Unit details
AID712 - Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods
| Offered at: | (X) |
|---|---|
| Offerings: | Trimester 1 |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | M Kelly |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
This unit will explore issues of food security and sustainable rural livelihoods, encompassing relevant aspects of sustainable development, environmental and resource management and conservation, and agricultural/rural production systems. Linkages between social, environmental and economic influences on development will be explored, alongside critical review of debates on population, resource scarcity, poverty, and equality. Theoretical debate will be used to inform an analysis of policy and programme responses. Contemporary case studies from Africa, Asia, and Central America will be used to highlight regional and national issues and hotspots, and assess both immediate responses and longer term development intervention options.
Proposed topics covered include:
- Environment and development,
- Sustainability and the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework,
- Population,
- Natural Resources,
- Carrying capacity (the economists versus the environmentalists),
- Agriculture,
- Forestry and rural production systems,
- Food Security,
- HIV/AIDS,
- Risk and coping mechanisms,
- The role of technology.
Assessment
Two assignments, of not more than 5000 words: first assignment consists of short answer topics 40%, and the second assignment an essay on a specified topic 60%
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $755 | $755 | $2184 | $2815 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
