GEOG206-16S2 (C) Semester Two 2016

Resource and Environmental Management

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2016
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2016
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 24 July 2016
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 9 October 2016

Description

This course will provide students with a general introduction to debates in resource and environmental management, an understanding of the policies and practices of such management in New Zealand, a critical analysis of the concepts upon which these are based, and an insight into practical issues in this field, including environmental and social impact analysis and the Resource Management Act.

Learning Outcomes

  • After completing this course, we expect you to have gained the following:

  • An understanding of key concepts in contemporary resource and environmental management.  
  • The ability to assess critically the methodologies and underlying assumptions used in resource and environmental management.
  • An understanding of the socio-political and biophysical contexts in which resource and environmental management operates.

Prerequisites

Any 30 points of 100 level geography, or
entry with the approval of the Head of Department.

Course Coordinator

Eric Pawson

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignmnet 40%
Critical Summaries 20%
Final Exam 40%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $801.00

International fee $3,450.00

* 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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