ECC4540

History of economy and environment ( 6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Professor Tony Dingle

Offered:
Not offered in 2005.

Synopsis: An historical overview of environmental change resulting from human agency. How different economic systems have used the physical environment as a resource base, and the consequences of various patterns of use. A brief study of the economic-environmental relationships found in hunter-gatherer, agrarian and industrial economies is followed by a more extended examination of environmental change and attempts at environmental management in Australia during the last century and a half

Assessment: Written (3000-word essay): 40% + Class papers: 20% + Examination (2 hours): 40%

Contact Hours: 3-hour lecture per week