University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

GEOG 1104 - Sustainability and Society

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 4310
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Assessment: Tutorial paper (15%), tutorial participation (10%), essay (35%), exam (40%)
Syllabus:

The study of geography, population and environment tend to be treated quite separately, but there are strong and important relationships between them. Understanding these relationships is essential in a world that is facing multiple environmental, social and economic challenges, from food security, biodiversity loss, population pressure and climate change. The development of sustainable ways of living is essential to our future survival. In this course we focus on the interaction between people and place, and the role of place, scale and space in the development of policy and other solutions to build sustainable societies. We introduce the idea of sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We find out how key geographical concepts like place, space and scale can assist us to build sustainable ways of living. We show how geography can help investigate - and find solutions for - issues like climate change, coastal management, urban planning, food security, Indigenous sovereignty, and biodiversity management, amongst others. Case studies from across the world and Australia provide a global focus and will build skills in critical thinking about and building solutions that create sustainable societies across social, environmental, cultural and economic domains. A particular focus is the changing spatial distribution of the population with issues like urbanisation, 'sea change' and rural depopulation and their inter-relationship with the environment being explored. Another will be the factors influencing population growth and migration. Indigenous Australians and their special relationship with the environment is discussed separately. The course will give students a solid introductory grounding in the key concepts in and relationships people and place and how they can nurture sustainable societies.

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Units
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Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4310 Tue 14/03/2023 Thu 23/03/2023 Fri 05/05/2023 Fri 09/06/2023


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
14847 LE01 79 29 28 Feb - 4 Apr Tuesday 10am - 11am Napier, 209, Lecture Theatre
1 Mar - 5 Apr Wednesday 10am - 11am Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre
25 Apr - 30 May Tuesday 10am - 11am Napier, 209, Lecture Theatre
26 Apr - 31 May Wednesday 10am - 11am Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre
Related Class: Tutorial
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
10148 TU03 25 8 1 Mar - 5 Apr Wednesday 12pm - 1pm Napier, 108, Teaching Room
26 Apr - 31 May Wednesday 12pm - 1pm Napier, 108, Teaching Room
12426 TU02 25 7 1 Mar - 5 Apr Wednesday 1pm - 2pm Napier, 108, Teaching Room
26 Apr - 31 May Wednesday 1pm - 2pm Napier, 108, Teaching Room
12427 TU01 25 10 28 Feb - 4 Apr Tuesday 11am - 12pm Napier, 144, Teaching Room
25 Apr - 30 May Tuesday 11am - 12pm Napier, 144, Teaching Room