Course overview
The course will provide a critical survey of the contemporary field of environmental policy, planning and management in the Australian and international contexts. The course is centrally concerned with understanding deliberate efforts to translate knowledge into action in order to achieve sustainable development outcomes in the way landscapes, societies and/or natural ecosystems are used and managed in an era of climate change risk.
- Sustainable Development
- Risk
Course learning outcomes
- Understand environmental management approaches in Australia and internationally
- Analyse environmental management in relation to the major principles of sustainable development, defined broadly as: Biodiversity conservation; The Precautionary Principle; Economic sustainability; Intra-generational equity; and Inter-generational equity
- Translate generic concepts and methods into critical reviews of contemporary, real-world environmental management practices
- Critically assess theoretical and conceptual issues relating to environmental management utilising dialectical analysis approaches
- Present synthesised and critically evaluated information in oral and written forms
- Create environmental management analysis outputs of professional quality, both independently and within team environments
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 25805
Section FR01
Size 80
Available 73
Class number 25806
Section WS01
Size 25
Available 22
Class number 25809
Section WS02
Size 25
Available 22
Class number 25807
Section WS04
Size 25
Available 24
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