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UNE unit code: PEAC504

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  • Trimester 2 - On Campus
  • Trimester 2 - Online
Campus
  • Armidale Campus
24/7 online support
  • Yes
Intensive schools
  • No
Supervised exam
  • No
Credit points
  • 6

Unit information

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If human generations to come are to survive changing climate conditions, measures must be taken to ensure that we all, whether in Africa or Australia, have a safe and sustainable environmental future.

In this unit you will undertake applied social analysis on transforming environmental and natural resource conflicts.

Topics which you will explore include community development, social development, environmental security, human security, the global commons, ecological sustainability, ecosystem health and environmental peacebuilding.

You will write a case study based on a conflict over natural resources where you explore environmental and social impacts and link these to justice and human rights issues. You will propose resolutions which can enable sustainable outcomes.

Offerings

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Teaching period
Mode/location
Trimester 2On Campus, Armidale Campus
Trimester 2Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites
candidature in a postgraduate award
Restrictions
PDPS302 or PDPS402 or PEAC302 or PEAC402 or PEAC304 or PEAC404
Combined units

Notes

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

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Johanna GarnettSenior Lecturer - Sociology and Peace Studies - School of HASS - School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. apply an advanced body of knowledge and skills to complete an applied social analysis of a community experiencing rapid change and conflict due to the impacts of unsustainable development practices that are resulting in environmental and social impacts;
  2. demonstrate an advanced understanding the scope of the social changes communities affected by environmental and or natural resource conflicts may experience;
  3. critically evaluate and reflect on how poorly planned and implemented projects disrupt ecological sustainability, community sustainability, livelihoods, development aspirations and land or natural resource use patterns;
  4. develop and communicate appropriate solutions that will assist in transforming environmental and or natural resource conflicts;
  5. apply expert judgement to develop appropriate strategies to assist in transforming ecological violence; and
  6. demonstrate autonomy, creativity and initiative in the design of development projects that have sustainable social and environmental impacts.

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

TitleMust CompleteWeightOfferingsAssessment Notes
Assessment 1Yes20%All offerings

Quiz

No. Words: 500 (equivalent)

Assessment 2Yes40%All offerings

Literature review

No. Words: 2000

Assessment 3Yes40%All offerings

Essay/Case Study.

No. Words: 3000

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library — purchase is optional.

Environmental Security: An Introduction

ISBN: 9780415516488

Hough, P., Routledge 1st ed. 2014

Note: For those needing a solid understanding of the subject.

Text refers to: All offerings

Four Degrees of Global Warming: Australia in a Hot World

ISBN: 9780415824583

Christoff, P., Routledge 2013

Note: For Masters level and those with an interest in climate change.

Text refers to: All offerings

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