EV2360 - Cradle to Grave: Population Economy and Environment
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | Sch of Earth & Environmental Sciences |
This subject provides a geographical perspective on population change at a variety of scales from the global to local, using evidence from Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Topics studied include contemporary population growth, fertility and mortality patterns, population-physical environment relationships, recent socio-economic change, migration, population policies and population projections for Australia and the implications for such growth. Computer-based workshops will be used to develop practical skills in demographic and regional analysis.
Learning Outcomes
- connect demographic trends to other issues such as planning, economic development, women's rights or environmental change;
- to demonstrate an understanding of the basic measures used in demography (eg growth, birth and mortality rates; dependency rations; arithmetic density);
- demonstrate an understanding of the basic theories used in demography (eg demographic transition theory; epidemiological transition model;push-pull theory);
- discuss the current status of Australia's population growth and distribution, and future demographic trends to 2030;
- identify the major sources of data on Australian population characteristics, after becoming familiar with the operation of the ABS website.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments.
| Prerequisites: | EV1005 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | GE2350 GE3350 TG2095 TG2500 TG3096 GE2360 EV2304 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2011 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Peter Griggs. |
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| Assessment: | other exams (50%); essays (20%); practicals, workbook exercises (30%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2011 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Peter Griggs. |
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| Assessment: | other exams (50%); essays (20%); practicals, workbook exercises (30%). |
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