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Environmental Processes and
Management
GEOG 205
SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT
Course Outline
Course Description
GEOG 205 provides a foundation for understanding the complex mix of human and biophysical processes
that must be considered by those involved in environmental management. The course aims to improve
your ability to think critically about human-environment interactions and environmental management
approaches, and to develop your research and communication skills in these areas
Teaching Staff
The course coordinator for GEOG205 is Karen Fisher. Feel free to contact her for any matters related to
this course. Karens weekly office hours are: Tuesday 11am-12pm-and Thursday 10am-11am.
Jonathan Rankin runs the tutorials and is available for consultation about coursework during
Jonathans office hour: Tuesday 10am-11am.
You are welcome to contact other lecturing staff to clarify matters related to their particular lectures.
It is usually helpful to do some reading first.

STAFF OFFICE PHONE 373-7599+ E-MAIL
Karen Fisher (Coordinator) HSB670 88410 k.fisher@auckland.ac.nz
Lyndsay Blue HSB732 88443 l.blue@auckland.ac.nz
Meg Parsons HSB668 89263 meg.parsons@auckland.ac.nz
Jonathan Rankin HSB430 Jran057@aucklanduni.ac.nz
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Lectures and Tutorials
Lecture times are as follows: Tuesday 8-9 AM (PLT1/303-G20), Thursday 9-10 AM (MLT1/303-G23), Friday
9-10 AM (PLT1/303-G20).
The lectures are grouped in two main sections. The first introduces key aspects of the broad context in
which environmental management takes place. The second presents a selection of case studies which
illustrate a variety of factors that influence environmental decision-making in practice.
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Lecture Schedule
SECTION ONE: THE CONTEXT
July



August
Wk 1
23 Setting the scene KF
25 Human impacts: changing the face of the Earth LB
26 Environmental attitudes: facing the change LB
Wk 2
30 Reading day no lecture
1 Environmental law and governance LB
2 Impact assessment KF
August
Wk 3
6 Reading day no lecture
8 Science-policy nexus KF
9 Social science and Environmental management KF
Wk 4*
13 Reading day no lecture
15 Alternative knowledge KF
16 TEST PREPARATION LECTURE KF
Wk 5
20 Reading day no lecture
22 Reading day no lecture
TEST

23 TEST KF
Wk 6*
27 Reading day no lecture
29 Reading day no lecture
TEST

30 Reading day no lecture
Mid-semester break
SECTION TWO: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN PRACTICE
September








October

Conservation management
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17 The national park concept LB
19 Just conservation? LB
20 Forging new relationships LB
Commodification of natural resources
Wk 8*
24 From public to private KF
26 Fisheries management KF
27 The political economy of drinking water KF
Climate publics
Wk 9
1 Communicating climate change KF
3 The carbon economy KF
4 Re-evaluating lifestyles KF
October Climate change adaptation
Wk 10
8 Uncertain futures: climate risks and impacts MP
10 Depictions of vulnerability MP
11 Climate change adaptation MP
ESSAY DUE 14 October
Environmental histories
Wk 11
15 Science, history, and climate MP
17 Environmental histories of change MP
18 Social and ecological transformations MP
Course Wrap-up
Wk 12*
22 Towards a synthesis KF
24 No class
25 No class

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Tutorials
Four tutorials are scheduled during the semester, starting in Week 4, with meeting times for each group
given below.
Tutorial Week Mon 11-12 Wed 10-11 Wed 1-2 Wed 2-3 Thu 11-12 Fri 1-2
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12 August
301-248
14 August
104-124
14 August
301-248
14 August
104-G07
15 August
104-G07
16 August
104-G07
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26 August
301-248
28 August
104-124
28 August
301-248
28 August
104-G07
29 August
104-G07
30 August
104-G07
3 8
23 September
301-248
25 September
104-124
25 September
301-248
25 September
104-G07
26 September
104-G07
27 September
104-G07
4 12
21 October
301-248
23 October
104-124
23 October
301-248
23 October
104-G07
24 October
104-G07
25 October
104-G07

Tutorial 1 (Week 4) Test preparation. How to make sure you answer the test
Tutorial 2 (Week 6) Essay help part I:
Analysis of essay topics and questions associated with essay
Tips on how to find resources for your essays
Questions/discussion related to course to date.

