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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