Richard’s learning portfolio

Key themes

• Cultural landscapes - Carl Sauer 1889-1975

• Need to understand different views of the world - cultural baggage we carry in our heads

• Managing resources is about managing people not resources

• Need for 2-way (multiple way) learning

Lynette

• Anangu view of the world based on Tjukurpa - key to joint management at Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park

• Supermarket of the bush -> link to my shipwrecked story

• Cultural landscapes

John

• Humans and nature are inseparable (Andrew Campbell’s “landscapes are where people and nature meet”)

• Need to read landscapes like we read a book • Value of historic maps and air photos• Both themes of the field trip - photo of the logs

on tram tracks directly relevant• Value of “old-grey beards” - tjilpi • How do you preserve a dairy landscape once

the cows are gone!!? Mt St Helens eg

Sue

• Value of oral history - Aboriginal history in forestry largely written out of written history

• Joint management models

• “To use is to manage” Elspeth Young - Scottish-Australian Geography 1940-2002

Jacki

• Views people have influences how we see and use forests

• Case study of plantation expansions - seen as a non controversial “solution” to conflicts in our native forests - but not that simple!

• Solutions often create new problems! My Kerang eg in first lecture

• Change not necessarily good or bad• You must focus in social aspects!• Make sure you do her 3rd year course

Notices

• Please come to tuts this week with a draft of your essay

• Volunteers to see me about driving licenses

• Please pay for trip today