Resilient Regions: Sustainability in Practice

• • Complex adaptive systems and resilience; Bioregionalism and decentralization; Sense of place
  • Ecological and agricultural resilience: Ecosystem health and restoration; Transforming agriculture: Catchment management; Permaculture
  • Social and Cultural Resilience: Indigenous history and culture; Participatory politics; Alternative communities
  • Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Transforming agriculture: Sustainable agriculture; Eco-preneurship; Eco-technologies
  • Creating resilient communities

• Study resources

  • Print materials

    • Study guide

Others

Enrolment in one of the majors:Sustainable Dev; Commsubjecty Dev; International Aid & Dev. Students must have completed 18 credit points (6 OUA subjects) at Level 1 before enrolling in this subject.

Special requirements

No special requirements

This capstone subject showcases sustainability in practice at a regional scale. The subject is immersive, interactive and practical.   For internal students the subject includes a week-long residency in Denmark WA in early December.  During the residency, field trips and case studies will cover: resilience; bioregionalism; sense of place; sustainable technologies; eco-entrepreneurism; and sustainable agriculture.  There are extra costs for this subject to cover accommodation and food.  External students will be expected to visit similar case studies in their own region.

Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.

• Multimedia Presentation (30%)
• Final Report (40%)
• Reflective Journal (30%)