MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
GES2250
Mankind-environment relationships: perspectives in cultural geography
G Dixon
8 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: A
first-year sequence in geography, or permission of head
Synopsis Using a range of examples drawn from Australia and overseas,
this subject concentrates on variety in human societies, upon the manner in
which different cultures modify their habitat, and upon the spatial
characteristics of human activities, technologies and institutions. In
selecting essay topics, students are free to explore a wide range of themes and
contexts, including local landscapes and the geographical aspects of
agriculture, forestry, religion, sport, technology, recreation, diet, language,
architecture, politics, music, and domesticated animals.
Assessment Written (4000 words): 50% + Examinations (2 hours): 40% +
Tutorial: 10%
Recommended texts
- Anderson K and Gale F Inventing places: Studies in cultural
geography Longman Cheshire, 1992
- Botlain D B and others (eds) Changing the global environment:
Perspectives on human involvement Academic Press, 1989
- Brown L A Innovation diffusion: A new perspective Methuen, 1981
- Jordan T G and Rowntree L The human mosaic: A thematic introduction to
cultural geography 3rd edn, Harper and Row, 1982
- Meinig D W (ed.) The interpretation of ordinary landscapes OUP, 1979
- Shurmer-Smith P and Hannam K Worlds of desire, realms of power: A
cultural geography Arnold, 1994
- Thomas W L (ed.) Man's role in changing the face of the earth vols I
and II, U Chicago P, 1956
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