GEOG 3030 - Environmental Policy and Management

This is the capstone course for the Bachelor of Environmental Policy and Management. It explores interactions between the Earth’s environments, populations, and places. It advances students’ knowledge and skills gained from previous courses by addressing the major environmental and population issues and policy challenges facing Australia and some other parts of the world, including climate (environmental) change, natural resource issues (especially water and land), population ageing and migration, and urban expansion. Students explore the complex interplay of environmental, demographic and socio-economic processes through applying appropriate frameworks, tools, and methods to concrete case studies. It seeks to enhance critical knowledge and understanding using transferable skills learnt from previous courses. Expert-led workshops will integrate diverse specialities contributing to course versatility. Compulsory workshops include small-group learning that draws on a diversity of student and staff professional and cultural backgrounds. Field-based learning will be employed to explore and apply foundational concepts and approaches in an intensive and enriching environment. Through a field-trip students will gain first-hand experience of landscapes and people shaping South Australia and exposure to practical issues.