Globalisation and Sustainable Development - GEOP809
Debates around globalisation and sustainable development tend to focus on the need for humanity – both individuals and societies – to make choices between economic growth on the one hand and the wellbeing of the planet on the other. This unit critically explores this problematic. It examines tensions and synergies between discourses of globalisation and sustainable development alongside opportunities to achieve economic prosperity alongside care for the environment in practice. The unit first considers conceptual debates that situate globalisation and sustainable development as ‘problems’ that society must deal with. Next it explores how scholars and activists are rethinking globalisation and sustainable development and opening up new possibilities for action. Finally, it examines how individuals, communities, non-governmental organisations and governments are responding to the challenges of globalisation and are engaged in efforts to create social and environmental sustainability at the local scale. The emphasis throughout the unit is on case studies from around the world which enable conceptual debates to be grounded in real life examples.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| When Offered: | S2 Evening - Session 2, North Ryde, Evening S2 External - Session 2, External (with on campus sessions) |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Sara Fuller |
| Prerequisites: |
Admission to MEnvPlan or MPlan or GradCertEnvPlan or MDevCult or MAppAnth or MIntRel or MPASR or MPASRMDevStud or GradDipPASR or MPPP or MSusDev or MEnv or MSocEntre or GradDipEnv or GradDipSIA or GradCertSIA or GradCertSusDev or GradDipSusDev or GradCertSocEntre or MGlobalHlthDevStud or GradCertGlobalHlthDevStud or GradCertDevStudGlobalHlth or GradDipPP or GradDipIntRel or MDevStud or MPPPMDevStud or MDevStudGlobalHlth or MConsBio or GradDipConsBio or MIntPubDip or MTranInterMIntRel or MMarScMgt or MPPPMIntRel |
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| NCCW(s): | HGEO809, GEOX809 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Geography and Planning Faculty of Arts |
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