DEMO8088 Population, Climate Change and Sustainable Development
| Offered By | School of Sociology |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Demography |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2010 and Second Semester, 2011 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
This course examines the bi-directional linkages between population and the physical environment, and the way the human management and regulation of these linkages impact on, positively or negatively, human well-being, climate change and other aspects of sustainable development.
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| Learning Outcomes |
Students will learn how to apply material presented in the course in finding solutions to contemporary practical problems concerning the interactions among population, climate change and sustainable development. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Two short written exercises (40%) and one longer research essay (60%). One short exercise will involve solving a conceptual problem, while the second short exercise will involve a class presentation (to be written up and no more than 1500 words). Both will be stepping stones to the research essay.
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| Workload | . |
| Course Classification(s) | AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. |
| Requisite Statement | . |
| Recommended Courses | . |
| Consent Required | Consent is required prior to enrolling in this course. |
| Prescribed Texts |
Preliminary reading will be optional and will include: O'Neill, B., MacKellar, F.L., Wexler, L. and W. Lutz eds. (2001) Population and Climate Change, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Goodin, R. ed. (1994) The Politics of the Environment, London: E. Elgar. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report (AR4). Amin, S. and M. Goldstein (eds) (2008) Data against Natural Disasters: Establishing Effective Systems for Relief, Recovery and Reconstruction, (Washington, D.C.: World Bank). |
| Academic Contact | Robert.Ackland@anu.edu.au |
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