Tutorial 3 (Week 8) Essay help part II:
Analysis of essay topics and questions associated with essay
Tips on how to make sure you address the essay question
Questions/discussion related to course to date
Feedback on test

Tutorial 4 (Week 12) Questions/discussion related to course to date.
Revision strategies and tips to help with exam preparation.
Recommended Reading
There is no prescribed textbook for this course. Individual lecturers will recommend key readings to
complement what they present in class, and additional readings may be suggested to guide students
interested in exploring particular topics in more depth.
You are strongly encouraged to read key readings. Hard copies of some (usually books) will be placed
on Short Loan in the Kate Edger Information Commons, some will be made available electronically via
the Course Material Search function in Voyager (see below), and others will be available as pdf files in
the Readings folder on Cecil. Each lecturer will indicate the location of particular key readings in your
lecture handouts.
A complete list of Short Loan material available for this course may be accessed via the Course
Material Search function in the University Library electronic catalogue, Voyager:
http://voyager.auckland.ac.nz/
Find and click on the link labelled COURSE MATERIAL SEARCH.
Click on the arrow to the right of COURSE and scroll down until you come to and highlight GEOG
205.
Click on SEARCH.
A list of all GEOG 205 Short Loan items will appear, listed in alphabetical order by title.
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Click on any item to find out how to access it. Call numbers are given to locate hard copy material
on the Short Loan collection shelves. Many recommended articles and book chapters are
immediately available electronically, via links from Voyager to the LEARN web gateway. Under
copyright regulations, once existing holdings have been digitised the Library is unable to also hold
and lend hard photocopied items.
Please note that we do not distribute sets of readings to each course participant for two main
reasons. First, such sets may compromise authors and publishers copyrights, and therefore limit
what we might include. Second, we believe that students should become familiar with the University
Library and we encourage you to utilise this facility for recommended readings as well as your own
research. It is critical to go beyond the articles and book chapters recommended for your essays.
The Geography and Environmental Science Subject Librarian (Sarah Miselis) is very helpful and
readily available to assist students. To contact Sarah:
drop by Room M11 in the General Library
phone 3737 599 ext 88452 or e-mail s.miselis@auckland.ac.nz
Course work and Assessment
In respect to the BSc regulation on Practical Requirements this course includes only written work. Final
grades will be based upon the sum of the marks earned for this written work.
The final grade for this course comprises 40% coursework and 60% final examination.
Coursework consists of:
1. one in-class test worth 20%
2. one 1500 word essay worth 20%
You are strongly encouraged to complete both pieces of coursework and to submit your essay on time to
help achieve your best possible grade for this course.

Test (20%)
The test will be held in-class on 23 August (Week 5). The test will be on material covered in the Context
Section in Weeks 1-4 (Lyndsay and Karens lectures). The purpose is to test you on how well you
understand this material, but also to help you prepare for the exam at the end of the year.
Format:
The test will be 40 minutes long and require you to write ONE essay. You will be given a choice between
two questions and you must answer only ONE.
Preparation:
To do well in the test, you will be expected to read beyond the material covered in the lectures and to
refer to the work of other authors in your essay. It is therefore recommended that you complete the
readings associated with the lectures. The lecture on 16 August will help you with your preparation by
giving you some clearer instructions on how to prepare and what the nature of the questions will be. In
the tutorials run in Week 4 (12-16 August), Jonathan will also provide you with tips and advice to help you
in your preparation for the test.

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Essay (20%)
Word limit: 1500 words
Due by 4pm Monday 14 October.
Essay topics
For each of the essays you are encouraged to use examples to help illustrate your discussion.

