Transcript of Environment, Ecology and Development 3rd year Option Course Rubric The impact of social and economic...
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- Environment, Ecology and Development 3rd year Option Course
Rubric The impact of social and economic transformations, and
technological development on people, the environment and ecology in
the Tropics. Historical perspectives, present day impacts and
future scenarios will be examined. The course will in particular
explore the continuing impact of colonization, and colonial
policies on the environment, discuss problems relating to
sustainability in marginal environments, water based development
schemes and examine the roles of indigenous environmental
knowledge, intellectual property rights and biotechnology. Taught
in TB2 (spring), 30 Credits Taught by 1 hr lecture and 2 hr
seminar/week Assessment Geography Students 5000 word Dissertation:
ID Students 7000 word Dissertation. This difference is for the
current year only and is because geography students undertake a
free standing 10,000 word UG Thesis which final year ID students
will not undertake until next year.
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- Environment, Ecology and Development Topics include: The
ecological basis of agricultural production systems. The ecological
basis of agricultural production systems. Environmental
consequences of the development of irrigation and HEP systems.
Environmental consequences of the development of irrigation and HEP
systems. Mountain environments and development. Development related
environmental change and disease. Development related environmental
change and disease. Water resources, international rivers and water
conflicts. Water resources, international rivers and water
conflicts. Floods, droughts, desertification and famine. Floods,
droughts, desertification and famine. Wildlife Conservation: Parks,
people, tourism and development. Wildlife Conservation: Parks,
people, tourism and development. Coastal zone development:
Environmental impacts and hazards. Coastal zone development:
Environmental impacts and hazards. Coastal management and marine
conservation. Coastal management and marine conservation.
Ecological imperialism: Environmental impacts of species transfers
& invasions. Ecological imperialism: Environmental impacts of
species transfers & invasions. Biotechnology: Environmental
threat or guarantee for a food secure world. Biotechnology:
Environmental threat or guarantee for a food secure world. Climate
change, de velopment and the future Climate change, de velopment
and the future
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- Environment, Ecology and Development No pre-requisites Suitable
for students from either a social or more science based background
BA or BSc Geographers and International Development. Focus is on
socio-political impacts of development related environmental change
as much as on the environmental issues themselves Wide-ranging
content that covers agriculture, water/irrigation, health and
wildlife conservation issues Wide geographic range of environments,
particularly marginal environments mountains, deserts, coasts Many
of the issues are global and therefore examples drawn not solely
from the developing world