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Examiner:
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1
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EXT
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1.00
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Sciences
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Nil
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Dr Andy Le Brocque
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Synopsis:
The course provides a general
introduction and overview of the emergence of environmental issues at the
global scale. An inter-disciplinary approach to the study of the environment
is provided at a general level for students across all faculties,
providing a firm foundation to sustainability. Course content covers the
biophysical environment, politics, economy and society, and human impact
on the natural environment.
The course focuses on ecological
principles for thinking about the environment, the links between society
and environmental exploitation and the development of ecologically
sustainable development. Consideration is given to population growth, the
influence of technology, environmental economics and the role of
community value systems. Issues examined from a global perspective
include land utilisation, mining and fishing, energy production and use,
water pollution, atmospheric pollution, urban systems and waste
management.
REN8101 Environment, Society &
Sustainability is an inter-disciplinary inter-faculty
unit jointly taught by members of the Faculty of Sciences and Faculty of
Business at USQ. It is a general course for both science and non-science
students. The course has been designed to provide an overview of humankind's interaction with the
environment at the global scale. The material is presented in a number of
distinct, but closely inter-related modules over the course of the
semester (see below).
Further information can be obtained in
the official Course Specifications for this course available through UConnect.
The official REN8101 Course Specifications should
be checked in all instances.
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