ENVS6528 Environmental Policy
| Offered By | Fenner School of Environment and Society | |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework | |
| Course Subject | Environmental Science | |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2011 and First Semester, 2012 | |
| Unit Value | 6 units | |
| Course Description |
The course considers environmental policy and planning theory and practice at scales from the local to the global. Interactive lectures and tutorials provide students with opportunities to analyse specific environmental planning and policy issues in theoretical frameworks and over different time scales. Students take part in a simulation of a senate enquiry and prepare their own ministerial policy briefs. Topics explored include the Murray-Darling Basin, sustainability in business and industry, regional planning, land care, public participation, cultural heritage, and the role of Indigenous people in environmental policy and planning. |
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| Workload |
55 contact hourscomprising lectures and tutorials. Attendance at two 1 hour seminars in the semester (students choose any relevant seminars held at ANU). |
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| 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. and TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses. | |
| Areas of Interest | Resource Management and Environmental Science | |
| Eligibility |
Bachelor degree. No specific knowledge required. |
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| Requisite Statement |
No specific knowledge required. |
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| Consent Required | Permission from course co-ordinator | |
| Preliminary Reading |
Althaus, C., Bridgman, P. and Davis, G. (2007) The Australian policy handbook. 4th edition. Sydney: Allen and Unwin. Dovers, S and Wild River, S. (eds) (2003) Managing Australia's Environment, The Federation Press. Dovers, S. (2005) Environment and sustainability policy: creation, implementation, evaluation. Sydney: The Federation Press. Course webpage - http://fennerschool-lectures.anu.edu.au/lectures/2009/ENVS3028/ |
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| Programs | Master of Climate Change, Master of Environment, Master of Environment, and Master of Climate Change | |
| Academic Contact | Dr Karen Hussey and Professor Steve Dovers |
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