Area of Study 2. Outcome 2- Relationships with Australian environments in the past decade
On completion of this unit you should be able to analyse and evaluate the factors influencing societal relationships with outdoor environments since 1990, with reference to specific outdoor experiences. To achieve this outcome you will be required to draw on key knowledge and key skills outlined below:
Key knowledge:
– commercialisation of outdoor environments and outdoor experiences
– depictions of outdoor environments and outdoor experiences in the media, music, art, writing and advertising
– social responses to risk taking
On completion of this unit you should be able to analyse and evaluate the factors influencing societal relationships with outdoor environments since 1990, with reference to specific outdoor experiences. To achieve this outcome you will be required to draw on key knowledge and key skills outlined below:
Key knowledge:
- societal relationships with outdoor environments reflected in different forms of conservation, recreation, primary industries, and tourism practice
- the factors influencing societal relationships with outdoor environments, including:
– commercialisation of outdoor environments and outdoor experiences
– depictions of outdoor environments and outdoor experiences in the media, music, art, writing and advertising
– social responses to risk taking
- social and political debates about climate change, water management, and renewable energy and the impacts of these debates on societal relationships with outdoor environments
- an overview of environmental politics in Australia, including: – environmental policies of the major Australian political parties – the role of the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC)
- plan for and reflect upon a range of practical sustainable outdoor experiences and analyse relevant information collected during these experiences
- compare different societal relationships with outdoor environments
- analyse and evaluate factors influencing societal relationships with outdoor environments
- analyse environmental politics in Australia
- analyse social and political debates about environmental issues.