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121-219/319 "Environmental Politics and Management" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. Geography, Faculty of Arts (v3, p86) : Next:121-220 | Prev:121-217
2. Environmental Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p67) : Next:121-220 | Prev:121-213
6. Geomatics, Faculty of Engineering (v4, p117) : Next:121-220 | Prev:121-212
Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years.
Coordinator: Mr M. F Carden.
Prerequisite: Completion of 100 points of first year subjects.
Contact: 52 hours of lectures/seminars.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
To develop an understanding of the basic principles of environmental management and the process of environmental conflict. At the end of this subject students should:
- be able to discern the ecological, economic and political issues at stake in real issues of environmental conflict;
- have some familiarity with laws and institutions (from the local to the international scale) that affect environmental management;
- have gained skills in analysing the relations between interest groups, organisations and the state that affect environmental management;
- have an introductory knowledge of the principles of environmental economics and sustainable development;
- know some of the theoretical solutions to environmental problems and understand the difficulties in applying these principles.
Content:
Case studies of environmental issues and the conflicting parties involved. Environmental degradation and concepts of rational environmental management. Economic functions of the environment. Environmental valuation. Sustainable development and growth, population and equity. Environmental conflict 'mapping' and conflict resolution. Internationalisation of environmental conflict.
Assessment:
Written assignments together totalling not more than 3,000 words, and one 2 hour examination.
1. Geography, Faculty of Arts (v3, p86) : Next:121-220 | Prev:121-217
2. Environmental Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p67) : Next:121-220 | Prev:121-213
6. Geomatics, Faculty of Engineering (v4, p117) : Next:121-220 | Prev:121-212
3. Architecture, Faculty of Architecture (v4, p45) : Next:705-392 | Prev:705-414
Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years.
Coordinator: Mr M. F. Carden.
Prerequisite: Completion of 100 points of first year subjects.
Contact: 52 hours of lectures/seminars.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
To develop an understanding of the basic principles of environmental management and the process of environmental conflict. At the end of this subject students should:
- be able to discern the ecological, economic and political issues at stake in real issues of environmental conflict;
- have some familiarity with laws and institutions (from the local to the international scale) that affect environmental management;
- have gained skills in analysing the relations between interest groups, organisations and the state that affect environmental management;
- have an introductory knowledge of the principles of environmental economics and sustainable development;
- know some of the theoretical solutions to environmental problems and understand the difficulties in applying these principles.
Content:
Case studies of environmental issues and the conflicting parties involved. Environmental degradation and concepts of rational environmental management. Economic functions of the environment. Environmental valuation. Sustainable development and growth, population and equity. Environmental conflict "mapping" and conflict resolution. Internationalisation of environmental conflict.
Assessment:
Written assignments together totalling not more than 3,000 words, and one 2 hour examination.
* Note that CONTENT, COORDINATOR differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
3. Architecture, Faculty of Architecture (v4, p45) : Next:705-392 | Prev:705-414
4. Geography, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p111) : Next:121-220 | Prev:121-217
Credit points: 16.7
Coordinator: Mr M. F. Carden.
Prerequisite: 100 points of first year subjects.
Contact: 52 hours of lectures/seminars.
Timetable: First semester.
Objectives:
To develop an understanding of the basic principles of environmental management and the process of environmental conflict. At the end of this subject students should:
- be able to discern the ecological, economic and political issues at stake in real issues of environmental conflict;
- have some familiarity with laws and institutions (from the local to the international scale) that affect environmental management;
- have gained skills in analysing the relations between interest groups, organisations and the state that affect environmental management;
- have an introductory knowledge of the principles of environmental economics and sustainable development;
- know some of the theoretical solutions to environmental problems and understand the difficulties in applying these principles.
Content:
Case studies of environmental issues and the conflicting parties involved. Environmental degradation and concepts of rational environmental management. Economic functions of the environment. Environmental valuation. Sustainable development and growth, population and equity. Environmental conflict "mapping" and conflict resolution. Internationalisation of environmental conflict.
Assessment:
Written assignments together totalling not more than 3,000 words; one 2 hour examination.
* Note that ASSESSMENT, CONTENT, COORDINATOR, POINTS, PREREQUISITES differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
4. Geography, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p111) : Next:121-220 | Prev:121-217
5. Geography, Faculty of Science (v4, p192) : Next:121-220 | Prev:121-213
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Mr M. Carden
Prerequisite: Sixty points of first year subjects.
Contact: 52 lectures (4 a week).
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
To develop an understanding of the basic principles of environmental management and the process of environmental conflict. At the end of this subject students should:
- be able to discern the ecological, economic and political issues at stake in real issues of environmental conflict;
- have some familiarity with laws and institutions (from the local to the international scale) that affect environmental management;
- have gained skills in analysing the relations between interest groups, organisations and the state that affect environmental management;
- have an introductory knowledge of the principles of environmental economics and sustainable development;
- know some of the theoretical solutions to environmental problems and understand the difficulties in applying these principles.
Content:
Case studies of environmental issues and the conflicting parties involved. Environmental degradation and concepts of rational environmental management. Economic functions of the environment. Environmental valuation. Sustainable development and growth, population and equity. Environmental conflict "mapping" and conflict resolution. Internationalisation of environmental conflict.
Assessment:
Written assignments together totalling not more than 3,000 words, and one 2-hour examination.
* Note that ASSESSMENT, CONTACT, CONTENT, COORDINATOR, POINTS, PREREQUISITES differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
5. Geography, Faculty of Science (v4, p192) : Next:121-220 | Prev:121-213
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