6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Synopsis
National and international conflicts over the use of natural resources, e.g. rainforest destruction, land degradation, pressure on water supplies and common property resources. Analysis of resource disputes, including socio-political aspects and debate over causes and trajectories. Different management approaches used to solve environmental problems, e.g. role of the state, communities, protected areas, and indigenous people.
Outcomes
Students successfully completing this unit will be expected to:
- Analyse the theoretical and empirical bases of resource management issues
- Appreciate the complex, intertwined nature of ecological, social, and political factors underlying resource management issues
- Recognize, apply, and distinguish between the main explanatory theories
- Be able to construct analytical arguments relevant to resource management issues in good quality writing.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 100%
Workload requirements
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
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This unit applies to the following area(s) of study
Geographical science
Prerequisites
Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units. It is highly recommended that students only take this unit after they have completed a cornerstone unit in Human geography.