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121-034 Field Class: Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development | |
Note | Formerly available as 121-364. Students who have completed 121-364 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. This subject is run as a 7 day intensive field course conducted at a selected field location during the mid-semester break at Easter, plus lectures and practical/seminar work on campus during Semester One. The viability of this subject is dependent on a minimum enrolment of 20 and a maximum enrolment of 40. A quota applies. Students must lodge a quota subject application form with the department. Students will be selected, if demand exceeds capacity, on the basis of academic merit. Students who are offered a place are required to confirm their intention to undertake the subject by meeting the special requirements for the field class (as posted on the departmental notice boards) three weeks before the commencement of Semester One, otherwise their place in the subject will be reallocated to students on the waiting list. Students will be advised two weeks before the start of Semester One as to whether or not the subject will proceed. Students should consult the departmental notice board for further details of dates, location, special requirements, and quota subject application procedures and deadlines. |
Availability | 3rd and 4th year |
Credit Points | 25 |
Coordinator | Assoc Prof Brian Finlayson |
Prerequisites | At least 37.5 points of Geography or Environmental Studies at second/third year. Normally students must have enrolled in sufficient subjects (previously or concurrently) to be able to complete a major in Geography or in Environmental Studies during the year in which this subject is taken. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 7-day field trip held in mid-semester break (at Easter) which will include a 3-hour evening practical class each night, and 1-hour of lectures and 2-hours of practical/seminar classes per week |
Subject Description | Using individual and group based field projects, students will investigate the nature and extent of environmental degradation in the selected field location. They will seek to understand, measure and analyse the extent, nature and signs of land degradation. The roles of the main players in land management will be assessed - landholders, State and Federal Government agencies, industry groups and community based movements such as Landcare. Students will evaluate the techniques of environmental rehabilitation and environmental monitoring and assessment which are in use or are potentially available to identify and deal with existing problems. In this subject students will learn to recognise how theories of sustainability come to be translated into practical outcomes on the ground. Interactions between physical aspects of environmental quality and management and social, political and economic processes at local, state, national and international level will be assessed. Students will develop skills in the design, conduct and reporting of field based investigations. They will also be expected to participate in on-ground rehabilitation and monitoring. |
Assessment | Contributions to group reports and an individual report totalling 5000 words per student. |
Prescribed Texts | Students will be provided with a range of local materials about land care, rehabilitation and planning for the region. These materials will include maps, air photos and reports. |
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