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Fundamental Knowledge in Environmental Management: Social Science - HPSC5520
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of History and Philosophy
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/hps/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

The social sciences play an integral role in comprehensive environmental management, and their importance has been recognised in recent years. Explains the social, political and historical contexts of organisational and theoretical frameworks within which environmental issues are interpreted and decision making occurs. Investigates the role of science and the influence of technological change on both environmental impacts and environmental management. Uses case studies of important environmental issues to explore social science methods and provide an overview of the contributions made by a range of disciplinary areas.

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