1. In light of the prevalent allusion to biodiversity conservation as war, evaluate the suggestion that
the greatest conflict faced by protected areas is caused by their underlying ideology that
people are the enemy rather than potential partisans (McNeely 2008: 105).
2. Discuss how different approaches have been used to manage common pool resources to reduce
overexploitation and degradation of the resource.
3. Consider the relationship between energy demand and climate change by examining everyday
expectations about comfort and lifestyle
4. Why are certain social groups classified as more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change than
others? Discuss with reference to the different ways in which vulnerability has been
conceptualised by scholars.
Instructions for the essay
Refer to your how to geography essay writing and referencing guides for correct formatting. These
will be distributed in tutorials and posted on Cecil.
Submit an electronic copy of the final version of your essay to Turnitin. You can only do this once.
Detailed instructions will be distributed in tutorials, and are posted on Cecil.
Print your Turnitin submission receipt and place at the front of a hard copy of your essay.
Place a GEOG 205 essay cover sheet on top and complete the required details. Coversheets will be
distributed in tutorials, with spares available on Cecil or from the Student Centre.
Staple the cover sheet, Turnitin receipt and essay together with one staple at the top left corner.
Place completed assignments in the GEOG 205 locked box outside the ENV Student Centre (HSB 441)
before 4pm on the due day.
Late assignments must be handed in at the ENV Student Centre desk for time/date stamping, whether
or not you have an extension.
Turnitin
GEOG 205 students are required to submit an electronic copy of each coursework essay to Turnitin for
review (2013 GEOG 205 Class ID: 6626128 Password: Environment)
Full instructions on using Turnitin are presented on a separate handout that will be distributed in
tutorials and posted on Cecil.
Make sure that you leave enough time to submit your essay to Turnitin, allowing for any problems that
may arise.
Once you have electronically submitted an essay to Turnitin please print your submission receipt and
attach it, along with a GEOG 205 coversheet, to the front of a hard copy of your essay before handing it
in.
School of Environment Policy on Deadlines for Coursework
The hand-in dates for coursework are ordinarily non-negotiable. Extensions will be granted only in cases
where a student has encountered genuine obstacles to the completion of an assignment. Such cases
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include family bereavement and illness and these should be supported by documentation from a doctor or
counselor. In all cases the course coordinator grants extensions. The following penalties will apply for late
submission:
Penalty: 15% mark reduction for the first 24 hrs after stated deadline, 5% per 24 hours thereafter. Timing
is rounded to the closest 24 hour period.
No marks will be given for work received after 5 working days beyond the deadline. Saturday, Sunday and
public holidays are not counted as working days. Penalty increments represent % of the maximum mark
associated with the assignment.
School of Environment Policy on Cheating
Students should be aware of the official University policy on cheating, as follows:
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views
cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for
grading must be the student's own work, reflecting his or her learning. Where work from other
sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies
to sources on the world-wide web. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic
source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students
may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
The University of Auckland has comprehensive policies on academic honesty, cheating and plagiarism
which can be accessed from:
http://www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/about/teaching-learning/honesty
It is the student's responsibility to read and adhere to the University's policies. A copy of the Guidelines for
the Conduct of Coursework is available on Cecil. The following are examples (not an exhaustive list) of
what the University considers cheating in coursework:
Plagiarism; Copying other students work; Letting other students copy your work; Doing work for other
students; Having other students do work for you; Data fabrication; Submission of the same or similar work
to multiple courses; Impersonation; Misrepresentation of disability, illness.; Use of commercial essay or
assignment production services; Substantial third party editing or assistance; Substantial similarity of
group/team work.
Specific information regarding the procedures for investigating academic dishonesty and plagiarism and
the penalties for dishonesty can be found at: http://www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/about/teaching-
learning/honesty/tl-procedures-and-penalties
If you have any queries about plagiarism and what constitutes academic dishonesty, feel free to contact
Karen Fisher for guidance.
There are also a range of online resources designed to help students understand plagiarism and how to
avoid it including a site hosted at the University of Auckland. Here are some URLs to tutorials and other
information that may also help you with understanding plagiarism.
University of Auckland: http://www.cite.auckland.ac.nz/
University of Leicester, UK: http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ssds/sd/ld/resources/study/plagiarism-tutorial
A more creative interpretation (make sure to click the Interactive Transcript button as this provides a
translation): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwbw9KF-ACY&feature=youtu.be
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School of Environment grading system
The following is the grading system used by ENV:



Student Information
Learning Aids
Seeking Assistance
Assistance for students taking this course is available from a variety of sources:
Karen Fisher (course coordinator): Office hours: Tuesday 11am-12pm and Thursday 10am-11am.
Jonathan Rankin (tutor): office hour: Tuesday 10am-11am.
You are welcome to contact other ENV lecturing staff to clarify matters related to their particular
lectures. It is usually helpful to do some reading first.
Cecil
Cecil should be accessed for general course information, lecture handouts and resources (use the
Knowledge Map function to readily find these), group announcements and coursework marks:
http://cecil.auckland.ac.nz/login.aspx
For help with Cecil visit:
http://cecil.auckland.ac.nz/help/cwi7student/cecil_7_student_help.htm
School of Environment Undergraduate Office
The ENV Undergraduate Office (HSB 441) is open Monday to Friday: 8.45am-4.45pm during semester.
The ENV Undergrad Office provides a frontline help desk and assignment hand-in facility for Geography
and Environmental Science students.
Spare lecture handouts will be left in the GEOG 205 pigeonhole in the hallway along from
HSB441; master copies of all handouts are available at the desk.
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Essays submitted by the due date should be placed in the GEOG 205, locked hand-in box outside
the Student Centre before 4pm.
Late essays must be handed in at the ENV Student Centre desk for time/date stamping, whether
or not you have an extension.
Any marked essays not returned in class will be available for collection from the Student Centre
desk, upon presentation of your student ID card. A notice board outside the Student Centre
indicates when assignments are available.
The whiteboard in front of the Office also shows daily/important notices and upcoming
assignment due dates.
All Geography network print credits for undergraduate students are processed through the
Student Centre.
Friendly staff are available to answer School-related or University-wide queries

Student Learning Centre
This Centre, located near the entrance to the General Library, offers excellent courses for people who
would like to brush up their study skills, essay writing, maths skills etc. You can collect a brochure outlining
the programme for the Semester from there. We strongly recommend the programmes offered,
particularly if you are returning to study after a break, or are having difficulties with language or other
skills. For further information visit http://www.cad.auckland.ac.nz/index.php?p=slc

Staff-Student Consultative Committee
Each Stage 2 course has representatives elected at the first lecture to represent you on the Staff-Student
consultative committee. Should you have issues (good or bad) which you would like brought to the
attention of staff your representatives will do this. Matters raised by students are taken seriously and will
be brought to the attention of the relevant staff members. While the committee will do its best to assist
you if there are difficulties, feedback about parts of the course which are going well is also appreciated.

