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Environment, Sustainability and Development - ARTS2240
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of History and Philosophy
 
 
Course Outline: School of History and Philosophy
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 30 units of credit at Level 1
 
 
Equivalent: COMD2050, HPSC2550, INST2401, ENVP2001
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
 
 

Description

Subject Area: Environmental Studies
This course can also be studied in the following specialisation: History & Philosophy of Science



This course is about sustainable development along with the technological and social changes that are involved in achieving it, both at a national and global level.

It is divided into three parts:
(1) the historical causes of the present global environmental and economic crisis;
(2) possible solutions to problems of food production, environmental degradation, industrialisation, energy use, and population growth;
(3) ideas for a New World Economic Order and the economic and technological changes required to bridge the ever increasing gap between rich and poor nations.

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