UNSW Handbook Course - Environmental Mgmt: Social Science Fundamentals

Environmental Mgmt: Social Science Fundamentals - IEST7400


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	School: Institute of Environmental Studies
	Course Outline: http://www.ies.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
	Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Equivalent: HPSC5520
	CSS Contribution Charge:Band 2 (more info)
	Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Note:This course was previously offered as HPSC5520 and IEST5520. From S1 2012 it changed to IEST7400

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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