Subject Area: Environmental Humanities<br/><br/>This course interprets the concepts of the social construction of the environment and the sustainability of ecosystems, in the specific context of the Sydney Region, with Botany Bay and its catchment as a key case study area. Its broad aim is to explore and enlarge theoretical understanding of how the 'environment' as we experience it is constructed and shaped by social and cultural processes of knowledge formation, policy, and social action. It sets out to develop an interdisciplinary, focussed understanding of 'nature' and the relationship between human choice and our actions towards a sustainable future. Environmental issues are examined... -- Course Website
Prerequisites: 120 units of credit overall, enrolment in an Environmental Studies major and in the final semester of a FASS single degree program or the final semester of the FASS component of a dual degree program
