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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Geography

121-208/308 Society and Environments

Credit Points:

When taken from Geography, Faculty of Arts:
16.7 2nd and 3rd year
When taken from Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning:
12.5

Coordinator:

Dr Jane Jacobs

Prerequisite/s:

25 points of first year Sociology or Geography or Environmental Science or approval of the coordinators.

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

Two 1 hour lectures and one 1-hour seminar per week

Objectives:

Students completing this subject should:

  • develop a basic appreciation of the different theoretical frameworks through which the environment has been understood;

  • understand the differing social constructions of the environment;

  • appreciate the significance of urban and rural contexts;

  • be familiar with the political and social movements associated with environmental issues in these contexts.

Content:

Social and theoretical constructions of environment, including landscape, wilderness and nature. Relationships between rural and urban locations and the environmental circumstances of different social groups. Place and social identity formation. Case examples from Australia and overseas.

Assessment:

Essay of 3000 words and a 2 hour final exam. The exam may be substituted by written work of 2000 words. Students will be advised in the first week of semester as to whether this will be the case.
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