Overview
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Offerings
MURDOCH-SUM-EXT-2018-ONGOING
MURDOCH-SUM-INT-2018-ONGOING
Enrolment rules
Students who have successfully completed STP611 Resilient Regions: People and Practice may not enrol in this unit for credit.
Enrolment in a graduate-level course.
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Learning activities
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Learning outcomes
1.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the principal concepts and theories of resilience thinking, bioregionalism and their application to sustainability at a regional level.
2.
Analyse sustainability and resilience challenges and solutions at a local and regional level.
3.
Apply inter-disciplinary perspectives in designing creative solutions to sustainability problems.
4.
Work both independently and collaboratively in a respectful manner with a range of people.
5.
Undertake independent self-directed field work.
6.
Communicate effectively both orally and in writing appropriate to a range of audiences and types of documents.
Assessments
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Additional information
Unit content:Module 1 – Theoretical
Topic 1 – Complex Adaptive Systems & Resilience
Topic 2 - Bioregionalism & Decentralisation
Topic 3 - Sense of Place and Environmental History
Module 2 – Ecological and Agricultural Resilience
Topic 4 - Ecosystem Health & Restoration
Topic 5 - Transforming Agriculture: Restoration
Module 3 – Social and Cultural Resilience
Topic 6 - Indigenous History & Culture
Topic 7 - Participatory Politics
Topic 8 - Alternative Housing & Communities
Module 4 – Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Topic 9 - Transforming Agriculture
Topic 10 - Eco-entrepreneurship
Topic 11 - Eco-technologies
Module 5 – Creating Resilient Communities
Topic 12 - Creating Resilient Communities
Other notes:Students are responsible for some additional costs associated with the residence and associated field trips. Contact the Unit Coordinator for further details.