APG5627 · Power, politics and development in a changing environment

Overview

This unit considers the relevance of power and politics for shaping relationships between humans and their environments. Throughout the semester you will engage with the principles and approaches of political ecology that foreground politics and the role of capitalism in shaping environment and development. The unit introduces fundamental tool of political ecology research, such as critical chains of explanation, as well as feminist and decolonial analytical lenses for contemporary socio-environmental problems. Through examination of real-world case studies, you will apply these tools to develop sophisticated understanding of particular socio-environmental challenges.

Areas of study: International development practice International development and environment

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

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Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. identify and explain the ways in which power and politics influence human-environment relationships;
2. analyse socio-environmental issues (e.g. environmental conflicts, conflicts over resources) by drawing on political-ecological arguments and approaches;
3. select, evaluate, and adapt analytical approaches for understanding the links between the political economy of development and ecological change;
4. independently apply political ecology analytical approaches to real-world cases.

Workload

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. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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