Mankind-environment relationships: perspectives in cultural geography
G Dixon
8 points * 3 hours per week * Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: As for GES2130
Using a range of examples drawn from Australia and overseas, this subject concentrates on variety in human societies, upon the manner in which different cultures modify their habitat, and upon the spatial characteristics of human activities, technologies and institutions. In selecting essay topics, students are free to explore a wide range of themes and contexts, including local landscapes and the geographical aspects of agriculture, forestry, religion, sport, technology, recreation, diet, language, architecture, politics, music, and domesticated animals.
Assessment
Written (4000 words): 50% * Examinations (2 hours): 40% * Tutorial: 10%
Recommended texts
Anderson K and Gale F Inventing places: Studies in cultural geography Longman Cheshire, 1992
Botlain D B and others (eds) Changing the global environment: Perspectives on human involvement Academic Press, 1989
Brown L A Innovation diffusion: A new perspective Methuen, 1981
Jordan T G and Rowntree L The human mosaic: A thematic introduction to cultural geography 3rd edn, Harper and Row, 1982
Meinig D W (ed.) The interpretation of ordinary landscapes OUP, 1979
Thomas W L (ed.) Man's role in changing the face of the earth vols I and II, U Chicago P, 1956