Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Science

Schools

Earth and Environment Sc Schl, Social Science School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Internal

Class hours

2 Lecture hours
2 Practical or Laboratory hours

Recommended prerequisite

Assessment methods

Practical Skills, Assignment and Final Examination

Course enquiries

A/Prof Patrick Moss (patrick.moss@uq.edu.au)

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Course description

This course will examine how human activity and/or natural climatic variability has shaped the vegetated landscapes of the planet. Key aspects will include: Palaeoecological and archaeobotanical techniques; the relative role people and natural climatic variability played in ecosystem change; the geography of food, i.e. how and where our staple crops and livestock arose, their subsequent patterns of dispersal, and the environmental impacts of food production; and the impacts that future environmental change will have on vegetated landscapes. Case studies will be used to illustrate these topics from a variety of Australian and international contexts.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) St Lucia Internal Course Profile