DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT

DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT Not offered 1996. To be offered next in 1997 and thereafter every second year, alternating with 121-221/331 Urban Environments. 16.7 2nd and 3rd year Professor M Webber. 121-219 (Environmental Politics and Management) or a similar unit offered by another department, or approval of the head of the department. Second semester Two hours of lectures and a two-hour laboratory each week. Up to two days of fieldwork.

1. To gain an understanding of methods of measuring rates and levels of development and environmental qualities. Students completing this subject should:

understand the concepts of growth and of well being and to know how to measure them in different ways;
understand and be capable of applying the variety of measures of environmental quality that have been used;
appreciate the trade offs between development and environment by applying the measures of well being and environmental quality to particular development proposals.

2. To secure an understanding of the sources of conflict between development and environmental values. Students completing this subject should be able to:

identify the conflicts that arise through poorly defined property rights, inadequate information, value differences, and locational differences;
understand the sources of objections to environmental degradation.

Sources of conflict between development and environmental quality; historical examples of modes of exploiting and defending environmental values in Australia and SE Asia. Measurement of environmental values. Group and individual reports of up to 4,000 words; an examination of up to 2 hours. Proportions to be advised. DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT Not offered 1996. To be offered next in 1997 and thereafter every second year, alternating with 121-221/331 Urban Environments. 16.7 2nd and 3rd year Professor M Webber. 121-219 (Environmental Politics and Management) or a similar unit offered by another department, or approval of the head of the department. Second semester Two hours of lectures and a two-hour laboratory each week. Up to two days of fieldwork.

1. To gain an understanding of methods of measuring rates and levels of development and environmental qualities. Students completing this subject should:

understand the concepts of growth and of well being and to know how to measure them in different ways;
understand and be capable of applying the variety of measures of environmental quality that have been used;
appreciate the trade offs between development and environment by applying the measures of well being and environmental quality to particular development proposals.

2. To secure an understanding of the sources of conflict between development and environmental values. Students completing this subject should be able to:

identify the conflicts that arise through poorly defined property rights, inadequate information, value differences, and locational differences;
understand the sources of objections to environmental degradation.

Sources of conflict between development and environmental quality; historical examples of modes of exploiting and defending environmental values in Australia and SE Asia. Measurement of environmental values. Group and individual reports of up to 4,000 words; an examination of up to 2 hours. Proportions to be advised. DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT Not offered in 1996; available in odd years only, alternating with 121-221/331 Urban Environments. 16.7 Professor M. Webber. 121-219 (Environmental Politics and Management) or a similar unit offered by another department, or approval of the head of the department. Second semester. Two hours of lectures and a two-hour laboratory each week. Up to two days of fieldwork.

1. To gain an understanding of methods of measuring rates and levels of development and environmental qualities. Students completing this subject should:

understand the concepts of growth and of well being and to know how to measure them in different ways;
understand and be capable of applying the variety of measures of environmental quality that have been used;
appreciate the trade offs between development and environment by applying the measures of well being and environmental quality to particular development proposals.

2. To secure an understanding of the sources of conflict between development and environmental values. Students completing this subject should be able to:

identify the conflicts that arise through poorly defined property rights, inadequate information, value differences, and locational differences;
understand the sources of objections to environmental degradation.

Sources of conflict between development and environmental quality; historical examples of modes of exploiting and defending environmental values in Australia and SE Asia. Measurement of environmental values. Group and individual reports of up to 4,000 words; an examination of up to 2 hours. DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT Not offered in 1996; to be taught next in 1997 and thereafter every second year, alternating with 121-321 Urban Environments). 16.7 Professor M. Webber 121-219 Environmental Politics and Management, or a similar unit offered by another department, or approval of the head of the department. Second semester Two hours of lectures and a two-hour laboratory each week. Two days of fieldwork. Students completing this subject should:

gain an understanding of methods of measuring rates and levels of development and environmental qualities;
understand the concepts of growth and of well-being and to know how to measure them in different ways;
understand and be capable of applying the variety of measures of environmental quality that have been used;
appreciate the trade-offs between development and environment by applying the measures of well-being and environmental quality to particular development proposals;
secure an understanding of the sources of conflict between development and environmental values;
identify conflicts that arise through value differences, poorly defined property rights, inadequate information, location differences;
understand the sources of objection to environmental degradation.