Stutterd. Double semester. Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial each week. Students completing this subject should:

1. develop an understanding of the occurrence of famine and malnutrition in the modern world by being able to:

distinguish between the definitions of malnutrition and famine
state in global terms how many people are malnourished and when and where famines have occurred

2. develop an understanding of the relations between population, environmental change and famine by being able to:

list the recent changes in the history and geography of population
enumerate the processes driving climatic variation and land degradation in famine prone regions
recognise how population growth and environmental change are related and how, in turn, they affect the probability of famine

3. recognise that famine and undernutrition are social creations and develop an understanding of the political economy of food production and distribution by:

understanding the ways in which the food problem can vary with different types of society
being able to determine who the undernourished are and who dies in famines
understanding the concept of agrarian transition via a number of case studies
being able to understand the links between the food problem and contemporary capitalism

4. be able to review the technical and social paradigms of famine and investigate ways forward by:

recognising that no single paradigm explains famine
understanding and evaluating alternative methods of alleviating famine

Definitions and cases of famines and undernutrition. Population and food supply - the technical explanation of the food problem: population growth; food systems and nutrition; agricultural systems and the green revolution; the Malthusian argument; environmental change and degradation; global climates and climatic fluctuations; soil formation and degradation; salinity and desertification; physical impact of green revolution. Political economy explanation: differential access to food within societies, during famines, between societies; advanced agriculture and the effects of agribusiness and the global food trade. Famines in the Sahel. Aid and other solutions to the food problem. Two 90-minute examinations (40 per cent); two essays of up to 2,000 words each (60 per cent). Submission and satisfactory completion of at least 80 per cent of tutorial summaries is required before final marks are released. FAMINE IN THE MODERN WORLD 25.0 Mr A Stutterd Double semester. 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week Students completing this subject should:

1. develop an understanding of the occurrence of famine and malnutrition in the modern world by being able to:

distinguish between the definitions of malnutrition and famine
state in global terms how many people are malnourished and when and where famines have occurred

2. develop an understanding of the relations between population, environmental change and famine by being able to:

list the recent changes in the history and geography of population
enumerate the processes driving climatic variation and land degradation in famine prone regions
recognise how population growth and environmental change are related and how, in turn, they affect the probability of famine

3. recognise that famine and undernutrition are social creations and develop an understanding of the political economy of food production and distribution by:

understanding the ways in which the food problem can vary with different types of society;
being able to determine who the undernourished are and who dies in famines;
understanding the concept of agrarian transition via a number of case studies;
being able to understand the links between the food problem and contemporary capitalism;

4. be able to review the technical and social paradigms of famine and investigate ways forward by:

* recognising that no single paradigm explains famine;

* understanding and evaluating alternative methods of alleviating famine;

Definitions and cases of famines and undernutrition. Population and food supply - the technical explanation of the food problem: population growth; food systems and nutrition; agricultural systems and the green revolution; the Malthusian argument; environmental change and degradation; global climates and climatic fluctuations; soil formation and degradation; salinity and desertification; physical impact of green revolution. Political economy explanation: differential access to food within societies, during famines, between societies; advanced agriculture and the effects of agribusiness and the global food trade. Famines in the Sahel. Aid and other solutions to the food problem. Two 90-minute examinations, one at the end of each semester (40%); two essays of up to 2,000 words each (60%). Submission and satisfactory completion of at least 80% of tutorial summaries is required. FAMINE IN THE MODERN WORLD