School Of Natural SciencesLanduse and the EnvironmentWestern Sydney University Unit Code: DN207A.1
Discipline: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
A basic understanding of the role of sustainable land use practices in minimising human impact on the environment. Basic word processing and web skills.
About this Unit
This unit is being replaced by 300624 Landuse and the Environment in Spring 2009. This unit will assist students develop a sound framework for the analysis of land-use and its interactions with the environment. The skills gained will assist in evaluation of land-use at various levels from household to international level. Particular emphasis will be placed on students gaining a sound conceptual framework from which to examine sustainability at the environmental, economic, social and production levels. Emphasis will be placed on the use of ecological footprinting as a tool.