Information for Mori and Pasifika students
ENV Tukana Programme
The University of Auckland Tukana Programme is a complementary approach to Western academic
methods of learning. It recognizes, and is based upon, Mori and Pasifika cultural values and practices.

The School of Environment (ENV) Tukana Programme focuses on encouraging Mori and Pasifika students
to achieve their full academic potential. The ENV Tukana Programme has traditionally focussed on stage
1 courses however, this year we are expanding the programme to some key stage 2 ENV courses. Each
supported course is assigned a tukana (tutor/mentor), who has achieved excellent academic results and
who has the knowledge and skills to assist you in your studies. For stage 2 courses the tukana will hold a
weekly drop-in session and essay, assignment, test and exam workshops will also be organised as needed.


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Those of you who registered in Student Services Online as being of Mori or Pasifika descent will receive
emails from the ENV Tukana Coordinator (Bes Lironi-Irvine) and tukana tutor for GEOG205 (Maria
Hokopaura) inviting you to join our Tukana Programme. If you did not identify your ethnic affiliation at
enrolment but are still interested in joining the programme, please feel free to contact Bes.

Tukana Coordinator Bes Lironi-Irvine
Email: b.lironi-irvine@auckland.ac.nz
Room: HSB 550
Ph: (09) 373 7599 Ext: 87166
Office hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 10-11




GEOG205 tukana tutor Maria Hokopaura
Email: MHOK869@aucklanduni.ac.nz







Te Pnanga Huihuinga-Wnanga meeting and study place HSB 553f
Te Pnanga is a room provided for Mori and Pasifika ENV students. This space is open Monday-Friday for
you to eat/drink, socialise, study, or just relax in. Two computers are also available for your use. Te
Pnanga is a place to respect and enjoy Mori tikanga such as aroha, whanaungatanga (family) and tautoko
(support).

Mori and Pasifika Advisors
In addition to our Tukana Programme, ENV has two advisors who are available to assist Mori and Pasifika
students from all levels within the School.

Kaiwhina Riki Taylor

Kia Ora,

I'm Riki, the Kaiwhina/Mori student advisor for the School of Environment. I'm
from West Auckland, am a keen tramper and always love getting out into the
outdoors. I have a BSc in Geography and Environmental Science and this year I'll be
studying towards Honours in Geography. I'm specifically interested in studying our
rivers, how they work and adapt to changing conditions, and how we can reduce and
eventually reverse the effects people have had on them over the last few hundred
years.

As your Kaiwhina, I'll be here to assist you with any queries you have about classes, courses, our School,
or the University in general. Even if you dont have a question, but do have something to say, I'd be happy
to hear it. During office hours I can be found in HSB550 (fifth floor of the Human Sciences Building) or I can
be contacted by phone (09 3737599 ext 87166) or email (rtay094@aucklanduni.ac.nz). My office hours are
still to be determined and will be posted on my door (HSB550) and on the Schools Maori and Pacific web
page (http://www.env.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/for/maori-and-pacific-students).

Hope to meet you soon!

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Pasifika Advisor Tash Prendergast
Kia Orana, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Fakalofa lahi atu, Ni sa bula vinaka, Taloha ni, and
warm Pacific greetings.

My name is Natasha (Tash) Prendergast, and I am the Pasifika Advisor for the School
of Environment this year. I am a New Zealander by birth, however I take great pride
in my Cook Island and Tahitian heritage. My father was born on Mauke and I have
family roots from Tahiti. I have completed my BSc in Geology and am currently doing
my Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Management. I have keen interests in
geophysics and organisational management change for sustainability.

As Pasifika Advisor, I am here to assist students of Pacific Island descent with any academic or other
queries related to the School of Environment. During office hours I can be found in HSB550 (fifth floor of
the Human Sciences Building) or I can be contacted by phone (09 3737599 ext 87166) or email
npre020@aucklanduni.ac.nz. My office hours are still to be determined and will be posted on my door
(HSB550) and on the Schools Maori and Pacific web page
(http://www.env.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/for/maori-and-pacific-students)

I am looking forward to sharing my knowledge and helping guide you through your uni experience, in every
way I can. I look forward to meeting you soon!!