MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Graduate Handbook 1996

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

DSM5010

Environment and development

John McKay and Peter Marden

Synopsis The report of the World Commission on Environment and Development and the majority of opinion at the recent Earth Summit suggests that unless major changes take place in the lifestyles of both the developed and developing countries, large parts of the globe will become uninhabitable within the next three decades. This subject examines the causes of environmental degradation in the third world and considers the prospects for more sustainable forms of development.

Assessment Report (3000 words): 33.33% + Research essay (6000 words): 66.66%

Recommended texts

• Adams Green development 1992
• Conroy C and Litvinoff M (eds) The greening of aid: Sustainable livelihoods in practice 1988
• Eckholm E P Down to earth: Environment and human needs 1982
• Elkington J and Burke T The green capitalists: In search of environmental excellence 1987
• Glaeser B (ed.) Ecodevelopment: Concepts, projects, strategies 1984
• Harrison P The greening of Africa: Breaking through in the battle for land and food 1987
• Hopper W The World Bank's challenge: Balancing economic need with environmental protection 1988
• McNeely J and Pitt D (eds) Culture and conservation: The human dimension in environmental planning 1987
• Paehlke R Environmentalism and the future of progressive politics Yale U P, 1989
• Redcliff M Sustainable development: Exploring the contradictions Methuen, 1987
• Redcliff M and Benton T (eds) Social theory and the global environment Routledge, 1994
• World Bank World development report 1992 OUP, 1992
• World Commission on Environment and Development Our common future OUP, 1987