This course examines the concept of sustainable development and its economic, environmental and social dimensions. The course commences with an examination of the theory of sustainable development. It then considers the application of sustainable development to various environmental issues, such as  biodiversity, climate change, fisheries, and waste management. Case studies and guest speakers provide insights into the ways environmental management practitioners address these issues. Workshops provide an opportunity for students to develop skills in collaborative resource management.

Analysis of a case study 20%;

Report on a field visit (20%) and oral presentation (10%);

Participation in class discussions 10%;

Short essay (40%) 

4 contact hours per week

Students will be required to read a range of articles and book chapters contained in the course reading brick.

Borrini-Feyerabend, G., M. Taghi Farvar, J.C. Nguinguiri and V. Ndangang. 2001. Co-management of Natural Resources: organising, negotiating and learning-by-doing. Gland, Switzerland: The World Conservation Union (IUCN) and GTZ.
C. Leeuwis and R. Pyburn (eds.) 2002. Wheelbarrows Full of Frogs: Social learning in rural resource management. Assen, Netherlands: Koninklijke Van Gorcum.
Ross, H., M. Buchy and W. Proctor. 2002. Laying Down the Ladder: A typology of public participation in Australian natural resource management, Australian Journal of Environmental Management, 8, 2, 205-17.

Note - cannot also be credited with FSTY8037 Social Forestry.