This subject contains a 2 day Compulsory Residential School.- Explanation of the scope and purpose of the subject - Explanation of the topics - Field visits - Invited lecturers
In this subject students will be introduced to the concepts, values and agricultural practices associated with ecological agriculture via a comparative historical and experiential exploration of various forms of agriculture. The journey will include first hand encounters with a range of agricultural systems. Students will observe and experience contrasting approaches to the use of the land for agriculture. From there they will move to explore in an introductory fashion, the history of agriculture, the environmental issues facing modern agriculture, the ecocentric perspectives on fundamental issues of agricultural sustainability and the relationships between agriculture and society in a background context of ecological economics.
No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2018.
HD/FL
One session
School of Rural Management
Environmental and ecological issues in agriculture Basic concepts and language of ecology for describing agricultural ecosystems, and agriculture in its landscape context (e.g. Conway's schema) Case studies illustrating the use of basic ecosystems modelling to describe agroecological systems: water, nutrients, energy. Introduction to ecological economics The whole and the part Determinism and relativism 'Ends and means' Strategies to link ecology and economics Review of the 'environmental problems': the human impact (e.g. pollution, resource depletion, technological impacts) Human Nature relationships: different conceptions/worldviews (e.g. technocentrism, ecocentrism) Values and ethical issues: introduction to ecocentric thinking (e.g. deep ecology) Introductory exploration of the philosophical underpinnings of ecological agriculture.
This subject contains a 2 day Compulsory Residential School.- Explanation of the scope and purpose of the subject - Explanation of the topics - Field visits - Invited lecturers
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The information contained in the 2018 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: August 2018. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.