Environmental Politics and Management

Subject GEOG20003 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Credit Points:

12.50

Level:

2 (Undergraduate)

Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

Semester 2, Parkville - Taught on campus.

Pre-teaching Period Start	not applicable
Teaching Period	not applicable
Assessment Period End	not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol	not applicable
Census Date	not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail	not applicable

Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.

Time Commitment:

Contact Hours: Two hour-long lectures and an hour-long tutorial per week
Total Time Commitment: Not available

Prerequisites:

Usually completion of 100 points of first and/or second year subjects including at least 50 points at 100-level from approved subjects in your home faculty.

Corequisites:

None

Recommended Background Knowledge:

None

Non Allowed Subjects:

None

Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Coordinator

Dr Adam Bumpus

Contact

Melbourne School of Land & Environment Student Centre
Ground Floor, Land & Food Resources (building 142)

Enquiries
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352)
Email: 13MELB@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:	This subject explores a range of contemporary environmental issues in Australia, and internationally, and the ways in which people in these places engage with and manage these issues. Examining the history of the emergence and management of particular environmental issues, case studies are used to illuminate ways of understanding the politics of these issues and managing them in the present. The subject examines linkages between the scientific, cultural, economic and political dimensions of environmental politics and management and examines the forms of knowledge and types of power that construct and mediate people’s relationships with their environment. Students should become familiar with mechanisms used to contain or resolve recent environmental conflicts, and be able to interpret them in the context of broader questions relating to environmental governance and sustainable development.
Objectives:	N/A
Assessment:	Written work totalling 4000 words comprising an oral presentation of a tutorial paper 10% (due during the semester), an essay of 3000 words 60% (due after mid-semester break), a take-home examination of 1000 words 25% (due at the end of semester), and tutorial attendance 5%. Each component of assessment must be completed for a student to be able to pass this subject.
Prescribed Texts:	N/A
Breadth Options:	This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses: Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Music You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:	be able to think critically about issues relating to environmental politics and management; be able to develop a conceptual framework appropriate to understanding and interpreting environmental issues; be able to learn research skills appropriate to understanding and interpreting environmental issues; be able to write coherent and well-researched essays; be able to engage in effective oral presentations.
Notes:	Students enrolled in the BSc (both pre-2008 and new degrees), or a combined BSc course (except for the BA/BSc) may receive science credit on the completion of this subject. BSc students may receive second year level credit for this subject.
Related Course(s):	Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental) and Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Public Policy and Management
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations:	Environmental Geographies, Politics and Cultures major Environmental Studies Environmental Studies Major Environments Discipline subjects Geography Geography Major Geomatics (Geomatic Engineering) major History and Philosophy of Science Science credit subjects* for pre-2008 BSc, BASc and combined degree science courses Science-credited subjects - new generation B-SCI and B-ENG. Core selective subjects for B-BMED.
Related Breadth Track(s):	People and Environment

Download PDF version.