Year
2013
Units
4.5
Contact
2 x 50-minute lectures weekly
1 x 3.5-day field trip per semester
1 x 3.5-day field trip per semester
Enrolment not permitted
ENVS3708 has been successfully completed
Topic description
This is a study of coastal environments and their management as resources. Beaches, coastal dunes, estuaries, mangroves, reefs and seagrasses, are examined with regard to natural physical and biotic processes. Environmental management at the coast, with special reference to Australia, is discussed. Students will also undertake a one-day field trip.
Educational aims
The topic aims are to:
- Develop an understanding of diverse coastal processes that give rise to variations in coastal forms in space and time
- Provide students with the opportunity to apply the theoretical information about coastal processes and management provided during lectures and seminars
- Raise the awareness of students about the effects of the interaction of human activity on the coastal environment and for them to consider the environmental management implications of this interaction
- Provide information about the governance arrangements for coastal management in Australia
- Introduce assessment methods that develop independent study skills
Expected learning outcomes
To be advised
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2013 are no longer published.
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
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