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Fenner School of Environment and Society · ANU College of Systems and Society
Natural resources underpin societies need for food, fiber, shelter and technology. As such the economies and lifestyles that humans have constructed depend on the long-term sustainable management of these natural resources; land, water, vegetation. The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of the complex land management issues associated with the biophysical drivers of historic and contemporary land management issues, the social and political stakeholders invested in Australian land management and critiques current management tools and strategies. This investigation is set within a natural resource management framework. Topics will include: the complex components of rangeland management; mine site rehabilitation; conservation lands and national parks; coastal zone management. The course emphasises the interdisciplinarity of land resource management and examines content by investigating the physical, economic, social and institutional components of a problem. Honours Pathway Option Subject to the approval of the course convenor; students taking this option will apply research skills to demonstrate deeper understanding of managing Australian rangelands. Students taking this option will attend 2 additional workshops at a more advanced level to support completion of more challenging questions during the final exam, making up 10% of the final exam. The HPO is open to all students. Students opt-in to the HPO through the option sign-up in Wattle by Friday Week 3.
Research seminar
Learning outcomes 1, 2
Research essay
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 4
Stakeholder conversation piece
Learning outcomes 3, 4
Final exam
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
The expected workload will consist of approximately 130 hours throughout the semester including: - Face-to face component which may consist of 2 hours lecture plus 1 x 3 hour workshops or equivalent field work activities per week. - Weekly at home study of 1 hour of pre-recorded lectures and associated activities such as readings. - Approximately 70 hours of self-directed study which will include preparation for lectures, presentations and assessment tasks. Students are expected to actively participate and contribute towards discussions. In-class time field trips (during workshops), while not compulsory, do provide important learning enrichment opportunities. Students that are unable to attend will have access to supporting literature. It is expected that non-attendees will allocate equivalent time to these readings. There may also be two optional out of class time field trips: - An overnight field trip in the Canberra surrounds in the early part of the semester. - A 4 day field trip to the marginal rangelands of NSW is held in September semester break. See "other information" for details. Work Integrated Learning Fieldwork All students engage with WIL partners (internal/external) as a minor component of the course Other Information Field-based teaching and learning activity forms an integral and important part of many courses delivered by the Fenner School of Environment & Society. Fieldwork activities are designed to allow you put the skills you’ve learned in the classroom into practice in new environments and provide powerful enrichment to student learning. There will be multiple field learning opportunities in this course. - In class time near Canberra field learning. These activities will occur within the workshop time using the School's minibus fleet. No additional fees apply. - A optional overnight field trip in the Canberra surrounds in the early part of the semester. An additional fee of approximately $150 (payment to ANU Science Shop ). Students will be asked to register their intention to participate in the field trip via the course LMS site. - An optional 4 day field trip. During first week of mid semester break. An additional fee of approximately $300 (payment to ANU Science Shop ). Students will be asked to register their intention to participate in the field trip via the course LMS site. Students should contact the Course Convenor if they have any questions. If you do not meet the requisites for this course, it may be possible to receive a permission code. If you are prompted for a permission code on ISIS, please request one online via the website.
No prescribed texts Preliminary Reading Students are either directed to relevant readings or provided them via the course LMS page throughout the semester.