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GSE808: Management of Degraded Environments

This interdisciplinary unit examines degraded environments that result from the impact of human activities and remediation options. It covers mining impacts and rehabilitation strategies; rural land degradation and its remediation; and urban soil contamination and remediation. Three days of field trips to view rehabilitation of contaminated urban and mine sites and rural land management methods are included.

Note: permission to complete the unit without completion of GSE803 as a prerequisite will only be granted if the student has completed a science-based degree.

Credit Points:4
Contact Hours:--
When Offered: E2 - Evening; Offered in the second half-year
Staff Contact: Dr Ian Wright
Prerequisites:

GSE803 or permission of Executive Dean of Faculty.

Corequisites:

NCCWs:

Unit Designations: --
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Environment and Geography


Faculty of Science

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