GES3350

Resource evaluation and management

(ART)

Associate Professor David Mercer

12 points + 3 hours per week (two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial) + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: 16 points of second-year geography subjects or permission

Synopsis: National and international conflicts over the use of natural resources, eg rainforest destruction, land degradation, pressure on water supplies and common property resources such as the world0s oceans. Socio-political-legal aspects of these disputes and differing attitudes to the environment of various interest groups. Market-based /solutions0 to environmental problems. Therole of the state and international diplomacy in dealing with global and national environmental problems.

Assessment: Tutorial paper (1500 words): 10% + Essay (4500 words): 40% + Examinations (3 hours): 50%