Area of Study 1- Outcome 1: Healthy outdoor environments
On completion of this unit you should be able to evaluate the contemporary state of Australian outdoor environments and analyse the importance of healthy outdoor environments and sustainability for individuals and society, with reference to specific outdoor experiences (particularly in relation to the health of the Australian Alpine environment). To achieve this outcome will require you to draw on key knowledge and key skills outlined in Area of Study 1.
Key knowledge:
– amount of biodiversity
– amount of pest and introduced species
On completion of this unit you should be able to evaluate the contemporary state of Australian outdoor environments and analyse the importance of healthy outdoor environments and sustainability for individuals and society, with reference to specific outdoor experiences (particularly in relation to the health of the Australian Alpine environment). To achieve this outcome will require you to draw on key knowledge and key skills outlined in Area of Study 1.
Key knowledge:
- understandings and critiques of sustainability and sustainable development
- observable characteristics of healthy outdoor environments, including:
– amount of biodiversity
– amount of pest and introduced species
- the state of outdoor environments in Australia, with reference to common themes used in the current national State of the Environment report
- the importance of healthy outdoor environments for individual physical and emotional wellbeing, and for the future of society
- the potential impact on society and outdoor environments of land degradation, introduced species, climate change, urbanisation and other significant threats.
- plan for and reflect upon a range of practical sustainable outdoor experiences and analyse relevant information collected during these experiences
- analyse definitions of sustainability and the concept of sustainable development
- use observations to evaluate the health of outdoor environments
- evaluate the contemporary state of Australian outdoor environments
- analyse the importance of healthy outdoor environments for individuals and society
- identify and predict the potential impact of significant threats on society and on outdoor environments.