GEOG206-08S2 (C) Semester Two 2008

Resource and Environmental Management

22 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2008
End Date: Sunday, 16 November 2008
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2008
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 12 October 2008

Description

This course aims to give students an understanding of changing perceptions and philosophies of resource use and management, as well as a grounding in the biophysical and social techniques used in this field. These include environmental impact assessment, social impact assessment and various economic and policy instruments. Case studies of decision making in REM will give an appreciation of policy and management themes.

This course aims to give students an understanding of changing perceptions and philosophies of resource use and management, as well as a grounding in the biophysical and the social techniques used in this field. These include resource inventory, landscape modelling, environmental impact assessment, social impact assessment and various economic and policy instruments. Case studies of decision making in REM will give an appreciation of policy and management themes.

Prerequisites

Any 36 points of 100 level GEOG, or
any 108 points approved by HOD.

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Earth and Environment on the departments and faculties page

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Examination 50%
Annotated Bibliography 20%
REM Report 30%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $832.00

International fee $3,593.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Earth and Environment on the departments and faculties page .

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