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Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
- HECS-HELP
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 29 Aug 2022
QS RANKING 2022
11
Times Higher Education Ranking 2022
17
Subject details
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- identify key theoretical, conceptual and empirical ideas relating to geographical analysis of contemporary issues at different spatial levels
- determine how urbanisation and other social processes generate spatial changes for a variety of different groups and species.
- analyse how socio-cultural values and local economic factors interact with global processes to influence environmental conditions and ecologies at the local level.
- apply analytical skills to interpret analyse and synthesise geospatial and other data from a variety of sources and communicate information effectively.
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- Week 1: Introduction
- Week 2: Conceptualising Place
- Week 3: Conceptualising Landscape
- Week 4: Cultural Ecology
- Week 5: Conceptualising Regions
- Week 6: Landscape Management
- Week 7: Consultation
- Week 8: Project preparation
- Week 9: Cultural Ecology Project
- Week 10: Cultural Ecology Project
- Week 11: Synthesising Findings and Discussion
- Week 12: Review
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
- CUR-GPH310-Geographies of Health (No longer available)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
This subject was previously known as Places Landscapes Regions.
This subject uses the concept of cultural landscapes, and the related concepts of place and territory, to understand and analyse the character and pressures on environments. The subject will equip students to understand, explain and apply geographical analysis to contemporary issues at different spatial scales. These issues include climate change, urbanisation, land use, human-nature relations, and ecological degradation. There is a strong emphasis on the development of technical skills using ESRI ArcGIS applications as they provide an excellent platform for exploring the layers of a landscape.
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- Practical Exercise (50%)
- Research report (50%)
Current study term: 28 Aug 22 to 27 Nov 22
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