EV5015 - Sustainability in Practice
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | Sch of Earth & Environmental Sciences (pre 2015) |
This subject explores the efficacy of sustainability and sustainable development by considering a variety of contemporary social processes operating within civil society. The subject begins by considering the governance of sustainability especially as it relates to sustainability policy and planning. Sustainability within modern industry and business is also considered along with the role of non-profit and non-government organisations. The theory and practice of a variety approaches that support sustainability are examined including market-based approaches, technocratic approaches and community approaches. The practical/tutorial sessions provide students with the opportunity to consider other practical initiatives that support sustainability including: participatory forms of decision-making; capacity building; multi-criteria decision making; ecological footprinting, corporate social responsibility; and, environmental management systems (ISO 14000).
Learning Outcomes
- understand how different sectors in civil society (government, corporate, industry, business, non-profit, community) are responding to sustainability;
- understand the challenges of integrating environmental, social and economic objectives;
- understand the interface between theory and practice in sustainability;
- understand sustainability theories, tools and techniques and their complexities, applications and value;
- demonstrate the use of sustainable development research approaches.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | EV3011 |
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| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Colin MacGregor |
| Lecturer: | Dr Charles Clarke. |
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| Assessment: | presentations (10%); tutorial attendance and participation (25%); assignments (65%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.