Global Challenges: Food, Water, Climate

Catalog description

In this course students will gain an understanding of the key environmental challenges of the 21st century; namely food security, climate change, water security, biodiversity protection, ecosystems services and soil security. In the second half, using Australian case studies, we will explore how we manage different agro-ecosystems within their physical constraints around water, climate and soil, while considering linkages with the global environmental challenges. Management now, in the past and the future will be considered, with an emphasis on food production. This course is recommended for students interested in gaining a broad overview of the environmental challenges of the 21st century, both globally and within Australia.