agr3env environmental management

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

AGR3ENV

2018

Credit points: 15

This subject addresses La Trobe's Global Citizenship Essential. Global Citizenship is about learning to live in an interconnected world, including the social, environmental, political and economic challenges this brings.

Subject outline

This subject will provide students with the theoretical background and conceptual framework to undertake a critical analysis of selected contemporary issues in environmental management and conservation. In this subject students will explore theories and approaches to sustainable development and environmental management of resources; the relationships between resource systems in terms of ecological, economic, social, philosophical, and ethical dimensions; and research methods in contemporary resource management in a variety of contexts. Students will investigate policy and practice relating to water resources, land degradation and management. With environmental management a global issue, within this context students will explore conflict resolution, public participation, industrial and governmental partnerships. This subject addresses La Trobe's Global Citizenship Essential. Global Citizenship entails deep appreciation of how we live in an interconnected world, being able to recognize the global context of concepts, act across cultures and boundaries, and work with diverse communities - now and in thefuture.

SchoolSchool of Life Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorPenelope Smith

Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo

Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG

Exchange StudentsNo

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites Admission into SBATE

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsN/A

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsAnalytical measurements in aquatic environmentsRecommendedNamiesnik, J & Szefer, P 2010CRC PRESS, NEW YORK, USA.
ReadingsAquatic ecosystems: trends and global prospectsRecommendedPolunin, V 2008CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW YORK, USA.
ReadingsAustralian saltmarsh ecologyRecommendedSaintilan, N 2009CSIRO PUBLISHING, COLLINGWOOD, VICTORIA.
ReadingsEcology of aquatic systemsRecommendedDobson, M & Frid, C 2009OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW YORK.
ReadingsMarine ecologyRecommendedConnell, S & Gillanders, B 2007OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW YORK.
ReadingsStream ecology: structure and function of running watersRecommendedAllan, J & Castillo, M 20072ND EDN, SPRINGER, DORDRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS.
ReadingsWater management in arid and semi arid regions: interdisciplinary perspectivesRecommendedKoundouri-Pitts, P, Karousakis, K, Assimacopoulos, D, Jeffrey, P & Lange, M 2006EDWARD ELGAR, CHELTENHAM, UK.

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Describe theories of environmental management and their application to issues and problems

Activities:
Lectures/flipped class activities and case studies
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

02. Describe water management practices and apply to remedy environmental problems

Activities:
Lectures/flipped class activities and case studies
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

03. Analyse international and national water resources policies and identify possible applications in a local context

Activities:
Lectures/flipped class activities and case studies
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

04. Identify principles of conflict management and apply to resource conflicts

Activities:
Lectures/flipped class activities and case studies
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

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Start date between: and    Key dates

Epping, 2018, Week 08-23, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorPenelope Smith

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 08 - 21
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 08 to week 21 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Lecture/flipped class"

LectureWeek: 08 - 21
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 08 to week 21 and delivered via online.
"Lecture/flipped class"

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%ILO*
4 x 10-minute online quizzes for Environmental Management System (EMS) (750-word equivalent)Online quiz of multiple choice or short answer questions on lecture and flipped class material 2001, 02, 03
1 x 1500 word Environmental Management System (EMS) team Plan Written (1500 word per student) group assignment3001, 02, 03
4 x 10 minute online quizzes about Environmental Impact Assessment EIA (750-word equivalent) Online quiz of multiple choice or short answer questions on lecture and flipped class material 2001, 02, 03, 04
1 x 1500 word Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) ReportWritten (1500 word) assignment 3001, 02, 03, 04