Handbook

This subject aims to provide an understanding of relations and interactions between society and environment, including impact of societies on the Earth and its processes. We examine long term and contemporary time scales, and a range of spatial scales from the global to the local. Topics include the agricultural, industrial and urban revolutions; governance of environments; Indigenous land management; climate change; sustainability; and environmental impacts in the context of the Anthropocene. Tutorial classes are designed to complement the lecture program, focusing on development of key skills including: scholarly research; critical thinking; working in groups; and developing and presenting an argument through written and oral presentation techniques.