Environmental science 2 - resource management issues
Mr Wayne Kirstine
8 points * Second semester * four 1-hour lectures and four hours of practical fieldwork per week * Gippsland/Distance
Objectives: On completion of this subject students will be conversant with the basic physical and chemical processes that shape the lithosphere and hydrosphere; appreciate the central role of the soil in providing for viable and sustainable ecosystems; use knowledge of the soil, water and energy resources to comment critically on environmental impacts, resource management, and sustainability of human activities.
Synopsis: Topics covered include the identification and structure of representative minerals and rocks; the role of plate tectonics in shaping the oceanic and continental crust and in accounting for earthquake and volcanic activity; mechanical and chemical weathering processes; soil formation and properties; soil erosion and management; structure and evolution of streams; channel flow; management of water resources; mining and its impact on the environment; fossil fuel and renewable energy resources; the nature of waste and its disposal and management.
Assessment: Written assignments: 40% * End-of-semester examination: 60%
Prescribed texts
Montgomery C Environmental ecology 4th edn, W C Brown, 1995
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