RSNR421 Sustainable Agriculture and Catchment Management
Updated: 11 January 2007| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level C - Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) |
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| Supervised Exam | June | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | BNatRes: EM 311; completion of 96 cp | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | EM 421, 521; RSNR 521 | |||||||||
| Notes | for Arts students: BUrbRegPlan and GradDipUrbRegPlan students only | |||||||||
| Combined Units |
RSNR521 - Sustainable Agriculture and Catchment Management |
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| Coordinator(s) | Nicholas C H Reid (nrei3@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
Sustainable agriculture is farming of the future, enhancing the agricultural environment while maintaining the economic profitability and social wellbeing of rural communities as well as catchment health. This unit will investigate the biophysical, economic and social components of agricultural systems and the key issues affecting each, across a range of scales from the family farm and catchment to the global perspective. Several detailed case studies, focusing on different agricultural zones in Australia, will provide applied knowledge and understanding of key sustainability issues and current on-ground best-management practices and strategies. RSNR 521 is based on the RSNR 421 but is assessed to a postgraduate standard. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |