This unit focuses on regional scale environmental processes and provides a balance with global scale processes taught in GEOS112 and ENV118. Using the local area as a laboratory, a combination of theory, field and modelling skills are taught through on-site measurements of water and river health, vegetation and climate. The fundamentals of geographic information science (GIS) are also introduced to aid an understanding of the integrated biophysical environment. Issues of change and human impacts on biophysical environments are examined. This unit is fundamental to all natural sciences, but particularly environmental science and ecology. The content is relevant for various environmental... -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Kirstie Fryirs, Dr Grant Hose, Dr Grant Edwards, Dr Michael Chang
