Postgraduate | CUR-GPH514-2023
Geographies of Food Security
Review the status of the global food situation. Study supply chains and aid. Catalogue the challenges complicating food production efforts in the face of population growth.Weigh this against the environmental concerns threatening water availability.
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100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed
No prior study
Duration
13 weeks
Start dates
- 29 May 2023,
- 27 Nov 2023
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Upfront cost
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About this subject
What you'll learn
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- examine the geographical principles of sustainable environments
- identify and evaluate key issues relating to the global food situation and the challenges to increase food production
- critically evaluate adaptation strategies to address the challenges of food security
- apply critical skills in the interpretation, presentation and analysis of data
- synthesise the analytical skills by evaluating and reporting on a specific challenge relating to Food Security.
- Geographies of food security: key concepts and this unit
- Introduction to the concept, dimensions and measurements of food security
- Scale and food security patterns
- Population growth, settlement patterns and urbanisation
- Geographies of food consumption
- Environmental challenges: climate change, water availability and adaptation
- Global food networks, supply chains and vertical integration
- Food insecurity, conflict and aid
- Food Safety: protecting populations and controlling markets
- Sustainable livelihoods case study: small holder settlers in Papua New Guinea
- Urban agriculture and farmers markets
- Indigenous food security: from land conflict to health promotions
This subject will provide an insight into the global food situation and the challenge to increase food production given the contexts of population growth and increased competition over access to resources. A range of topics will be examined through case studies from Australia, its region and worldwide. The subject recognises and appreciates diverse indigenous knowledges, perspectives, cultures and histories of food and food security. A strong fieldwork component provides opportunities for problem-based learning in professions that require a developing understanding of food security, such as education, government agencies, NGOs and tourism.
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Equivalent subjects
You won't be able to enrol into this subject if you've already successfully completed or currently enrolled in the following subject(s) as they are considered anti-requisites due to the similarity of the content.
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Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following degrees
PostgraduateCUR-GEO-GCE
PostgraduateUNE-PRO-GCE
PostgraduateCUR-GYT-GCE
PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE
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