APG4554 Resource evaluation and management
Faculty of Arts
APG4554 Resource evaluation and management is a level 4, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG4554
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After APG4554
No unit lists APG4554 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Equivalent units
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Overview
National and international conflicts over the use of natural resources, e.g. rainforest destruction, land degradation, pressure on water supplies and common property resources. Analysis of resource disputes, including socio-political aspects and debate over causes and trajectories. Different managements approaches used to solve environmental problems, e.g. role of the state, communities, protected areas, and indigenous people.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically analyse the theoretical and empirical bases of resource management issues
- 2
Appreciate the complex, intertwined nature of ecological, social, and political factors underlying resource management issues
- 3
Recognise, apply, and distinguish between the main explanatory theories
- 4
Be able to construct critical and analytical arguments relevant to resource management issues in good quality writing.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
APG4554 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Ben Thompson
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Ben Thompson
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG4554?
APG4554 has no prerequisites.
When is APG4554 offered?
In 2020, APG4554 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is APG4554?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include APG4554?
APG4554 is part of Corporate environmental and sustainability management; Environment and governance; International development and environment; and Leadership for sustainable development.