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Duration
12 weeks
Study method
100% Online
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Prior study
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Start dates
- 31 Jul 2023
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Subject details
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- • Global food systems.
- • Food security.
- • The Commons.
- • Water security.
- • Water politics.
- • Climate change responses.
- • Land and resource competition.
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Prerequisites: Students must have completed 120 credit points of subjects at Level one. Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed PLA4CFD (Climate Futures: Planning for Risk and Uncertainty), or PLA3CFD (Climate Futures: Planning for Risk and Uncertainty), or PLA3FWE (Securing Food, Water and the Environment) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
By 2050, the world will be faced with the challenge of providing water, food and a sustainable environment for an estimated 9 billion human inhabitants. Securing our environmental well-being and sustaining global and local food and water supplies are three of the most critical problems faced by current and future generations. Patterns of food production, land use, consumption and the globalisation of food systems as well as processes of urbanisation and climate change have implications for community health, cultural practices, and economic well-being. This subject examines the role of food production and consumption in securing land and water resources and providing for healthy communities. Case studies, drawn from Latin America, Asia, and Australia, will explore the policy, socio-cultural practices, and economies of food production and consumption, emphasising, as well, the role of water security and sustainable development. You will explore, critique, and develop strategies, policies, techniques and actions for addressing the interconnected challenges of securing food, water, and the environment.
- Essay or Strategic Project Proposal (1800 words) (40%)
- Minor Essay or Policy Paper (1500 words) (30%)
- 3 x Online Quizzes (10% each) (600 words equivalent) (30%)
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