REN3302 Sustainable Resource Use (FOSCI)

Units 1.0 (Environmental Studies not else) Band 2

Pre-requisite: BIO2208 or REN1201

Synopsis

THIS COURSE IS OFFERED IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS ONLY. The course is based on an explanation of ecological principles as a basis for managing Australia's land and water resources sustainability. The effects of economic growth and traditional management approaches on land use for agriculture, mining, forestry, protected areas, water catchments and urban expansion are analysed and explained. Environmental impacts are studied and compared economically, ecologically and socially. Current approaches to land and resource use planning and resource use are evaluated in terms of their contribution to a sustainable Australian society. A major component of the course is a student project which examines a local resource management issue in detail.