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ENV381: Coastal and Marine Management

This unit explores current coastal and marine management issues and practices by focusing on the diverse habitats represented along the Western Australian coastline. Emphasis is placed on the use of spatial data and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technology. Practicals include mapping of beaches, detection and monitoring of coastal change using remote sensing imagery, and GIS applications for coastal resource inventories, habitat mapping and assessment of vulnerability in planning for coastal development.

Points

4

Enrolment Options

Murdoch: S2-internal

Contact Time

Lectures: 2 hours per week; practical work: 3 hours per week.

Prerequisites

ENV213 Atmospheric Science, ENV268 Ecology, ENV282 Oceanography and Marine Pollution and BIO384 Marine and Estuarine Biology.

Quota

This unit is subject to quota. Quota is due to limited laboratory space. Selection is based on academic achievement in ENV282 Oceanography and Marine Pollution.

School

School of Environmental Science

Unit Coordinator

Associate Professor Lynnath Beckley

  • Position:
Associate Professor
  • E-mail:
L.Beckley@murdoch.edu.au
  • Location:
Murdoch Campus
Physical Sciences
Room 3.033
  • Phone:
    Prefix: +618
9360 6392
Unit Contacts
Contact Phone
Prefix: +618
Location
Teaching Period(s)
Associate Professor Lynnath Beckley
Associate Professor
(L.Beckley@murdoch.edu.au)
9360 6392 Murdoch Campus
Physical Sciences
Room 3.033
MURDOCH S2: Internal
(02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)
 
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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations:

APMISIN

Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore)

CEJTOKYO

Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo)

JKURASHIKI

NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan)

KDUPG

KDU College (Penang, Malaysia)

KDUPJ

KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)

SGP-REPOLY

Republic Polytechnic (Singapore)

SMANUFED

Singapore Manufacturing Federation

ZHENGZHOU

Zhengzhou University (China)