EV5202:03
Caring for Country: Recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Interests in Managing Australia’s Tropical Environments
Townsville
Inadmissable Subject Combination: EV3202 TG3202 TG5204
December intensive block mode.
Staff: Dr D Smyth.
An exploration of Australia’s Aboriginal past and present from the perspective of the active ecological and cultural involvement of Aboriginal people. The ecological role of Aboriginal management practices. The environmental consequences of removing Aboriginal people from landscapes which had adapted to their presence. The impact of new technologies on Aboriginal traditional practices. The use of Aboriginal fire management in modern environments. Conservation initiatives on Aboriginal land. Aboriginal involvement in marine park management.
Assessment by take-home examination, assignments and seminar.