Course overview
In this course, students will further their population and migration knowledge though an exploration of demographic trends and patterns in urban and rural settings. Through an investigation of historical and contemporary demography data, students will gain a deep understanding of forces that shape population distribution across rural and urban setting and from this the causes and consequences of urbanisation and rural-urban mobilities. Students will be equipped with expanded ability to understand the role of demographic dynamics in policy, planning, and practice when managing the socio-economic and environmental realities of urban and rural futures.
Course learning outcomes
- Expose students to myriad ways of explaining population change within urban and rural settings, the diversity that exists across them, and the opportunities and inequalities that arise
- Using interdisciplinary perspectives (geography, demography and sociology) to critically assess the impact of population dynamics on such things as housing, infrastructure, and the provision of social services
- Students will explore the processes, potentialities, and problems of urbanisation and regional development in Australian and international contexts
- Investigate the environmental challenges and the prospects for creating sustainable cities and (re)vitalising rural communities including the role of governance and policies in securing social and environmental justice
- Synthesise and evaluate population related information in oral and written forms
- Work effectively to create outputs involving individual and group participation
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