Landscape Governance and Policy (ENST90046)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Landscapes are socio-ecological systems organised around particular combinations of ecological, environmental, social, and historic characteristics. They form distinct spatial units that require context-sensitive governance to avoid sustainability challenges and to shift toward nature-positive societies. It is across landscapes that multiple stakeholders’ overlapping claims and conflicting interests interact. Thus, effectively managing landscapes should encourage synergies and a convergence of co-benefits where possible. This subject adopts an interdisciplinary and participatory approach to exploring the ways that landscapes are governed, which actors are involved, and how decisions are made. The processes of landscape governance are explored through an analysis of integrated landscape management principles and practices. The subject will cover several cross-sectional issues in landscape governance, such as knowledge use, gender, colonialism, and the interaction between cultural and natural landscapes. The subject will also utilise several case-studies, such as Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Atlantic Middle Passage, to apply the concepts learned throughout the subject and to gain a greater in-depth knowledge of governance across contested landscapes. A 3-day field trip will be held in Week 3 to reinforce learnings through an experiential field experience.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Describe the components that make up landscapes and illustrate how they are organised and interact with one another;
- Assess the benefits of governing at the landscape level and distinguish these from alternative levels of governance.;
- Critically evaluate different governance approaches and policy arrangements applied at the landscape level and assess the trade offs between various governance choices;
- Identify the values and interests held by stakeholders and evaluate how these influence governance choices;
Generic skills
- Problem-solving skills: ability to demonstrate competence in critical, creative and theoretical thinking through essay writing, seminar discussion and presentations
- Analytical skills: capacity to conceptualise theoretical problems, forming judgments and arguments from conflicting evidence by critical analysis
- Collaborative skills: ability to demonstrate a collaborative mindset and willingness to engage in group activities, as well as a positive approach to team work
- Time management skills: capacity to hand in assignments on time, be present in class, and keep to time when presenting work
Last updated: 27 February 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Non-allowed subjects
Recommended background knowledge
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENST90043 | Sustainable Landscapes | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 27 February 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Blog post on landscape governance issue
| Week 4 | 20% |
LIterature review
| Week 8 | 25% |
Group presentation on Case-study (5 min equivalent per person)
| Week 11 | 15% |
Group case-study (4500 words; 2000 equivalent words per person)
| Week 12 | 40% |
Last updated: 27 February 2025
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Ellycia Harrould-Kolieb Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1 x 3-hour seminar per week and a 3-day field-trip during the first half of semester. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 July 2025 to 26 October 2025 Last self-enrol date 8 August 2025 Census date 1 September 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 September 2025 Assessment period ends 21 November 2025
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Last updated: 27 February 2025
Further information
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- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 27 February 2025