GES3470

Zones of Transformation: Development and environment in the Pacific-Indian Ocean Region

(ART)

Dr Priya Rangan

6 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: Any second-year human geography subject or permission from Head of School

Synopsis: Environmental and socio-cultural implications of economic and political transformations in the Asia-Pacific region. Explores interlinkages between agriculture, urbanisation, gender dimensions of industrialisation, and varied outcomes of transnational finance and investment in countries of the region. Issues include: economic strategies and development from colonial times to the present, ecological dimensions of development strategies, extended metropolitan growth and mega-city formation, nationalism and democracy.

Assessment: Written (2500 words): 60% + Examinations (2 hours): 30% + Tutorial participation: 10%