This subject examines the environmental history of Australia and the broader Pacific. The comparative aspect of the course will identify which differences and which similarities between physical environment and human culture are significant in the environmental histories of these places. In addition, the course will include analysis of the local environment by examining the particulars of human settlement in North and Far North Queensland.

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[Anti-requisite] HI2005 HI3005 Offerings: All

HI5005 - Regional Environmental History

Regional Environmental History

To understand key historical debates in the field as they relate specifically to this region

To appreciate the historical ramifications of divergent attitudes to the natural environment, both between cultures and through time

To develop a framework for considering the relationship between society and environment

To acquire familiarity with the diverse range of methodologies employed by environmental historians