This is an eight-day field unit which provides an integrated view of environmental issues – usually three physical parameters (typically: water quality; geomorphology; aquatic ecology) and two social parameters (typically: a survey of social attitudes; integrative management) of a particular region and the methods that might be used to assess and manage them. Students divide into teams and take part in each activity in the field (in 'field groups') and analyse the results (in team 'data groups'). Each student then completes a comprehensive report on the results. The region studied will normally be outside the Sydney metropolitan area (in the last few years the area chosen has been the... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Rob Harcourt
Prerequisites: [16cp in GSE or HGEO units at 800 level and GSE803] or [admission to MMarScMgt or MSc in (Biodiversity Conservation or Remote Sensing and GIS) or PGDipSc in (Biodiversity Conservation or Remote Sensing and GIS) or PGCertSc in Remote Sensing and GIS]